The class discussion about symbology and frame of reference lead me to contemplate a few issues. Early into the class, a student was asked by another to draw a house on the board. She drew a square house with a pointed roof and four windows. The class and I agreed that the drawing was indeed the quintessential "house". While young and first grasping the concept of symbology, our teachers had probably cultivated a similar frame of reference for us. It leads me to wonder what else (what understanding of the world and reality) was engrained in me at a young age that I may not be conscious of...