In class today we discussed if the current education system is in need of some sort of reform. Your intitial answer was, of course, based on your personal experience. Whether or not you believe some sort of reform is needed or not a new question that arises is that of what will high school be like for the next generation? Will high school and the education system remain the same or will they both be vastly different from what we experienced?
In writing your response please refer to any of the selected readings (the education essays), Ken Robinson's "Do Schools Kill Creativity?" speech/video personal experience. Be sure that you fully explain your position. You may refer to the essay that we are currently writing in class, as well.
All responses are due by 7:30 AM on 2/16/11.
I believe that the education system should go through som reform over the next several years, likining to the system outlined by Leon Botstien in the essay "Let Teenagers Try Adulthood". It is apparent to me that it will change and the sooner the better. Our leaders and the people in charge are on a "if it aint broke, dont fix it" type of thinking, they belive that what we have now is a fully functional system preparing stduents for the future, but what is our future how can we be preparing student for the unknown in a world where technology is changing everyday and a new history book is writing itself as the days change. There is no way that we can prepare for something that we have no idea what it entails, we can not expect to advanced into a new era while sticking to ideas and coustoms of the past. Our school system will change because it must, in order to be succesful in our future and prepare us to inherit the world then it is essential to change for the better.
ReplyDeleteI think that high schools will change in the next generation. There will be new teachers that might not want to teach everything. I also think that kids will not have to learn all of the subjects that we learn now. They may learn some subjects that they are interested in like music, dance, art, and drama. Ken Robinson's video "Do Schools Kill Creativity" also relates to this. In that video he stated that education should be based on individual wants and not what the education system thinks is important to teach. He also said that creativity is more important than what we learn because that may not help us in life. I really think that high schools will change in the next generation.
ReplyDeleteYes, I think that High Schools will go through various changes in the next generation. According to the literary work " I Know why the caged bird cannot read", Prose suggests that the literature required in High School English classes is inferior and that students should be exposed to more complex books. I agree with Prose because some books like for example Night by Elie Wiesel informs us about the Holocaust. Since most of us know what the Holocaust is beforehand, therefore that takes away the value or lesson taught by these books. Also, according to the film "Do Schools Kill Creativity" by Ken Robinson, too many Schools don't offer various classes such as music, art etc. Every School should offer a variety of subjects that will keep students interested in School, not only the requires ones. Therefore, I think that the film "Do Schools Kill Creativity" by Ken Robinson and " I Know why the caged bird cannot read" by Francine Prose will influence and have a significant impact on the education system .
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ReplyDeleteIn this world, everything changes. there isn't a a fragment of reality that stays the same. If we don't change, history will always repeat itself. Schools are no exception to this. I believe that schools will change in the next decade due to the fact that humanity will continue to advance themselves causing the need to adapt. As mentioned in Ken Robinson's speech, if the college boards control the curriculum and a masters or doctorates degree guarantees a job due to its high value right now, what will happen when a higher percentage of students receive the degree, the value of that degree will go down, thus reducing job availability. Schools will change the curriculum taught in the classrooms aswell. One example can be seen in the literary piece "I know why the caged bird cannot read". This piece talks about how the books read in class are lower standard books. There is little subsistence in the passages to obtain and learn from. Another possible change will be the methods and the tools in the classrooms. According to certain tech teachers, smart devices will eventually be allowed in the schools. This may sound quite irrational but the very work that can be done on a computer can be done on these small devices. This is just an example of an adaptation and change that schools will most likely undergo. There is no telling of what the future holds, that is why we must see change if we are to inherit this world.
ReplyDeleteI believe that High Schools will go through various changes in the next generation. Essays such " I Know Why The Caged Bird Cannot Read," shows that literatures such as Shakespeare and such are being thought differently every year. Also Schools are starting to read books such as Tears of a Tiger, Night, and some other really easy books. These books are basically given around two months to read in school when it can be read and learned from 1-2 weeks. Prose expresses that students should be able to stay on top and make sure they read more complex books, and I agree with her due to the fact that we are dumbing down on books nowadays. Night teaches about the holocaust, which student should have been learning, Tears of a Tiger, which student should know that drinking and driving is bad. A film from Ken Robinson called "Do Schools Kill Creativity," express that schools should be able to teach other classes such as cooking, dance, etc. If so it will keep the interest of many to the school. So I conclude that being both more complex and more educated on other classes we make a huge impact on the education system.
ReplyDeleteYes, I believe that the education system of schools will go through various changes as the years go by. The education system is always bringing down the standard for all students so everyone is able to move on. For example, the "No child left behind act" states that no child will be left behind because of lower grades, or handicap issues of any sort. The schools will continue to lower the standard because by doing this, people who lived on because of it will think they have equal chances at success in life just like the smarter people. As far as destroying the creativity in schools according to what Ken Robinson said in his reading "Do schools kill creativity?" i believe that schools now-a-days offer whatever topics or courses people want to pursue,and will continue to be separated but unique to give people the opportunities to show their creativity, but its the dedication and the motivation of the person to take the course and to take risks that will show creativity of the person in the end.
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I believe that high school will definitely change over the years. I believe this because many people dislike the way the school system is working right now and many people would probably try to change it. As of right now the school system lowered the standards for students. They make everything easier for the students and there is no challenge for the us so thats why there are a lot of students that do nothing in school because according to the No Child Left Behind Act, no child will be left behind no matter if they do or do not do anything in class. Also according to Ken Robinson "Do Schools Kill creativity?" i believe that schools will try to make more activities available during school such as singing, dancing, art or music. So students will be able to show their creativity and it would be about what the students like and what they have fun doing and learning. This would better prepare us for the future.
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ReplyDeleteThe education system in the future will be vastly different compared to how we have it now. Having thriteen grades then secondary schooling is wasting time. Humans are maturing faster because they are being exposed to different food with different additives . In "Let Teenagers Try Adulthoold" by Leon Bolstein, it is said that the education system is meant for an older generation. Middle school isn't needed, there should only be a elementary and high school. Then after there should be a test to see if your ready to go on to secondary schooling or get a job at that point. In "Best in Class" by Margaet Talbot, she says there isn't a use for having valedictorians. The person with the highest grade would get to give a speech and this would be to show off to politicians. There were no televisions back then so this is what people did. There is no need for the position because the smart students will get rewarded anyway and it makes the struggling students feel as if there is no hope. School will change for the next generation of people. We are part of this information age. One can just go on a computer and acess the information they need in instantly. Maybe in the future everyone will use computers as a side by side learning tool. In Ken Robinson's "Do Schools Kill creativity?, he believes that we should learn to have creativity. They should add activities to let out the stress of school such as dancing, singing, acting, and music. Education needs to be ever changing to adapt to the people of that time period.
Edwin Burd's Response:
ReplyDeleteThe department of education within our nation is constantly under severe tension/hostility to bring change within our system of learning. However the board of directors in this field have ignored the requests from caring parents, disapproved of the essay's/short stories that state the education in our country is flawed and have paid little attention to smaller corporations that strive for a better method of distributing knowledge to students. The seven essay's I was assigned to read all focus on one main theme; America needs to construct a new way of learning because their are a number of errors that exist, which can prevent the future inheritors of our planet from achieving their goals and keeping order within their respected communities. Therefore, I believe that no matter how much evidence you present of our school's being deceptive, it is nearly impossible to configure an entire broad administration to change the way we are taught, after using the same procedure for several decades now. We may not see an entirely new and innovative approach to schooling for many years, or even witness this transformation ourselves because large transitions such as this, especially in a department that many people often question/are spectacle about, takes time to develop plus choose a freshly appealing system. It is likely however that small changes are sure to be made in terms of the quality of teachers and the overall variety of classes offered. Unfortunately, even these small changes may take years to fulfill, as our country's economy is suffering greatly and education is always the victim when it comes to the question of what department should receive less money/funding first. The way I see it is that our civilization is willing to accept change, although many just have a hard time adapting to different surroundings because our leaders are not applying those alterations correctly, especially by cutting the budgets from education. Moreover, I except to see the education offered in high school to remain consistent throughout my lifetime, mainly because of the determination we lack as a society to actually commit bringing in further advancement. The problem is not our selection of options for the new educational systems being offered, but more rather the mentality of actually pursuing those ideas inspired by others, instead of only hoping that these new proposals will eventually set in by themselves with no actual supportive attempts from those that are high in power.
(Unfortunately though, Bloomberg is the only one high in power, and he's kind of an a$%&@&#... :P)
In my opinion the education system will not change because their purpose is to kill creativity and save money. Solely based on Ken Robinson's "Do Schools Kill Creativity?'' video it appears that there will be no change and if there's any hostility you will be disregarded or labeled as ''different'' or simply, something's wrong with you for thinking differently. Also budget cuts are directed firstly to our school systems and in the essay ''Let Teenagers Try Adulthood'' By Leon Bo stein instead of more classes and creativity school itself is being lessened making any room for improvement on our creativity harder. In the next generation school won't be reformed but stay the same, by reformed I see creativity but that's not the case in Leon Bostein's essay.
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ReplyDeleteYes, the education system will be changing. When we look at the way modern schooling is done we are already seeing the transitions of new technology into the educational process. Allowing for more sophisticated technology to be more appropriately used in this educational environment for the benefit of learning. Though in reference to Ken Robinson's "Do Schools Kill Creativity?" we can infer that the way academics are being viewed will change. Robinson addressed a key concern of the fact that a degree isn’t good enough and you have to go back and bump that masters to a P.H.D. or Doctorate . Were moving into a time where academics seems not to be enough. This will definitely introduce a more serious concern as the education systems tries to adopt to this mode of thought. Since after all we go to school to eventual find work to make a living. Also in “Let teenagers Try Adulthood” Leon Botstein does bring up a valid point in saying that children are growing faster then ever before. Showing us how kids are hitting puberty earlier then before. (Although I do want to say there is studies that show evidence of the connect between early puberty and how the food we eat are filled with hormones that are causing this to happen).The need to allow for teenagers to go and see what life is like at an earlier age and find a career is becoming more necessary . We can also point at the fact that every year just as Francine Prose talked about in “I know why the caged bird cannot read” critical thinking books are moving down the list of must reads for high school. So it might be possible that the educational system will continue “dumb down” as the modern society become more ignorant if you will to this lazy take it easy consumerist society, at least in America.