Skype chat Sunday 12 February
2017 (afternoon)
When thinking about a research
inquiry, I tend to anticipate the outcome. I believe in something and I want to
prove it. Obviously, I cannot know the result before doing my research. Reading
through the handbook of module two (especially the notes on knowledge), I am
also reminded that I'm not necessarily seeking for certainty. In fact, looking
back to what I have experienced in module one when working on my Areas of
Learning, I am well aware of the fact that knowledge is constructed and changes
over time. Therefore: no, I am not going to look for something fixed and
gathering evidence to prove this. We didn't talk very much about this topic
during our last Skype chat but we did talk about something else that allowed me
to interlink a thought that occurred. Talking about how teachers can struggle
with a new class that doesn't want to accommodate to the new teacher's
teaching, someone noted that as a learner, we have to allow ourselves to be in
an uncomfortable situation in order to evolve. I found this particular thought
quite interesting because it is in a way uncomfortable to do
something, without instantly seeking for a specific outcome. We are often asked,
especially as learners, to give correct answers, to tell the truth, to provide
facts or to seek for certainty. It gives us confidence, if we know that
something is certain. Epistemologically speaking, we shall not forget that
knowledge is situated in time and relative to its social and cultural context.
I will allow myself to be in a situation where I will confront myself with many
questions to which I don't know the answers and where I allow my knowledge to
change. I will write down more on the notions of knowledge, certainty and body positivism soon.
I hope you all had a good start into the year!
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