Submitted by Ruby (not verified) on Tue, 06/24/2008 - 1:32pm.
My first metaphor: The brain is like a puzzle . The pieces need to fit together to make a larger picture --coherent thought.
The brain as a scientist makes sense. It is a 'good story'. The idea of learning as getting things wrong makes sense as well --that your brain has expectations and by getting those expectations wrong you learn something new. It makes sense because that way it seems as if you would be able to expand your knowledge. If you got something correct it seems as if you would have already known the thing. The brain as a scientist is a very interesting story.
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The Brain
My first metaphor: The brain is like a puzzle . The pieces need to fit together to make a larger picture --coherent thought.
The brain as a scientist makes sense. It is a 'good story'. The idea of learning as getting things wrong makes sense as well --that your brain has expectations and by getting those expectations wrong you learn something new. It makes sense because that way it seems as if you would be able to expand your knowledge. If you got something correct it seems as if you would have already known the thing. The brain as a scientist is a very interesting story.