The Importance Of Contextual Explanation In Education

In today’s modern society, you can learn a lot about someone simply through observation. How their interactions and behavior are demonstrated can reveal contextual explanations about their experiences and the way they live their lives. Contextual explanation, as a sociological idea, is defined as the environmental factors that can explain or justify an individual’s life experiences. These particular explanations directly support public ideas, which cover the basis of environmental influence in a person’s life, some of which may include where a individual went to college, were they grew up as a child, and what kind of people they surrounded themselves with.

Because contextual explanations define the behaviors of everybody, I would like to explain the reason why I intend to study in law school after my time here at Penn State. I certainly have not always been interested in law, especially before my senior year of high school. In fact, I had friends, as well as one teacher, who told me that this idea would be a terrible fit for my personality and that I should just scrap it. What these people failed to realize, however, is that I want to do this for so much more than a high salary, great benefits, or prestige that comes with having a Juris Doctor; I want to do this for others. The two factors that really led to this decision are 1. my family situation as a child, and 2. the best friend that I’ve made since I’ve been at school.

As I reflect on the twenty years of my life, my