Why ToK

Why do we study ToK? It is so that we can get to know ourselves, other, and the ideas surrounding us. * We study Tok to connect ourselves with the rest of the world. We live in one small part of the world, and what we know is minute. We study tok so that we can attempt to understand what is going on in the world.

Reading Reflection: "What Every Baby Knows"

1. An "inferential learning mechanism" is the ability to change and rework initial ideas based on experience form the beginning of life. This is really an amazing thing to consider, however much sense it makes. It is basically saying that babies change their thoughts and theories about the world based on their experiences.

2. Within a few days of a baby's birth, they can recognize the faces, voices and smells of those that are close to them. Within the first 9 months, babies can tell the difference in emotion in someone's voice. Within 3 years, babies can recognize that people have different beliefs. These too, are amazing when thinking about the psychology of children. These developments are essential to becoming an adult, and it is amazing that they stat to develop so early.

3. The article states that "Babies are like little scientists continually overthrowing theories that no longer fit the evidence." This statement make complete sense with what the article was saying. According to the article, babies have an idea about what the world will be like as soon as they are born. However, as they grow and begin to have experiences, they add to those theories, and are constantly adapting them based on what they have seen and experienced.

What is TOK anyway?

TOK is how we know what we know. It is how we perceive ourselves and each other. IT is an exploration of other religions yourself, and everything around you. It makes you think, beyond the abstract.

Who I am

I would describe myself as a mathematical reasoner.

Math is my favorite subject, and I think it is what I am really good at. I would call myself a reasoner because I think about everything before I make a decision. Sometimes, I think so much that it becomes overwhelming and I can't make up my mind. I think that these two go together very well because to me, mathematics is reason.

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