Today was our first Theory of Knowledge Lesson with Mr. Smith. When we all walked into the classroom, we were very unsure as to what to expect, as we never had has Mr. Smith before, neither had we ever taken this subject before.
However todays double lesson was really enjoyable. We were pleasantly surprised with Mr. Smith, as he turned out to be a very calm, nice man. This, like we talked about in class, made me instantly interested in the lesson, because if the teacher had come across as strict, grumpy and unfair, I would have lost interest in the subject straight away.
After explaining what TOK would involve and what the subject was about, the highlight of the lesson for me was when Mr. Smith walked out of the classroom, came in again (looking strict and grumpy), made us stand up and almost sing the school song (he singled out Bridie). This was pretty funny and added some great humor into out lesson, as well as making us think.
I also enjoyed discussing the word 'Truth', in our group and then as a whole class. We tried to define what the word meant, and a particularly interesting part was when we connected beliefs and God with the word truth. We talked about how religion and god are not necessarily truth, as there is no definite facts or evidence that there is. The only so-called 'evidence' is in the form of human miracles (which could be 'coincidences') and the bible (which itself is not proven to be factual). But religion and god are beliefs that we have grown up with, influenced by different cultures and upbringings.
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