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After discussing with a partner a piece of Alice's and Paul's paper that we found the most interesting, Kate and I decided to pick the 5th paragraph.

"Our notion of education as "life itself" draws on biological evolution as both a foundation and a metaphor, and integrates it with considerations of brain function and cultural organization. Our hope is that others may find that the "education as life itself" perspective opens the door to reconsiderations of the idea of preparation in pegagogical practice at all levels of the educational enterprise".

I think this excerpt draws a lot from what we have been talking about in the institute in previous days with regards to the aspect that not all individuals learn best in a classroom setting. Better yet, many people learn new things not even with the motivation of setting out to learn a particular thing but rather simply through living their life. I know that personally many of the things I have learned since stepping foot on the campus of Bryn Mawr three years ago have not even been directly through the classroom. Through listening to my peers, living amongst them other students from all around the world, and by conversing with peers and professors alike, I have learned a wealth of knowledge that could have never been pre-meditated. 

I think this excerpt is seriously interesting even more so since beginning my work as an intern at this institute which has allowed me to think in ways that I may not have before!