EDF2085-Reflection #3

Paradigms are the way in which we see reality and things going on around us. We have others to influence these paradigms and change how we see reality. Paradigms are put into different categories in our brain and it affects how things are interpreted. It is our interpretation of what is right or wrong that has been engraved in our head since we were young. In order to replace a paradigm or change it, which is difficult, you must replace it with another one. You have to try really hard and really want that change. We can change these views of paradigms through our own experience or those of others. Different experiences and scenarios sometimes change our paradigms or the paradigms of others. Paradigms help us make decisions and are made from previous experiences and things we have learned. I believe I have been stuck in a paradigm because I have attended Catholic school since I was a child; therefore I have been Catholic all my life because this is how my parents brought me up. I live by the rules and Ten Commandments and feel this is the right way of living life. This an example of a paradigm because it is what I know that is “right” through my perspective and those of my parents. This paradigm can be changed if someone shows me something different and I believe through all the paradigms I have built, for example. A paradigm shift is a change of the way of thinking. Just like the story, a paradigm shift occurred with the evolution of the first human species. Paradigm shift is when something changes and evolves into something else. Almost like something that is seen in a different perspective. It is important for teachers to experience a paradigm shift because it is good for them to see things from different perspectives because not all of their students are going to think or act the same. They have to change the way they think for their students, and they should learn to put themselves in the student's place. Many student’s have problems at home or learn faster a certain way. I believe the teacher needs to take time to get to know each of his or her students individually and encounter their needs.