The task assigned to us this time is writing about a postgraduate degree/different programme you would like to study in the future. In order to accomplish this mission, you should elaborate the following:
- reasons to do the course
- subjet(s) you would like to study
- where you would like to study (Chile or abroad)
- how you would like o study (distance learning, blended system, part-time course, etc)
- any other relevant ideas.
Knowledge, or not knowledge, that is the question
Okay, this is gonna sound very repetitive. I'll try to be as creative as I can to rephrase the idea I've been insisting on throughout all my blog posts: I'd love to continue studying. Why? because there's no way I could continue working in this field without constantly updating my Knowledge -by Knowledge, I obviously mean something more than a personal belief based on subjective and tautological reasoning, as people -in order to avoid embarrassing everybody- usually make strong truth statements out of their personal life experiences. So I mean Knowledge with a capital letter here. Though this desired Knowledge is based on the theoretical and practical understanding of a subject after going through a validation process, it is not exempt from being false. When Googling the word 'knowledge', you will first find that [knowledge] [...] requires belief. Of course, not all beliefs constitute knowledge [...] while some of our beliefs are true, others are false. I've always had the feeling that teaching is much more than sticking to a paradigm without questioning. In other words, having a little doubt is good for preventing yourself from being dogmatic. This reminds me something I read some days ago about the economics nobel prize. Something that professor Gabriel Palma wrote on CIPER Chile when disapproving global neo-liberalism(see https://ciperchile.cl/2013/10/21/premio-nobel-de-economia-teatro-puro-teatro/). I can summarise his criticism, having one question in mind: how is it possible that someone's ideas can be awarded for making 50 million people poor? (see https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/06/poverty-rate-government-aid_n_4227925.html) That would be like awarding someone who states that the sun revolves around the earth in the 21st century: something utterly stupid.
Well, why have I told you all this? Gabriel Palma is a Chilean professor at Cambridge university. I really want to push my limits. So you already know that I'm thinking about studying a Phd programme at that university (see https://www.mml.cam.ac.uk/dtal/postgraduates/study/phd-programmes-linguistics). I 'd love to, and I have to. I mean, What could be the next challenge? I cannot allow myself to live in confusion: Knowledge, or not Knowledge, that is the question.
Is very important today have a postdegree studies its a good way to obtain new chances
ResponderEliminarI think knowledge has no limits and any opportunity to continue learning is good :), so go for it!!
ResponderEliminari think that is very interesting learn new mains and the diferents countryes will be give you a unique cultural experience.
ResponderEliminaris so important to keep learning and doing something new whenever is possible
ResponderEliminarI pick knlowledge! Why limit yourself? Of course if you have the opportunity and the will
ResponderEliminarIt is ideal to continue studying because everything changes
ResponderEliminarYou never stop learning in life, so if it life gives you the opportunity you have to take it:)
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ResponderEliminarIn my opinion, the answer to the question will always be knowledge because
there's always something new to learn
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ResponderEliminarThis system is created to keep people submissive. Knowledge is a very important tool for people, because it avoids the manipulation of rich and powerful people.
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