Does Anyone want to change their mind??

Today in class Mr. Bolos was talking about the World Question of 2008. This was "What have you changed your mind about? Why? (A link to the website if right here)
There are some of the answers:

"opposites do not attract"
-David G. Myers (Social psychologist)

"I Used To Think I Could Change My Mind"
-Antony Garrett Lisi (Independent Theoretical Physicist)

"I have changed my mind about technology [...] technology? Hey, it's not so bad"
-Seth Lloyd (Quantum Mechanical Engineer)

"The Death of the Dinosaurs"
-Scott Sampson (Chief Curator, Utah Museum of Natural History)

That's a lot of answers from a lot of different people. There were many others all giving their thoughts which were all completely different.



But the question remains to every single person. What did you change your mind about??


The first time Mr. Bolos asked that the thing that popped in my head was "I dunno." It's really hard to think about that kind of stuff. Most of the people who answered those questions did something related to the thing that they changed their mind about. But as a high school student learning tons of different subjects all at once its hard for me to pinpoint exactly what I want to think about. Sure, I've learned a lot of stuff, but out of all that material, what have I changed my mind about??

Suddenly it hit me like a ton of bricks.

I've changed my mind about school. Before I thought that all the stuff we were learning was useless information that we just filed away to never use again. Instead, I've decided that everything we have ever learned can be taken out of that file and used to help us understand our lives better.

For example, I thought that knowing French was ridiculous. The only reason I took it was to impress my parents and have another thing to put on my college applications. But as I learned more and more I began to notice that my English class was becoming easier as well. I started to take the French grammar and use it to my advantage in English. That was extremely nice because I actually got grades in both those classes. Even today I catch myself thinking "Now how would I do this in French?"

But enough about me. Going back to the original question what have you changed your mind about???