Reflection Paper1

The insights I have gained from reading the prehistoric human use of fire, the history of writing, and the invention of the human wheel are many things. For instance, without the use of fire, or knowledge of it even, we would have never thought of the inventions we use today such as ovens, microwaves, toasters, etc. I think we would still be eating raw foods that are unhealthy; we wouldn’t have evolved as much as we have today, and we would be dying much younger instead of living as long as we are now. To me, I think the world would be lost without writing; it would become absolutely boring with nothing to escape from it. If writing wasn’t used I don’t think we would have the amazing literature that we now have from centuries ago. I believe that we would not know of the past and the struggles that were fought to make the world what it is today. I also think that without the use of writing we wouldn’t be able to consider ourselves evolved because nothing would have improved. I do not think that the greatest minds in the world would have ever been heard and the world in itself would be frustrated with not being able to communicate over long distances. Without the invention of the wheel humans would not have gotten anywhere whatsoever. Without the wheel there would be no traveling or exchanging goods at a faster rate; no one would leave their residences to travel enormously long distances. Once again, I do not think we would be able to call ourselves evolved if humans had not thought of the wheel. It is responsible for nearly everything we use in transportation and in our daily lives. I think as a pre-teaching intern I am reading about these articles so that I would be aware of the impacts lives would have without them. Also the fact that the use of fire, the wheel, and writing have all had a major impact on the world and teachers do something similar. Teachers guide their students to be something great and to try to improve the world one small way at a time. If they aren’t given something to think about then they won’t be able to understand the impacts of what they chose to do. I think students would never be able to go beyond the ordinary and question “what if?”