The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum - View Single Post - Do you feel you learn more from Tolkien and the Downs than School?

Eruwen · 04-08-2003, 05:20 PM

Well I've only been "learning" from Tolkien for a few years now, but I can definitly see a difference in my knowledge skill. Let me clarify...

At school, I feel like I only have to listen to be able to pass. I don't really want to learn. I pretty much only do it to get a good grade and please my parents. On the Downs, I am able to learn freely. I have learned parts of many languages as well as writing techniques, history, and different sorts of things. With being able to read and learn on my own, I don't feel so pressured into things. So in a way, yes, I have been able to learn and comprehend many more things from the Downs and Tolkien than at school.

Is that a good thing? And to think about it, if I hadn't had gotten interested in LOTR, where would I be now?

04-08-2003, 05:20 PM	#3
Eruwen Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 892	Well I've only been "learning" from Tolkien for a few years now, but I can definitly see a difference in my knowledge skill. Let me clarify... At school, I feel like I only have to listen to be able to pass. I don't really want to learn. I pretty much only do it to get a good grade and please my parents. On the Downs, I am able to learn freely. I have learned parts of many languages as well as writing techniques, history, and different sorts of things. With being able to read and learn on my own, I don't feel so pressured into things. So in a way, yes, I have been able to learn and comprehend many more things from the Downs and Tolkien than at school. Is that a good thing? And to think about it, if I hadn't had gotten interested in LOTR, where would I be now?