I really enjoyed one of the presentations I attended during the conference. The presentation was about "Intellectual Emancipation,"as a theory which entails "only individual humans are real and they alone have the will and an intelligence, and the totality of order that subjects them to human kind, social laws and diverse authorities is only a creation of imagination." One of the focus was how can low-income Black high scholars benefit from this theory? According to my understanding, the theory is all about every body know something. So people should stop depending on others with an intention that they are intelligent. Human beings are always ignorant of the fact that they are intelligent. For instance, families that are poor and illiterate can still teach their kids some skills and knowledge that are helpful in their lives. As according to Ranciere, J. (1991). all people are equally intelligent. I like this theory of knowledge because it opens the eyes of those who believe they aren't intelligent to strongly realize that they are intelligent and can do extraordinary things happen!
Friends, don't you believe in this theory too?
What a beautiful way to speak about our different strengths! Have you ever read Gardner? He speaks about how everyone has 7 types of intelligence, but we are strongest in one or two areas. The areas are Visual, Kinestetic, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Musical, Natural, Mathematical. Knowing out strengths helps us succeed. I've definitely met people who while not what we call book smart i.e. good at school have amazing artistic or mechanical skills I could never possess! Could/should we work to build a school and even a community that celebrates and promotes these differences for the benefit of all?
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this, I enjoyed reading our thoughts on the presentation!
I too thinks ,every one is intelligent with different way of bringing out ideas only that, we need to improve on our intelligence by getting more education.
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