Reflection Paper

Up to this point I have spent twenty-one years on this planet, of these twenty-one years, sixteen of them have been spent in classrooms. I have gone the typical path of the majority of the American population. From elementary school, to middle school, high school and now college, I have spent the last sixteen years learning mathematics, manors, english, writing, geography, business, professionalism and so much more. I am thoroughly confident that had I not been provided this education I would not be the person I am today, Because of this I am eternally grateful to live in a time and a country where people of all colors, ages, and other aspects are able to obtain a life changing education. But, like all things in life, we know as good as it

Until I go to college, where I found my calling and thrived in the word and the education I had despised the thought of education, simply because I was forced to learn something, but no to understand it. My weakest subject was, and always has been, mathematics. Whether it’s in my blood, or in my brain, I just don’t fully get math. I was taught math for many years, and y grades were always A’s or B’s when it came to math, but this grade and this subject that I was forced to “learn” I did not entirely understand. This is the great separation between true education. The disconnect that I and many students feel is that we learn something, and we are able to do it once or twice, but just because we learned it, does not mean that we understand

My education after high school has taught me so much, but one of the most important things that it has provided me with is a great understanding of what I know and understand, and what I do not know, and must continually attempt to further learn. For example, I am a marketing major. I could thoroughly explain to anyone about a SWOT Analysis, demographics of target markets, strategic marketing planning and so on and so forth. These things I know and understand very well. But there are many things I do not know and understand, like accounting, finance, and other things. My education has allowed me to fully understand and know what things I do know. It has also allowed me to distinguish what things I do not know. In Confucius’ words and philosophy, I am aware and practice true knowledge. Because of my furthered education and the ability for me to practice “true knowledge” I have been provided with support to further push forward a love of