TRASH Day 9 (8/24): Knowledge vs. Belief

Aims & Objectives

to encourage students to reflect on the central question, “How do we know that?”, and to recognize the value of asking that question
to encourage students to be more aware of their own perspectives and to reflect critically on their own beliefs and assumptions
identify and explore links between knowledge questions and the world around us

Key Questions

What criteria can we use to distinguish between knowledge, belief and opinion? (Scope)
Are there situations where “knowing how” is more important than “knowing that”? (Scope)
What constitutes a “good reason” for us to accept a claim? (Methods & Tools)
Are intuition, evidence, reasoning, consensus and authority all equally convincing methods of justification? (Methods & Tools)

Agenda

Personal Hermeneutics discussion
Activity: Know vs. Believe

Ongoing Concerns

CAS Blog due Sunday
Order T-Shirts THIS WEEK
Homecoming Kickoff: Sunday, 9/26, 5:30-7:30pm

Comments

Day 66 (3/14): Artifacts, Memory, and a Sense of the Past

Key Questions: Is all knowledge in some sense historical knowledge? Is empathy more important in history than in other areas of knowledge? What challenges does archive-based history emphasize about how knowledge is shared and preserved? Agenda Reading Time: Alan Radley, "Artifacts, Memory, and a Sense of the Past" Upcoming: Wednesday: At The History Museum Thursday: TOK Exhibition Draft Submitted Sunday: Blog (Details on Friday)

Day 49 (1/18): Extended Essay - Finding research

Extended Essay An Introduction to the Research Process Brewer's Research Process: A Case Study The "So What?": Creating statements of purpose (adapted from Booth et. al., The Craft of Research , Chapter 3) Step one: Name your topic I am studying _______ I am looking into _____ I am focusing on _______ Step 2: Add an indirect question because I want to find out who/what/when/where/whether/how/why ______ Step 3: Answer "So What?" by motivating your question in order to help my readers understand how/why/whether ______. Homework: EE Workshop 3: by 1/28 Begin reading for your EE. Use the Resources on the EE Guide website to take your research BEYOND Google. Take good notes (including bibliographic information) Have at least 5 sources that you feel are valuable (You may have already read them, or be in the process of working through them). Work toward a Statement of Purpose (See above) that you are proud of. Be ready to share these also in class. Submit on Goog

Day 11 (8/30): Mindful Monday

Aims & Objectives Key Questions How does the history of knowledge continue to affect us? How is it possible to know things about a past that is mostly lost to us? Agenda: Mindful Monday Calendar Time Highs & Lows History of Western Thought Extension Sharetime

TOK I (Class of 2023)

Search This Blog