This week we have been reading Sophie's World in class and it follows a girl who is being unorthodoxly taught about philosophy, and through her experience we are as well. We are learning about history and philosophy through spectacles that make it not the typical history course. It is a history course in disguise or it could also be interpreted that we are wearing rose colored glasses thanks to the added perspective of Sophie. Either way it is a very clever way to teach philosophy.
Sophie's World is written in a way that makes it relatable to high schoolers especially because it is written through the perspective of a high schooler. It connects to all of us because she is fourteen and we were fourteen not so long ago and it is easy to remember that mindset of confusion and looking for an interest that feels right and is so enjoyable it isn't work anymore. Everyone remembers how disorienting freshman year felt and how finding an interest acts as a life vest in an ocean of new things.
No matter how it started, she found something she enjoys and it is developing her mind and character. Not floating in uncertainty and at least asking questions helps her ground herself like art is for me. Just like Sophie, I rarely make time for it until something is in my face and it is just too tempting to pass up, and just like Sophie it built on to my mind, perceptions and character.
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