Educational System Reflection Paper

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Write a reflection about what you learned about educational systems, systems thinking, critical theory, systems theory, and the like in class this semester.
Probably one of the key characteristics that I have discovered over the course of the semester is the subtle interplay between the various departments at our university. Most people view departments as independent silos. However, I do not see them as truly independent. The analogy I would make is that I view the departments as large oak trees in the forest and while visually clearly distinct entities above ground. It is the activity beneath the ground that is important. Many of the interactions that occur between these trees via the roots systems that sometimes cross paths and share resources. …show more content…

The function of the system, the purpose of the system, and so forth. As my responsibilities change within the University or at another university, I believe will make it easier for me to have a dialogue with members of various departments and at least ask reasonable questions instead of completely nonsensical ones. Quite honestly, I do not remember talking about critical theory other than mentioning it a few times in my previous post. In regards to system theory, I have to say this one is a bit strange to me. It 's because I’m so used to system theories for mathematics, philosophical states, and physics system theory and the social sciences are just way different not saying better or worse, but just a different approach seems to be less formal, more fluid. After reading Whitehead and Russell’s treaty, principal Mathematica many years ago only to finally get my head wrapped around it and then have a French roommate tell me that it is all wrong. He said that I needed to read On Formally Undecidable Propositions of Principia Mathematica and Related Systems by Kurt Gödel. After reading the paper has radically change my understanding and approach toward systems thinking. Also, I felt that I have completed my understanding system theory and never needed to go any further. Quite

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