Today, I decided to write a little about time. Reflecting about time as also an way to find solutions to my learning. We know that we live, nowadays, in a world that requires us time and velocity, but we “don’t have time anymore” and we are always complaining about it. Something has changed with everyone: people walk fast, speak fast, eat fast; don’t find time to visit friends, to talk, to read a book; we are running to be more and more qualified and our studies and jobs busy almost our whole day and life.
I am an example of this “modern being”, but I don’t want to be for a long time. I know that everything I do now (things I like, for sure) is important for my future. So, how can I find time to study English? How can I make good use of the time I have? Why sometimes do I think I’m losing time, I’m not learning? What are the priorities? How can I do my best? Maybe, we could discuss it today.
I am an example of this “modern being”, but I don’t want to be for a long time. I know that everything I do now (things I like, for sure) is important for my future. So, how can I find time to study English? How can I make good use of the time I have? Why sometimes do I think I’m losing time, I’m not learning? What are the priorities? How can I do my best? Maybe, we could discuss it today.
Anna Karenina.
2 comments:
Time..recently I read some stuff on "narrated time" and "narrative identity" (Paul Ricouer), I was fascinated. I´ll bring the text next class, as well as another one by Connelly and Clandinin, who work with narrative inquiry. But one thing I´d like to share with you - there are texts I read at university which really had a great impact - in other words, now´s the time for you to READ - you can´t know yet which texts and which authors will resurface in your lives, later on - I didn´t have a clue, but along the years, timewise... I realized that some texts/authors had stayed with me throughout my life. I´ll bring an example next class, on Friday. By the way, the blog has started off really well, it seems.
PS. The Velazquez painting we discussed in class today is the example I mentioned in my previous comment, in response to Maira´s comment, OK.
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