JOURNAL # 2
- Journal (#2) on ways you’ve been altering/changing your approach to one of the following: What is unlearning in this context? How might you be unlearning one or more of the follow? How does that feel?
Curiosity
Attentiveness
Openness
Flexibility
Reflectiveness
Persistence
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14 thoughts on “JOURNAL # 2”
Kristen Harding
I would have to say curiosity. I say this is altering/changing because at the very beginning my curiosity was toward what college was like and whats going to happen when you’re in college and how its going to run/work. Once I had finally started my curiosity shifted from the overall idea of what college was like to now being school work and how to maintain the proper grades along with having time to have fun. I feel as though I have been unlearning by living through what I’m curious about. Before I had started college I was curious about the whole idea, once I moved in and the first week has started then my curiosity has changed to another and so on. I would have to say that by unlearning the curiosity it gives you more knowledge because now you have the idea of what is going on and what to expect, and the cycle continues from there.
Unlearning in this context is not forgetting what you have learned because that’s like impossible. They are asking “to question the two assumptions behind the formula for the five-paragraph essay: first, that they primary purpose if writing is to produce irrefutable arguments, and second, that the best writing is immediately understandable by all” (Miller 18). I took this as expanding your thoughts and ideas, be more creative about your writing instead of taking it step-by-step. I think it would be rather interesting to be more flexible with my writing then following a step-by-step like I use too. I feel like this will be challenging because I am so to doing the step-by-step process from middle and high school.
Unlearning in this context basically means what it is says. To elaborate for better understanding, this book wants us to forget about what we learned far as writing in high school. For instants, the core teaching of a five-paragraph essay, we need not to rely on that as a good system for our writings now. We need to resist the idea that writing is governed by a set of universal rules. I for sure will most definitely be forgetting the five-paragraph essay style of writing mainly because I was never really a big fan of it anyways. It always seem boring and never really made your writings feel as though they were out of the box. However, this new style of writing that I will be learning makes me curios. This unlearning concept, might have been the best news I heard out of all my academic years from a teacher.
Unlearning in this context is talking about be able to forget all those set rules that you had in high school about writing and to make yourself more open to new ideas and to open your mind to curiosity. You also need to learn how to be flexible with your writing because every piece of writing you do is going to have a different process. Your going to have to engage with new sources , ideas and people. Being able to be flexible leads you to new ways of thinking and helps you adapt to new circumstances. These set rules such as the five paragraph essays I want to unlearn because that to me wasn’t interested and I felt that I never was interested in what I wrote. I felt that I was doing a procedure and not something I actually wanted to write about. Unlearning this will be a challenge but confronting your challenges is a key factor in great writing
Unlearning in this context is being able to have an open mind to new ideas and perspectives of writing. In high school we have been taught these set rules about writing that make it more of an uninteresting process than something you actually want to right about. To be able to write something interesting you needs to be curious about new ideas and have the flexibility to open new ideas of thinking that helps you to adapt to new circumstances. Something that I want to unlearn are these sets rules because they hold be back as a writer. When I was in school I felt if it didn’t meet the standards that it wasn’t good enough so finally being able to unlearn this is the best thing because it will help be in the long run to become a better writer and to learn too write something I am interested in. I want to be able to perceive new ideas and to reflect upon them. Unlearning these rules will be a challenge but when you confront your challenges it makes you a better writer.
Unlearning in this context is being able to have an open mind to new ideas and perspectives of writing. In high school we have been taught these set rules about writing that make it more of an uninteresting process than something you actually want to right about. To be able to write something interesting you needs to be curious about new ideas and have the flexibility to open new ideas of thinking that helps you to adapt to new circumstances. Something that I want to unlearn are these sets rules because they hold be back as a writer. When I was in school I felt if it didn’t meet the standards that it wasn’t good enough so finally being able to unlearn this is the best thing because it will help be in the long run to become a better writer and to learn too write something I am interested in. I want to be able to perceive new ideas and to reflect upon them. Unlearning these rules will be a challenge but when you confront your challenges it makes you a better writer.
Alex Smyth:
Unlearning in Habits, is not to actually unlearn the five paragraph universal rule that high school has implanted into our minds because you can’t unlearn how to walk, talk or swim. They want you to resist this universal rule and try a new set of rules to follow when you are writing. What should be taken away is behind the formula of the five-paragraph essay being able to produce an undeniable argument and to make that argument understandable to all. I feel that this is a new way to look at writing while looking past a fundamental idea to help create a excellent piece of writing.
I’ve always struggled with attentiveness throughout my years of school. Listening to a teacher talk for almost two hours straight was almost impossible for me, especially when I would have four classes in a row with teachers using the exact same teaching style. I would day dream throughout the school day and would later question everything I was supposed to be paying attention to; what was the homework? What site do I go on? When is this due? I have been unlearning attentiveness within some college courses because they require me to be active with the class and challenge my thought process, unlike high school. The idea to refrain from a set or rules in writing and instead to making new choices about how to write will benefit me and anyone as a writer. Unlearning is this context means to discard almost every skill about writing that has been drilled into our brains since day one. To be a good writer one needs to remember writing is not “governed by a set of universal rules” (Miller 17). Instead writing needs to be understood and have effective points of view on subjects being written about.
Attentiveness has always been a struggle on mine throughout my school years. Listening to a teacher talk for almost two hours straight was almost impossible for me, especially when I would have four back-to-back classes with teachers using the exact same teaching style. Instead of paying attention in class, I would daydream and later question everything I was supposed to be paying attention to; when is the homework due? What website do I go on? How do I complete this assignment? I have been unlearning this skill within some of my college courses because they require me to be active with the class and challenge my thought process. Unlearning in this context means to discard the rules of writing that have been drilled into our brains since day one. To be a good writer, the text needs to be clearly understood and have effective points of view on what is being written about. Writing with this new style will benefit me and every other person using it because it will be a new challenge and show ourselves what we are capable of.
What is unlearning?
Unlearning, in the book means, to actively resist the idea that writing is governed by a set of universal rules. I take this as not always being worried about the “rules” I was taught in high school, and instead develop habits of creativity.
How might you be unlearning one or more of the following?
Persistence- I think I am unlearning persistence because I am noticing it is harder for me to stay focused on difficult assignments. I find myself only working for like 30 to 45 minutes at a time before needing a break, or I find myself getting distracted by the people around me. I’ve noticed from this that it takes me longer to do assignments because my lack of persistence with difficult or confusing assignments.
How does that feel?
It makes me upset with myself because I know I shouldn’t be allowing myself to get distracted because then it takes longer to get done. When it takes longer for me to get it done, I usually begin to rush because I just want to get it over with. Then, my grade doesn’t show my true potential and sometimes I’ll get discouraged.
What is unlearning?
Unlearning, in the book means, to actively resist the idea that writing is governed by a set of universal rules. I take this as not always being worried about the “rules” I was taught in high school, and instead develop habits of creativity.
How might you be unlearning one or more of the following?
Persistence- I think I am unlearning persistence because I am noticing it is harder for me to stay focused on difficult assignments. I find myself only working for like 30 to 45 minutes at a time before needing a break, or I find myself getting distracted by the people around me. I’ve noticed from this that it takes me longer to do assignments because my lack of persistence with difficult or confusing assignments.
How does that feel?
It makes me upset with myself because I know I shouldn’t be allowing myself to get distracted because then it takes longer to get done. When it takes longer for me to get it done, I usually begin to rush because I just want to get it over with. Then, my grade doesn’t show my true potential and sometimes I’ll get discouraged.
My openness to learning has changed significantly. with my new openness I’m more attentive to class because I’m more interested in it. My writing has improved greatly because I’ve opened myself up to new ideas and criticism.
9-6-18
Altering/changing your approach to openness
I was never one to be open to new ideas or techniques before. If something worked for me then i just kept it that way and didn’t want to change what I was doing. Habits of the Creative Mind has shown me that there is a lot more that I don’t know. There are so many more ways that i can expand my writing style and make it better then it was before. It has shown me that I need to approach parts of my life differently with an open mind.
What is unlearning in this context?
In Habits of the Creative Mind then say unlearning is taking the set of rules that we have known for so many years and changing them. They say that there are universal set of rules that we need to learn to resist and try to be open to new techniques and ideas.
How might you be unlearning one or more of the follow? How does that feel?
I am unlearning a lot of the techniques listed. I need to resist myself from being closed off and be more open to ideas. Then i was never attentive in class, but now i’m engaged and asking questions making sure i’m following conversations. Curiosity goes the same way because i am intrigued enough to ask questions and want to learn more. Even by just reading the book I want to know more. By just reading the first few sections i feel ready to see how my writing grows and where i can be by the end of the year. I want to be able to see that change and am excited to see how much it will change.
Alex Case
Unlearning or trying to change a way that you have learned previously usually to people would be pretty hard to forget or to go down a different path. In the book when they start talking to you about unlearning they are not trying to say forget everything that someone has taught you and throw it out the window but they are questioning the two assumptions behind the formula that most everyone was taught to follow the five paragraph essay format. They want you to challenge yourself and maybe step out of your comfort zone to go to another level of writing not just your basic outline.
Openness to different types of writing I believe is a great way to go out and learn some new things and expand your writing ability. Being open to others ideas can give you even more ideas as to where you may want to head with whatever you are writing about.