Blog Post 2

I believe Lisa Delpit's quote, "We do not really see with our eyes or hear through our ears, but through our beliefs" is very true. Often times people only see what they want or do not want to see and this blocks them from reality and what is actually there. Little kids do not think this way and this is why their imaginations are so much greater than adults. You may not even realize that this is happening because this is the way you've been accustomed to seeing things for so long. As you get older, you set boundaries and form your own opinions. Little kids have a much different way of thinking and approaching situations. They really observe everything and see it for what it truly is. Bill Ayer's describes this well in his book. He explains how the teacher was surprised at all the different groups the little kids could split the colored rocks into. Many of them were ways the teacher would never have thought of on her own. It shows how our perception really changes and we often times don't have the imaginations we use to have when we were younger. I think it is definitely possible to work on the way you see the world. It's important to expand your ways of thinking and let go of the walls you've set up for yourself. Once you allow yourself to do so, you will see the world in a way you have never seen it before.