tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659668524852539534.post947675060772732484..comments2023-06-07T10:05:33.045-04:00Comments on Elf Army Writes: People Gradeelfarmy17http://www.blogger.com/profile/09127074008716633538noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659668524852539534.post-58002673294609633272011-08-12T08:51:55.396-04:002011-08-12T08:51:55.396-04:00I'm biased toward academic learning, but my co...I'm biased toward academic learning, but my conversation with my sister made me think that school doesn't do the trick for other stuff as well. Sports, pop culture, and even people themselves. There's the entire community of non-public-schooled people out there to meet, plus those simply from other schools. You've got to go and do community things rather than just school-based elfarmy17https://www.blogger.com/profile/09127074008716633538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659668524852539534.post-48802590060778400392011-08-11T23:42:40.999-04:002011-08-11T23:42:40.999-04:00So, is there something about academic learning tha...So, is there something about academic learning that makes it somehow more worthwhile than other forms of learning? A reason why we should concern ourselves with whether or not people continue to pursue academic learning beyond the school day/school years?<br /><br />I think the answer is yes, and further propose that the self-reflective nature of academic learning is one thing that might make it Kennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03199895911184527653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659668524852539534.post-77354911345131824012011-08-11T17:16:15.638-04:002011-08-11T17:16:15.638-04:00That's what my sister and I discussed over bre...That's what my sister and I discussed over breakfast after I wrote this. She protested that it didn't apply to her, and pointed out that her runs in the morning still count, since school isn't giving her what she "needs."<br /><br />While I primarily mean academic learning...elfarmy17https://www.blogger.com/profile/09127074008716633538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2659668524852539534.post-46036403692393677492011-08-11T15:51:41.084-04:002011-08-11T15:51:41.084-04:00It seems like you would have to try not to learn a...It seems like you would have to try not to learn anything outside of school. That said, the learning might not be of an academic nature, but isn't developing sports skills or familiarity with pop culture a type of learning (just to list a couple of the many learnings that I lack.)?Kennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03199895911184527653noreply@blogger.com