Weekly Blog: Week 1

It's always helpful to begin with the basics. So starting this year of AP Lit with the Academic and Intellectual Profile was a good basis. It helped me to recognize my strengths and weaknesses so that I can further improve my writing and intellect. Responding to the critical thinking passage helped me see the difference between schooling and true learning, which many students overlook. It is beneficial to learn deeply and not just do assignments for the grade or stop thinking simply because a task has been completed. Hopefully realization such as this will create more curious and passionate scholars.
Wagner's survivor skills are things we looked at this week as well. At first I disagreed with the list because I didn't think each skill was necessary for one person to have in order to have global success. But then I thought about the difference between survival and success. Maybe as a society it is true we need each of these skills for survival, but as far as personal achievemnt goes, it is also important for one to have qualities to help him or her develop successful relationships with other people, and the list doesn't include qualities such as these. Global survival is possible with economic prosperity, but human survival, in a way, depends on relational fulfillment.