A theory is a concept or an idea that explains a human’s behavior or a situation. Knowledge by book definition is facts, information, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education, but is this really what knowledge is? Theory of Knowledge is a class that challenges students to think critically about what exactly is knowledge.

Some people argue that theory of knowledge is not important to live. However, others argue that theory of knowledge justifies how we know what we know which gives a greater understanding of learning.

In the theory of knowledge class, students learn different areas of knowledge and ways of knowing in order to apply to a decision or conclusion. For example, when you help someone to achieve something, emotion and reason are two way of knowings that potentially apply to your decision.

People are going to school because theoretically, they want to learn something deeply. Yet, students usually stay on a narrow-minded track, often avoiding other perspectives unlike their own, or possibly the student is never exposed to other’s ways of thinking.

This class also helps us understand what we do not know and, therefore, is a great guide to research. The class can help us to define or justify any problem and improve the conclusions we form. Especially, when you are writing an essay because you always need something to support your claim as well as go against it.

Another example will be that when you forming your conclusion, you always give a reason based on your emotion. Theory of knowledge does not seem very important because we do not realize its application to our life decisions, however, it is a life-altering course with as much application as we give it.

– Cuishan Ma