Monday, October 21, 2013
Knowledge is Power
Socrates once said: “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” People are constantly striving to know more. However, Socrates would say that no matter how much we think we know, in the grand scheme of things, we truly know nothing.
Albert Einstein - one of the brightest minds in history is quoted as saying: “A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. So is a lot.” We definitely equate knowledge with power, and old Al always feared what would come of us if we became too powerful.
Think about these statements.
Which of these brilliant men do you most agree with?
What if a person really did know everything there was to know?
Can knowledge ever become dangerous?
Please provide specific reasoning and examples to support your response.
Blog Instructions
Good evening, precious 8th graders!
This is the first entry in the classroom blog that will soon become a very crucial and vocal part of our English class. Reading only becomes learning when we dive deeply into it, question it, wrestle with it, place ourselves in it, and get everything we possibly can out of it. Conversations about reading, then, are of utmost importance. All of our opinions and insights are valuable, and this blog is soon to become our place to share those insights and opinions.
Here's how it will work:
- Every so often, I will assign you "blog" homework.
- On those nights, you will log on to this blog and find a question posed about something we're reading.
- Your job will be to comment on the posted question with your response AND respond to at least one other person's response.
That's it! I certainly hope you this will spark lively and deep discussions. Feel free to debate, opine, or just reflect.
However ABSOLUTELY NO BULLYING, CURSING, or SILLY RESPONSES will be acceptable.
These blogs will count toward your RWNB/Participation Grade
Have fun! Learn much!
Love,
Ms. McCoun
This is the first entry in the classroom blog that will soon become a very crucial and vocal part of our English class. Reading only becomes learning when we dive deeply into it, question it, wrestle with it, place ourselves in it, and get everything we possibly can out of it. Conversations about reading, then, are of utmost importance. All of our opinions and insights are valuable, and this blog is soon to become our place to share those insights and opinions.
Here's how it will work:
- Every so often, I will assign you "blog" homework.
- On those nights, you will log on to this blog and find a question posed about something we're reading.
- Your job will be to comment on the posted question with your response AND respond to at least one other person's response.
That's it! I certainly hope you this will spark lively and deep discussions. Feel free to debate, opine, or just reflect.
However ABSOLUTELY NO BULLYING, CURSING, or SILLY RESPONSES will be acceptable.
These blogs will count toward your RWNB/Participation Grade
Have fun! Learn much!
Love,
Ms. McCoun
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Choice vs. Fate - Round 2
If you believe it is a world of choice, you regard your life as a product of your own decisions. If you believe in fate(destiny), you suspect there are greater forces defining your life’s story and that you play little to no part in where life leads you.
This theme will be heavily apparent and revealed throughout Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Before we read, I want to get your honest opinions on this from a modern perspective. Thus, my question to you is this:
Is this life of ours governed by choice or fate?
Please provide specific reasoning and examples to support your response.
This theme will be heavily apparent and revealed throughout Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Before we read, I want to get your honest opinions on this from a modern perspective. Thus, my question to you is this:
Is this life of ours governed by choice or fate?
Please provide specific reasoning and examples to support your response.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)