"Ladder of Inference"

Global Connections has taught me so many new concepts and ideas that are useful in life. After learning these concepts and now reflecting about them this year, i can look at things differently and make wiser decisions that will influence my life positively. Throughout senior year in our global class the concept that impacted me the most was the ladder of inference. Everybody jumps into conclusions quickly without finding out about the real problem. You cant deny it, we have all done it. Now that the school year is ending and were all going to college, i feel like we can start using this more; of not making assumptions quickly about things that you probably just heard or something that is going on. I got better at not making assumptions quickly. Every time for example when i see people walking on the street, i would assume their bad or they are up to no good, and i would label some of them when i wouldn't even know what they have been through. The Ladder of Inference made me view things differently; by not jumping into conclusions quickly. This Ladder of Inference is a useful way of understanding "reality" versus "perception" because we have to be realistic about things and not just assume things when we observe or hear something. Personally, I really like global because i learned so many new things that are important in life.