5-5:10pm: Bonsoir!! How is everyone doing? Done any writing for yourself? Any reading? Does anyone in here run?
5:10pm-5:35pm: Report on essays… where did you start? What have you done? What do you want to do?
FTP: You should always have something envisioned for an essay, what you want the reader to remember and think about.
FTP: Your essay should only incorporate quotes and evidence when needed. Write from you and your idea, your conviction and authority…
5:35-6pm: How do you educate yourself? How do you grow as a character? How do you find TRUTH?
FTP: Educating self entails assessment of self. Be truthful with yourself concerning your progress…
6-6:20pm: What truth is communicated by your essay on Lawson?
FTP: Demand of yourself an explanation of your own truth.
6:20-6:30pm: Close… what’s on your page for tonight?
ASSIGNMENT: Email me a 1-2 page update on the composition of your essay… the steps and support of your idea.
#professormikey 
I educate myself by reading, listening, and trying things when the opportunity is available. Hands-on learning really works for me so when there’s something set out for me to learn it helps to do the thing physically or set something as my intention when I set out to do a task. Lots of self assessment. and therapy.
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How you self-educate and find truth is by MOVEMENT. Constantly moving, being hungry for more education and knowledge and exposure to the world, and constantly reviewing what you’ve gathered.
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I try not to believe everything I see. Especially on the internet. I try to educate myself by diving deeper. Usually theres something from that that interests me more and its down the rabbit hole from there. I like to read books, articles, watch YouTube videos, talk to people. I feel that keeping the glass half empty is crucial to allowing yourself to learn more. If you want to find the truth, you have to be open to finding it.
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Love this. Totally agree.
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In terms of educating myself, I am the type of person that attempts to look at all sides of a situation, no matter my prior experience or biases. I always try to confirm things through multiple sources, as another layer in an attempt to get to the truth of things. While at times I do not seek out new information, when I do gather information, I do it right.
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Some things I do to educated myself is doing research, making sure I know facts and that they come from a reliable source, and listening to others opinions and ideas. I think you grow as a character with the help of people you surround yourself with, the way you go about things that happen in your life and how you continue to learn all effects your character.
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Yep! Character is always affected by outside occurrences, but we decide the effect. 🙂
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This is also the way I am looking to eventually teach history classes. Providing facts of what occurred and giving each sides perspective in order to better build the story of the world, and to hopefully allow my students a better connection.
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Awesome!! How long have you wanted to be a teacher?
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I knew for the longest time that I wanted to do something that helped people and I always respected teachers. I was studying to be an EMT but a kid had a seizure in front of me at the JC. I did everything right and helped him through it till the ambulance showed up, but the anxiety high was so bad that I was shaking for 6 hours. Decided then and there that educating would be a better route, took some time off but I’m back to the teaching route now.
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Good for you Paul, and good luck on your journey to being a teacher!
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To educate myself, I learn from mistakes being mine or people around me. I also like to learn heads on, its a lot easier to learn by someone doing it in front of me then anything else.
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I educate my self through reading, I feel like I develop most as a character through experiences
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FTP: Education of self DEMANDS a journal. One with pages, on which you spill actual f/cking ink.
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The way I educated myself is by being open to new things trying a new book or doing something I’ve never done before. You never know what you May like or not if u don’t try. When I try something new I get interested and like researching about it so little by little I’m learning new things about different stuff.
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Diversity is always a benefit…
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I guess a few things i can do to educate myself is to read and to develop as a character id go out and try to talk to new people.
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When I want to educate myself I do both of two things, I ask the people around me what they know and think about the topic at hand and I use the internet to research whatever I’m trying to learn about. For development as a character, Id say life experience such as failures and success, as well as the struggle in between.
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The way I educate myself is through hobbies I make sure to read I book I like, and just do activities I enjoy. Another way I educate myself is by researching and understanding if I find something interesting or have any questions. Through doing things I enjoy like hobbies I grow as a character as well.
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Self-education is the richest and most reverberant style of education. It is REAL education.
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I educate myself by doing research online, reading books and find people who are educated on something I’d like to know more of. I write in my journal daily and i feel that helps grow my character, i am able to learn what triggers my anxiety and what makes me happy and what i want to learn more of.
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setting intention helps me seek truth. it’s like once i put it out into the universe that truth is what I’m seeking, it makes it a lot easier to absorb/learn/understand truth.
i build character through seizing moments and challenging what my mental health and dysphoria has forced me to be for most of my life. that also means addressing the times where I was the problem. not creating excuses, but recognizing the trauma that may have caused a behavior and being proud of the time spent with mental health professionals by my side to help unravel it all and sincerely working on BEING BETTER. I like to be really honest with myself, and i think it’s how i grow to be more mature and clear-minded.
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I educate myself by reading and researching on the topic. If the topic is controversial I never rely on websites that are politically biased. I will always make sure that my information is correct by reading it through different websites.
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I’m not really sure how I educate myself to be honest. I mean in school it’s simple, I follow the structure the teacher gives me and complete all the assignments and if any of it was interesting or useful I will remember it. Lots of things I have learned have been neither. Outside of school I mainly just fact check things I am told. I will research things myself if I find them interesting and learn that way. Honestly this is something I probably need to work on, but I definitely still do learn new things everyday. I think I grow the most in character when I learn socially. For example even this book helped me grow because I learned more about someone else’s perspective, and I find more value in that than facts. When I hear what someone from a different background has to say I get something I can’t get from just looking at facts or reading a history book and that is so important. I guess in that way I do make an effort to listen to those voices and learn to be a better, more accepting, respectful and validating human from them.
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Do you ever get curious about something, and try to find answers on your own?
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Yes. This weekend I spent some time trying to figure out why Mars doesn’t have a magnetosphere and how one can artificially create one. It’s far fetched. I need to rely on the experts of astrophysics for advice.
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You educate yourself by making time and having a positive attitude and an open mind while doing so. Not letting your opinions, feelings, values affect you from learn something true. I educate myself by doing research on topics i’m not totally sure about, or anything interesting i’m willing to learn about. Furthermore i’m making sure I don’t just read the first link that pops up. Learning has never been easier, but so has reading false information. I think you grow as a character by stepping out of your comfort zone and accepting failure. With every failure you grow
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For self education I find the best resource to be the internet. It sounds bad at first glance but there are so many resources you can find on the internet. What I find to be most beneficial to me understanding things is to look at different sources. If I hear about something happening in politics I don’t take their words as gospel. I research for myself and look at the different perspectives and maybe a live recording of either a debate or a speech if it is available. I find the best way to learn online is to look for see all sides of the story.
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I educate myself by with prose. It’s easier to learn about myself openly and examine the unordinary pieces that pour out when there is melody in the background too. However, I value silence.. it is gold. Early morning hours…late late nights. Being curious and unashamed about knowledge I haven’t acquired yet. Asking questions, seeking opinions through active and engaging conversations, with intention to shed light on matters. I grow by paying attention to my attention, where it goes how it forms, and morphs into experiences outside of my comfort. Truth is in the center of being, I think the answers lie within, but they must be checked wisely.
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Self-education is a decision. You either want knowledge, or don’t. You’re either alive, or you just accept what’s fed.
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Truth that is conveyed in my essay about Lawson is the mutual struggles with mental illness. Branching off of that, I am looking into how we both were able to break the bounds of the labels that others put on us, while expressing a similar battle with finding myself in the day to day world.
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The truth of my Lawson essay is what she finds and fixes by writing. You?
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What truth or conviction do you want to communicate?
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I educate myself through travel and exploration of different ways of life. I push myself to go see new things, handle new situations, and relate to more people. I search for what makes people different, and even more so for what makes us so similar. I go somewhere new in my community, talk to somebody I normally wouldn’t, or even go far from home on my own to test my own abilities and skills. In order to reflect on things I’ve learned: I journal. I hike a mountain, then journal. I play basketball, then journal. I meditate, then journal.
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Nice!
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Hey guys! Sorry I’m late, my power was out due to work being done on my home that they started a little late. I haven’t gotten too far with my essay yet I’ve been trying different approaches and thesis’s but none have really spoken out to me yet.
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What do I mean by “truth”? CONVICTION. Belief. Passion.
Life…
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When I am eager to learn I usually reach out to anyone I know who has already dabbled in that area for any advice pointers or how to start off. I find learning with or from a friend or someone I can connect to even if I haven’t known them for very long makes the experience much more enjoyable and easier.
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The truth of my Lawson essay is to find what makes you happy and never be ashamed of it. Like one of our classmates said, “Rugged individuality”! Pillow forts, fame, animals (dead or alive), whatever it is, follow it.
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Can’t wait to read your essay!
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There are a few truths that I’d like to communicate through my writing, I haven’t decided which to pursue but one would be happiness and humor and finding that in whatever small nook and cranny it may be hiding from us . Even if we have to put in extra effort to find it sometimes its always worth it compared to the latter of giving up.
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The truth I would like to communicate is balance with mental illness is important find what elements in your life give that to you can strive to beat the demons and have good days.
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My truth is communicated by my essay. Specifically the beliefs and ideas that are true to me, as long as I am true to myself when I write my essay of opinion. Anyone reading it will need to have an open mind, but it won’t ever be their truth unless they want it to be, because truth is subjective, even when facts are involved.
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But what your truth on Lawson? what is it?
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I was thinking about how best to reply to this, and my girlfriend just says to me “Well you’re always talking about how she makes you feel better”. And this is true, she speaks honestly and is so relatable. Her writing is really good at explaining how I feel, and how it feels like to have mental illness. That’s my truth about her writing.
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I educate myself by diving into my spontaneous curiosities. I research them and make notes, take pics etc.
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I do, too!
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And then get REALLY excited about them
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🙂
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the truth i desire to communicate in my essay is being a faithful and unapologetic ally with yourself from everything that makes you feel whole and unstable.
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And you see that in Lawson’s book?
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unapologetic ally I love that! Always loving and supporting yourself no matter how tough it gets.
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Love that wording as well!
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Love this! faithful and unapologetic ally with yourself
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Does your truth involve emotion?
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Definitely I think every truth we find in Lawsons book and on our own can invoke emotions of a wide range !
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The truth can be anything you believe in. one of the truths with my essay is that you should not be ashamed of mental illnesses.
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I think the truth of my essay is that by speaking on your experiences and struggles, you work to combat the stigma and fear of judgement that society instills in us. This is the same thing that makes us scared to embrace and share our stories with the world, or a friend or loved one (or let’s be real, maybe a therapist too depending on what your story is).
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I’ve been posting a couple comments but they don’t show up.. Help!!
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Could be your internet connection… Keep trying!!!
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Some truth that’s communicated through my essay is that its okay to be yourself and that you’re not alone like you think. And that a lot of your life is based off your attitude towards it’s. She proves that you don’t have to be sad because you where giving bad genes but to embrace them and many even use them to your advantage. It’s about your perspective
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I started with my essays like I mentioned last class. I went through all my notes and picked out the topics that either stood out to me or that I deem relevant for my essay. I listed them in my format and work on them every time I feel inspired to write, as writing should ( I feel like) should come from a place of passion and inspiration rather than forcing myself to write.
During the process so far, I have watched a ton of YT videos and Netflix docs that help fill me up with information that I might be able to apply to my essay. And that’s how I normally educate myself, too. I love to learn from my peers (like reading all the comments and forgetting to reply myself because I’m too occupied reading orders’ work. oops-) and from discussing. I LOVE discussing. My favorite ones are on controversial topics. Intellectual debates with open minded, critical, analytical people are the SO MUCH FUN. Because I feel like I don’t enrich myself when talking to people who share the same view points as I but rather with people who have completed opposites.
(I tried posting comments with my account but I don’t see them show up on the website, sorry if I have spammed you but its giving me STRESSS)
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We see you, Kannica!!!!!!
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For the essay I plan to write, the truth that is revealed is the importance of perspective. Your perspective on events and what people do/go through means everything. It goes simply back to the saying “don’t judge a book by its cover”. Its’s a saying that everybody has heard somewhere. This is the truth that was revealed to me when reading. If we all took the time to understand the perspective of others, a lot of social and political issues could be understood and debated on rather than attacked by people who disagree strictly based on the political party they affiliate with. In other words, the truth that I want to reveal in my essay is “Perspective is Power”
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Good!! Start writing it and let us know how it goes!!
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My essay on Lawson will communicate the truth about how she is able to enrich her authentic identity by bending the perception of writing in way that encourages the reader to accept her version of reality which inspires freedom within our intentions to produce more stories with honesty and confidence.
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That’s a lot… stay concise and contained..
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Identity.
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I try to remove all factors such as emotion when looking for truths, although at times they can be directly linked. Emotion can also lead to the truth, depending on what one is looking for
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My essay on lawson will communicate the truth about the method she chooses to communicate with her audience, why she chooses this unique way.
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Im feeling daunted by the 1-2 page composition update! Is this like a rough draft?
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No… just a letter to me updating me on what you’re doing for your essay. Think of it as a report on you and your effort..
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Ok thank you!
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a truth I found with lawson is to learn to appreciate the fact that what drives you is very different from what you’re told should make you happy.
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My truth can for sure involve emotion, often my truth is just what I “feel” and not just the facts about myself or something else. I recognize that how I feel is always changing so its only fair that my truth is always changing as well based on my emotions.
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A truth i found with lawson is to accept the struggles that we deal with.
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What’s on tonight’s page y’all??
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On tonights page Knowledge can be found anywhere if youre willing to see it!
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