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Summary of Current Event
‘When You Get Into Unschooling, It’s Almost Like a Religion.’ The New York Times’ article is about a parent, Tiersa McQueen, who woke up one morning and discovered her four children self-educating themselves. The children accomplished their learning by studying shapes, seeking information online, and recording the shapes’ names (Worthen, 2020). Therefore, the children found answers to their own questions during the at-home learning season.
Linking Current Event to Philosophy
- The art of wonder: Albert Einstein possessed an analytical mind that made him delve deeper and research the world’s existence. Similarly, McQueen’s children possessed analytical minds that made them study geometry and name shapes they have never encountered. As they searched for information online, they developed a persistent urge to seek more information online.
- Epistemology: This is the study of the origin, limits, and nature of human knowledge. McQueen’s children portray the utmost curiosity and urge to find knowledge on geometry. Moreover, they come up with their questions and later conduct thorough research to find answers.
Link to The New York Times’ Article
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/25/opinion/sunday/unschooling-homeschooling-remote-learning.html
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Curiosity: Cicero and Aristotle defined curiosity as a positive trait associated with passion and learning.
Ruminating on Curiosity
Curiosity is associated with inquisitive thinking, such as investigation, exploration, and observation. Moreover, curiosity makes people’s minds active through rampant question asking and conducting research. Also, curiosity is a mental continual exercise that keeps the mind active. In the article, McQueen’s children would have a stronger mind by the end of the long indoor learning season because of their high curiosity. Similarly, the rummie “curiosity” inspires me to learn new things, such as different cultures of various people across the continent. This stay-at-home period has greatly promoted my curiosity levels; therefore, I learn about things I never knew before in my free time. As Einstein said, it is always important to question things in life; I have learned that curiosity is a great doorway to knowledge.
References
Worthen, M. (2020, September 25). When You Get Into Unschooling, It’s Almost Like a Religion. The New York Times. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/25/opinion/sunday/unschooling-homeschooling-remote-learning.html