Chapter 7 Response

February 10, 2010 Aboyd20

Although I wasn’t too sure where this text was going at first, I soon found out very quickly about the author’s intention to question the educational systems in place as well as the underlying elements being taught. I agreed with a majority of the text and even liked the fact that the author posed questions, such as: what education means, and how it could be conducted differently? These specific questions really got me thinking about what is being taught to students in class today.

We want students to be able to make contributions to society, so we, in turn, need to provide them with the adequate tools to do this. For example, when talking about the First Amendment, have the students give their interpretation of this statement. The text said for students to make provisions to the amendment and explain why they changed or kept specific pieces of it. Being able to think critically (even with something as simple as the First Amendment) is important for students in order to formulate their own thoughts and ideas about issues and topics that may arise throughout their lives.

Also, another good point within the reading had to do with the use of technology. Is technology a good thing or a bad thing? How has it affected the world and how our “sense” of the world? Personally, I think technology proves to be a helpful resource majority of the time. Yet, it all depends on the user and those that abuse technology and its uses give it a bad name. I do believe our perspective on the world and how we view it has changed dramatically because of technology. Due to the rise in the use of technology (especially in the classroom), we want information and we want it fast. There is no more thrill of the search or debating on answer—you simply google it and problem solved.

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