Blog #3: Learning Community

 For my post this week, I'm going to be focusing on the learning communities that we just started. I enjoy doing the communities because they allow me to connect with others over important topics regarding Latin American culture. There is a lot to explore just in general, so being able to hear ideas from my group and other classmates was really helpful in solidifying my own ideas. My opinion was that the Codex Mendoza was more than just a simple document. I was able to connect with others who had the same opinion as me, and I found it easier to back my claim after talking with others. Additionally, hearing what other groups had to say in response or to their own claims was interesting. I was able to realize what flaws I had in my own arguments after listening. One thing that I have quickly realized is that these groups are going to help me a lot in writing my papers. The more connections that I form and more people I listen to, I'll be able to strengthen my ideas on any topic. See you next week!

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  1. KamrinSeptember 17, 2021 at 12:05 PM

    What's best about these group discussions is that we get to eliminate some of our own biases that may have already developed and we get to broaden our horizon of understanding the topics. This is because we listen to others that may have heard another (credible) source of information, have had a realistic experience that ties in with the aforementioned discussion, or have a different analysis of why some things happen. I recommend that whenever a situation occurs and you're ready to create a bias about it, at least visit the idea with a second experiment, so that you will get to analyze if there truly is a pattern with the events. I hope this makes sense!

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  2. Professor StarkSeptember 21, 2021 at 2:06 PM

    Thank you, Ben, for the post. You are right about the learning communities being helpful and how listening to others ideas and opinions can provide new insights. I was left wanting to read more about what new ideas or insights you learned from others. There may be others in the class who also had similar reactions.

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