What to Take?

Learning for the sake of learning… does that sound good to you?  Well, my guess is probably not, but I’ll try to change that in these next couple of paragraphs.

High school and college are the last major opportunities for you to learn information in life.  When you get into graduate school or the work force, you will specialize in some field and won’t have as much of an opportunity to gain a wide base of knowledge.

This knowledge is useful for many reasons:

1. You can converse better with individuals—by knowing a little bit about many subjects, you can contribute to almost any conversation.  This can help make you better connections and set you up for success, especially with people who have specialized in fields that are difficult to understand for most people.

2. You can find out what you like—even if you think that you know what you are doing in your life, by taking lots of different types of classes, you can find out what fits you best.  Many classes can spark you interest in some field, so don’t be closed to taking a class in a new subject.

3. Trivia—you can become a trivia master.  I’ve recently been having lots of fun participating in Bistro 33’s Pub Quiz, a weekly trivia night where many academics come to challenge themselves.  By taking a diverse array of classes, you be informed of the correct answers of Albert Camus, Gesalt Psychology, the Krebs Cycle, Stockholm Syndrome, the Dead Sea, elastic rebound, Eddie Vedder, David Duchovny, Jerome Bettis, and more.

I’ve really discovered in college that I really like to learn and learn about lots of things.  I also don’t think that you can fully appreciate you education until it’s finished, so try to keep this in mind while going through it.

Thus, I’d suggest that in high school and college, you take as wide of an array of classes as you possibly can.  It’s the last real chance that you have to learn about subjects such as philosophy, anthropology, geology, politics, history, English, foreign languages, sociology, and more.  Just give it a try, be open and excited to learn.

Peace,

Tyler