Meiland Discussion Questions from Group 6 (Pgs 27-31)

Choose one question to respond to, or you can respond to what someone else has posted:

1. A stupid question is defined as "a question that you hesitate to ask during class (or even after class) because you feel that the other students already know the answer from reading the text or listening to the lecture, and thus your question would simply waste class time" (p28, lines 21-23). Have you ever felt you had a stupid question you were afraid to ask? What did you do?

2. "Will this be on the exam?" (p30, line 15) is considered to be a bad question. Have you ever asked this type of question? If so, how did your teacher respond?

3. Meiland defines bad students as those "who do not participate sufficiently in their own education and who do not actively demand enough from their teachers" (p31, lines 2-3). Have you ever behaved this way? Did you think you were behaving badly?

Group 6 Leaders:
Fumika K.
Riku T.
Masanori S.

Meiland Discussion Questions from Group 5 (Pgs 23-27)

Choose one question to respond to, or you can respond to what someone else has posted:

1. Humanities contain subjects such as art, languages, literature, history etc. Meiland says "What is required in the humanities...is not proof but sensitivity" (P25, lines 14-15) . Explain why "sensitivity" and not real proof is needed when we search for truth in the humanities.

2. For us in the humanities, sensitivity is very important. According to Meiland, "sensitivity can be cultivated" (p25, line 33). How can we cultivate our "sensitivity"? Give an example.


3. Meiland says that "Even though we cannot prove that one interpretation or opinion is better than another, nevertheless some are better because they are more sensitive and insightful"(P26, lines 16-18). Do you think it is true? If so, please give an example and explain the reason.

Group 5 Leaders:
Natsumi Y.
Haruna W.
Keisuke I.