Notes on Concept Statements about Discovery

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Concept Statements about Discovery

• • Discovery is the process by which our lives are enriched
  • It is through discovery that we grow to maturity
  • Discovery allows us to view life in a new and fresh way

• Discovery can initiate new values in both a personal and global context

• • The process of discovery is the journey of life

• Discovery is the process by which humanity advances
• Discovery can lead to the rejuvenation of friendships and wellbeing
• Discovery allows us to speculate about the real and the imagined
• Finding that which was last enables us to expand our horizons
• Discovering our own perspectives lead to self awareness
• Rediscovering can lead to new understandings of ourselves and others
• Time can change one’s perspective of a discovery
• Discoveries that seem valuable at the time may later be challenged as to their worth
• Travelling to new places, or viewing a familiar place through new eyes, can transform our understanding of ourselves and the world
• It is through the process of discovering what we really believe, that we actually affirm our beliefs
• Discovery allows us to view the hidden experience as a common human experience
• Discoveries allow audience’s contextual perspectives to be affirmed as common human experience

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Area of Study

An area of study is the exploration of a concept that affects our perceptions of ourselves and our world. In the AOS, students explore and examine relationships between language and text, and the interrelationships among texts. 

Discovery can encompass the experience of discovering something for the first time or rediscovering something that has been lost, forgotten or concealed. They can lead us to new worlds and values, stimulate new ideas, and enable us to speculate about future possibilities. Discoveries and discovering can offer new understandings and renewed perceptions of ourselves and others.

An individual’s discoveries and their process of discovering can vary according to personal, cultural, historical and social contexts and values. 

By exploring the concept of discovery, student