Gary, Though your question was not addressed to me, as a college English teacher I couldn’t resist sharing that I started each semester asking, “Would you rather win an argument and be wrong, or lose the argument and learn something.” While initially most students were partial to the former, by mid-semester virtually all had shifted to the latter.
Talia, Thank you for writing. I simply would add that I sensed students increasingly discovered that through repeated open discussion and dialogue they increasingly understood that intellectual growth occurs when we integrate new and sometimes conflicting ideas into what we already feel and believe.
My high school composition teacher challenged us on day one by asking us if the statement -- "to learn is to change" is true.
What say you?
Gary, Though your question was not addressed to me, as a college English teacher I couldn’t resist sharing that I started each semester asking, “Would you rather win an argument and be wrong, or lose the argument and learn something.” While initially most students were partial to the former, by mid-semester virtually all had shifted to the latter.
I love that Barbara. However, I will not be sharing that with my wife as she already wins most of our "arguments." 😎
I agree entirely. When you exchange ignorance for knowledge, you have changed who you are and what you can, do.
Talia, Thank you for writing. I simply would add that I sensed students increasingly discovered that through repeated open discussion and dialogue they increasingly understood that intellectual growth occurs when we integrate new and sometimes conflicting ideas into what we already feel and believe.