Merrian Webster Dictionary clarify to us the meaning of Paradigm, saying itt's a model or pattern of something that may be copied. Also expresses
Paradigm traces to a Greek verb meaning "to show," and has been used in English to mean "example" or "pattern" since the 15th century. Some debate exists, however, about what kind of example qualifies as a paradigm. Some people say it's a typical example, while others insist it must be an outstanding or perfect example. The scientific community has added to the confusion by using it to mean "a theoretical framework," a sense popularized by American scientist Thomas S. Kuhn in the second edition of his influential book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, published in 1970. In that work, Kuhn admitted that he had used paradigm in 22 different ways. Some usage commentators now advise avoiding the term entirely on the grounds that it is overused.
I am enriched by the definitions and explanations from Merrian-Webster Dictionary, but we have Brother John Ivers also to help us brilliantly to reach the concept of paradigm
Paradigms are learned concepts of things that help us in the movement of understanding life. Can be simple, such as the recognition of what is a rock, an aunt, water, ice, and so on. Or complex like recodification what is loyalty, nature responsibility, human rights, pride. These kinds of items compose societies. We can find a conflict in the case individuals of different cultures, different paradigms, testify the same event. What is happening in their brain,? their references arise at this moment. As Brother Ivers quoted Mexican intellectual Carlos Fuentes, the great answer is in "how our paradigms cause to interpret the world around us"
I decided to do an interview to Mrs Mirtha Hamlet Tejeira , former rural Principal. In the early seventies, Teacher Mirtha Hamlet worked in a position of principal at Colonia Viñar School, Artigas State, What's called my attention in the information is about the paradigms existent in the community, as they called themselves Russians. Even though the members of the community were the third generation to be born in the country, they acted and lived as Russian, preserving all as possible from the native culture. It means practically that they have chosen to speak Russian instead of Spanish, even, knowing it. so it was a great milestone to convince the children to start speaking Spanish at school. They didn't sing the National Anthem or participate at solemnities, considering insulting to their nation. another issue was the difference between boys' and girls' chores. In school everybody was equal, but the boys didn't want to collaborate in chores they consider "women work" like to carry their lunch dishes to the kitchen. Finally, was about the teacher, she was a woman. Women don't suppose to wear any kind of trousers, social, jeans or whatever. Or smoke, Or sing(even to teach the children) So the teacher was considered very insultingly.
I know what she did to overcome those paradigms more than 40 years ago.
Supposing it was today, what suggestions you may have to her?
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