As my first TOK assignment I have to rank my IB subjects from the ones in which in my opinion are the most important as knowledge providers and has affected my knowledge the most. As much as it sounds easy, I have tried to think what subjects are the most important in life. Now, I bet most people would jump immediately to a conclusion and claim Math or English, and that is totally understandable. However, that is not necessarily the subjects that has mostly affected my point of view in life. So in order to do this assignment I had to take another step backward and try to look at the greater picture and first try to figure out who am I.
1. Hebrew: I have chosen Hebrew as the 1st subject in which as provided me in my opinion with the most knowledge since I have met a conclusion that our first language we speak, mostly defines the type of person we would be. Each language has it's own unique way of speaking and communicating and as we all know communication is the key factor for understanding and respecting people's thoughts and ideas. Each language is affected by a different cultural background and each culture believes in a different keys of respect and beliefs. Therefore in my opinion Hebrew is the most important subject that has affected my knowledge in life.
2. English: My 2nd choice is English for almost the exact reasons I have chosen Hebrew as my 1st. Since English is my second language, it taught me to look at life from another prospective like people from another places around the globe. It gave me clearer idea of a different culture and different people and taught me to respect people's different cultural views in which I think I wouldn't gain if my only speaking language stayed Hebrew.
3. Spanish: Even though I have never learned Spanish in my life I have decided to place in my 3rd rank. That's because it shares the same reasons with Hebrew and English and will allow me to meet a different culture which I have never got the chance to be familiar with.
4. Math: Math being only my 4th rank is because that although it is involved in every topic in life and holds the world, I tend to believe that it does not necessary teach me anything about living with other people. For instance, if math did not exist, yes it is true, we would have been stuck in the same position for 2000 years. However it does not mean we wouldn't be able to live in peace with each other and overall what we don't know does not hurt right?
5. ITGS: My 5th rank is ITGS since many people believe that the world we live in depends a lot on how technology will affect our life in the long term. Therefore I believe that this particular subject could benefit me in the future, although not as much as the subjects I have chosen above.
6. Physics: My last rank is Physics not because I think this particular subject will not
provide me with any important knowledge in life. I just believe that it has the least relation with how I would act and interact with the people around me.
