Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Final Reflection: Why some people hate me now
To be honest, it is difficult to pick something out of all the greatful things i've learned in global. One thing i did pick up and ill never forget is the ladder of inference and cognitive dissonance. People have hated me for this meaning they get mad at me when i question something or point out something they did wrong. They get mad at me for "pointing out" their flaws when its pretty damn obvious except their afraid to see their mistakes. Also when i question a persons belief they hold close they'll get mad at me. The reason why this helps is because i learned not to jump to conclusions and make assumptions, to always ask questions just like Mr. Smith said, asking questions in life will give you better understandings instead of jumping to conclusions. Its like psychology added to English and civics. Overall, best class in my entire 4 years. thank you Mr. Stewart and Mr. Smith.
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I agree with you that most people don't want to state the obvious because of their ignorance and inability to learn and move on. There are so many people who live their lives in denial because they would rather drive around the boulder instead of breaking it down. This class has taught us to break it down and I am thankful for it.
ReplyDeleteI also see you doing this and I think it's great. I've seen you challenge people's beliefs and that really gets them mad. You've probably done this to me but I can't remember an example at the top of my head. This was definitely a great class mixed in with a little bit of eveything. I sometimes feel I learned the most meaningful things in this class.
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