Do you know of a list about this topic?

[Pamela H in Texas]

I'm gonna have to write this more clearly, but....

 

You know how when you learn a little about a topic, it seems you know SO much; but when you learn a bit more, you find out how much more there IS to learn?

 

A lot of people use religion to illustrate this. Another I thought of was how computer savvy my family considers it but as my daughter gains certifications (and has to work to learn the material to do so), we learn how little we really know.

 

And of course, this whole thing makes sense. I mean, many preschoolers are interested in dinosaurs and read tons about them, but there are people who make their whole life about learning about dinosaurs (or space or psychology or whatever). There is always so much more to learn on every topic. Can you really top out of ANYTHING?

 

Okay, but....here is what I need...

 

Can you think of any songs, paintings, photographs, collages, movies, etc with this basic theme?

 

(btw, do not ask some redneck 42yo man this question unless you want to laugh like crazy about how he can stretch just about ANYTHING into something that will fall under this category or any other!)

[Pamela H in Texas]

Nobody?

 

Well, I did a little searching and came up with Yentl and Barbara Streisand's song at the end of that. I'd really LOVE a painting or sculpture or something more along that line though. I'd like to see it illustrated differently than said (sung or acted). Of course, maybe I'm putting too many constraints on my mind as it seems like this topic would be pretty easy to see in just about anything. Hmmmm....

[Meriwether]

I don't know of any books, movies, etc. with this theme, but my mom said something about this once that made a lot of sense. One of her elementary teachers drew a little circle on the chalkboard one time. She pointed to the inside of the circle and told the kids, "This is what you know." Then she traced the circle and said, "This is what you know you don't know. Next, she drew a larger circle to show that the more you know about something, the more you realize what you don't know.

 

I hope I wrote that clearly.

[Pamela H in Texas]

THANKS! I think I could find a painting showing THAT!