I LOVE TO LEARN.

I could insert about a billion quotes from various philosophers and in general, learners from almost any period in time about how humans strive to learn. But instead, I shall share my opinion.

I love to learn. I have always loved school.

Humans do strive to learn though--- we require new information to replace the old, and we try to learn from literally anything from around us.

People associated "learning" with school, and although a lot of "learning" happens at school, it isn't the only place where we learn. I hope that people realize this, it could seem somewhat remedial, but some may not actually fully realize this.

I've known that I have loved school but until like grade 7-9ish (I don't know exactly when) I realized, its not just school I love, but actually learning. I mean heck-- last summer I was so bored out of my mind I literally just started reading the most random books on the most random subjects. I even watched some lectures. Once I took notes. Yes, I am that much of a nerd.

But the truth is, I am simply another human that strives to learn.

I love learning so much, I realized that I want to teach. Through teaching, you learn a LOT as well.

I was stating on my one exam question in family questions... (yes, it was an exam question) that we had to talk about our futures. The question was related, because we did have a brief unit on moving out of the home, post secondary education, etc. But at the time I stated that I wanted to become a Psychologist and then continue on with education especially with History and Sociology, for the rest of my life. I stated I wanted to stay in universtiy part-time.

Now, things have changed. I was actually legit, in DENIAL that I wanted to become a teacher. I felt like it wasn't as respected of a position if I simply wanted to be a high school teacher. If my friends are becoming doctors, then I should want to strive for something higher, right? Well where was it my right to assume that being a teacher is a non-respected position? Sheesh.

I wish I could go back and rewrite that exam question. I want to say how I want to be a Intermediate/Senior teacher of Psychology (in general, humanities) and either History or Phys Ed (I haven't chosen my minor yet...). I would still speak of wanting to continue education. I want to do concurrent Ed (hopefully at Lakehead). So at the end of that I would have a BA in Psych. After I get my Bachelor of education, then I would continue in part time university to get my masters and my PhD in psych, focusing more specifically upon Educational Psychology (possibly may be moving out to Alberta to do their Educational Psychology program... maybe.. probably not).

But that wasn't my point. My point is I love to learn. I probably will be a student the rest of my life, and a teacher. I just have a "thing" for it. I do love Psychology, Philosophy, Sociology, History, and being Active... but I can TEACH these things. Maybe not all of them. I only need two subjects. But if I end up getting BAs in all of them... I'd be an awesome teacher.. well, a well-qualified teacher.

I do still want a PhD.

I don't think I will be a teacher my entire life, I can't be anyways. I might do it for 5-10 years, then either move onto being a board member for a school board, or do something with Education for the government of ontario. Maybe I will be a teacher's teacher, and teach university students going for their bachelors in education. Who knows.

All I know, is that I love to learn. I love it so much that I am taking HZT4U (Did I actually just remember the course code for Philosophy? Yes... I think so.), this summer. I finished the first lesson of Unit 1. There are 9 lessons in unit 1, and 5 Units in total. I am aiming to have all of unit 1 done by Saturday. I am not sure when Mr. M is putting up the other units. He only has unit 1 and Unit 5 up online right now, because unit 5 has the culminating... which I think means we don't have an exam...

But I am really enjoying philosophy so far. I just wish I could just read over all of the lessons and not do the assignments. Not all Lessons have an assignment, but I'd say 40% of them do. I am just starting the 2nd assignment. Well 3rd, the first assignment was 2 parts.

Oh, and just a thought. If humans thrive to learn, in general, if a person dislikes something like school, they really only dislike the school itself, or the subject of learning, not specifically school. For a person to want to drop out of school there is some other outstanding factor affecting them... because if humans really do enjoy learning, they wouldn't want to drop out of school. This is again obvious, but still. I wanted to state it.

Anyways, I leave you with a quote from something I was reading in philosophy.


Quote: ‎"as I sometimes think that others are in error respecting matters of which they believe themselves to possess a perfect knowledge, how do I know that I am not also deceived each time I add together two and three, or number the sides of a square, or form some judgment still more simple, if more simple indeed can be imagined?" - Rene Descartes