This semester in school I am taking “Introduction to Social Sciences”.
I am willing to bet I will learn more from the class than my letter grade will reflect. Which I guess could be said about any class that I take because I am so…NOT…a test taker. My husband will quiz me about something and it is like my mind goes blank! It could be something that I know stone cold.
It is not that the class material isn’t interesting, because it is very much so. It makes me see things in a different light. Many things I have never stopped to think of before.
When you think of the word’s “culture” or “society” you do not realize how much meaning there is behind them. I sure never did, most of it we actually take for granted.
We have studied the different ages, the Bronze Age, the Iron Age – it makes me how will people years from now define us in this day and age?
Sadly, I think they will see us as very narrow minded. We are a “me” society.
We have millionaire senators making the decisions that will affect the poor people. Heck, why do they care if we have to pay so much for gas, or groceries, or pay more into our retirement or, get a raise….or even loose our jobs? They want people lower down the ladder to take pay cuts to balance a budget…when they are making more than 3 or 4 of those people make all together! Are they willing to take pay cuts - I bet not!
Okay, I’m done with my tangent now. Back to what I was talking about…
Both words are so much of what we are, who we are, and where we live. They are such defining words.
Of course in a lot of ways it has become human nature to take things for granted…and…okay, I confess I am as guilty of that as the next person. I am hopeful that with each class I take I will move forward personally, if not professionally.
I am willing to bet I will learn more from the class than my letter grade will reflect. Which I guess could be said about any class that I take because I am so…NOT…a test taker. My husband will quiz me about something and it is like my mind goes blank! It could be something that I know stone cold.
It is not that the class material isn’t interesting, because it is very much so. It makes me see things in a different light. Many things I have never stopped to think of before.
When you think of the word’s “culture” or “society” you do not realize how much meaning there is behind them. I sure never did, most of it we actually take for granted.
We have studied the different ages, the Bronze Age, the Iron Age – it makes me how will people years from now define us in this day and age?
Sadly, I think they will see us as very narrow minded. We are a “me” society.
We have millionaire senators making the decisions that will affect the poor people. Heck, why do they care if we have to pay so much for gas, or groceries, or pay more into our retirement or, get a raise….or even loose our jobs? They want people lower down the ladder to take pay cuts to balance a budget…when they are making more than 3 or 4 of those people make all together! Are they willing to take pay cuts - I bet not!
Okay, I’m done with my tangent now. Back to what I was talking about…
Both words are so much of what we are, who we are, and where we live. They are such defining words.
Of course in a lot of ways it has become human nature to take things for granted…and…okay, I confess I am as guilty of that as the next person. I am hopeful that with each class I take I will move forward personally, if not professionally.
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