Paradigm Shift Edu

       In order to understand why there is a needed shift in certain paradigms, one must first understand what a paradigm is. By its definition it is "an example or model", another meaning for that would be "a list of all the inflectional forms of a word taken as an illustrative example of the conjugation or declension to which it belongs." Taking a look at its etymology, we see it derives from paradeiknynai; with further analysis (para: beside, deiknynai: to show) bringing the meaning to "show side by side." When something is shown side by side or running parallel with something that it is not, we like to think of it as being a representation more than the literally substance itself. For instance, take a look at your shadow. Everyone has one yet we are not our shadow, and our shadow is not us. It simply is shown side by side. Much like our shadows, paradigms can only be seen at certain angles and with proper light. The majority of adults come to the concl...

 The Teacher & The Student Parable      One day at a prominent university, a professor of philosophy greeted the new generation of scholars walking through the historic corridor that entered his classroom with a pop quiz. They all looked confused and thought it must have been some kind of joke as they had not even received a proper orientation. "You didn't even give us a syllabus yet..like, how are we supposed to know what to study"? chirped one of the uppity girls who ended up coming from old money. I stared at the professor waiting for his response. He just stared right back at the class...through the class, actually. This wasn't the first time he was asked this question, but in his tenure he came to realize an answer was not necessarily needed. Knowing he did not have to dignify his position as teacher, he just remained silent and said "Answer the questions on the chalk board".  As I continued to watch his body language as he walked around the room le...

  For those interesting in getting a "real time" estimation of the world population, visit:  Population Clock (census.gov) . Not only will it provide a calculated and running population clock for the world, it will also display the running clock for The United States.  If you are a citizen of The United States, you may be intrigued by the "Annual Population Estimates"; which contains a further breakdown of United States Population Growth by Region and United States Population Growth by Age and Sex. You also have the opportunity to see the Most Populous and Highest Density per State, County and City.  Below are a few screengrabs from the website mentioned above. 

  Introduction 101 What is reality?  By definition, dictionary.com has provided reality as being "the state or quality of being real."  Tracing its etymology we find its roots in the Latin word,  realis,  or "belonging to the thing itself."  In understanding its terminology, how do we now figure out what is real? Observation and verifying primary resources provide the most accurate description of what occurred, but do those specific methods necessarily equal true reality? To be accurate, they do not. Have you ever witnessed a magic show? What you thought you saw, may not have been reality. Yet, an expert usage of lights, smoke and quick hand movement. If you were to ask me what I ate for breakfast two weeks ago, I would not remember. But that does not negate the fact that I did indeed still eat breakfast two weeks ago. We must take into consideration that memory does not equal reality. As we see in many court cases, the main trick of a lawyer is to get the ...