For this weeks blog I will expressing my thoughts on an apprenticeship pattern. The one that I have chosen for this week is called ‘The White Belt’. This specific topic was discussed in length on one of my previous blog posts. This section intrigued me because although this may not be something I have to worry about right away, it is something that I will have to worry about in the near future. Especially after I have mastered my first language. What caught my attention about this excerpt what how they mentioned Dave again and his experience with being a family therapist. Since he was a therapist and dealing with families that had a wide range of issues or problems, it is explained that he had to take a not knowing stance whenever he had hear about what these families were going through. If Dave had gone in with acting like he was an expert with everything that these families were going through then he would actually have been seen as more disrespectful. When you go in not knowing and with curiosity, it opens others up to a number of opportunities that may not have been available before. The same can definitely be said about languages. When you keep in mind what you have been taught about past languages, it can cloud your ability to reach your full potential when learning another one. Another part of this reading that I really liked was what George Leonard had to say. He mentioned that when someone local that we may know says something out there we may look down on them but when someone famous like Einstein may say the same thing, we look up to them and praise them. This piece of insight really stuck with me because I believe as humans we all seem to make that mistake many times. Even when it comes to a number of other subjects. Someone that we may view as weird may be thinking similarly or the exact same way as someone well known and popular. When keeping an open mind and unlearning previous experiences can really help you out I believe and that is including places outside of the workforce.
