The following 3-minute video depicts and explains the cell cycle:
Does the information conveyed in this video interest you? Have you ever been in a situation in which you took an intellectual interest in a subject that most of your peers found boring? Do you think some students conceal their intellectual interests because their peers might look down on them for caring too much about schoolwork? Have you ever felt intellectually frustrated or held back by the attitudes or your classmates? Friends? Teachers?
Well, since I am a Pre-Med major, and coincidentally want to go into oncology, I actually think this is interesting. And yes, I have been in countless situations where I have been facinated with subjects that my friends find super and unbelievably boring. I think that some students will hide their intellectual interests because they really care about what others think of them, or they really want to fit in with a certain "clique" or group of people. Honestly, I've never been intellectually frustrated or held back by anyone. I don't really care if people aren't interested in the kind of things that I am. I'm not going to change myself to impress other people.
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I am not particularly interested in the video, but I do really enjoy math and not a lot of people do. I think that some people may be swayed by peer pressure during high school and as an effect of it, held themselves back academically. I did not feel pressured by my peers and I did not hold myself back, but that does not mean that other teens have not. High school is usually a more close knit environment than college and because of that teens may feel the need to fit in and look cool in front of their peers that they have grown up with their whole lives since kindergarten. I do not really think this was the case at my school, in fact my friend and I would compete with our grades.
ReplyDeleteIn congruence with my comment on the previous question, I do feel like some people are apt to conceal their intellectual interests due to the people around them. I think this is more of a high school issue, but it does affect young people's futures. Since college is set up so that people with like interests (majors) are in a majority of the same classes, it is easier for people to want to excel in their studies. I think if there was a way to separate people into fields that interest them at a younger age, children would be more willing to stay in school and succeed. Personally, I have never felt the need to bring myself down to a level at which others are, but I did help counsel a friend in high school that was having these very issues.
ReplyDeleteHave you ever had the experience of not being interested in an intellectual subject and then changing your mind about it? Have you ever been able to persuade other people to take interest in a subject they were initially uninterested in? Do you find that people are too quick to make judgments about what does and does not interest them? Or do you feel that it is pointless to try to get someone interested in something they are just not interested in? Based on your experience, what advice would you give to someone that might help them take interest in a subject they initially found uninteresting?
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