Education is a term of not just academic or social aspects, it is about politics.
Ira Shor's article, "Empowering Education Critical Teaching for Social Change", is definitely an example of politics in education. Ira Shor writes and publishes this article to explain why teachers disagree on what curriculum they should follow by their school district. He offers a strong pedagogy for teachers. It also exhibits suggestions for teachers on how to transform approaches toward critical thinkings.
As I would like to talk a little bit about Shor's Article, I will extensively comment on Shaelyn's arguments about the article.
#1: Shaelyn's argument on "teacher and student" mutual respect
I believe that Shaelyn did a really nice job with arguing on how school classrooms should be places where you would get involved in a discussion with a teacher about your education. I think this a good thing because it should allow students to have more of a say in what they are learning. Students would have more of an interest in going to school and to learn. To back this up, I chose a quote from page 24 on Shor's article saying, "The authoritarian traditional curriculum itself generates bad feelings which lead many students to resist or sabotage the lessons." This quote shows how students act out when they don't agree with a teacher's bad curriculum. This quote goes to show that giving students more of a say shall avoid negative feelings toward the teacher and the curriculum
#2: Shaelyn's memory on her past education (Pre-College Memories)
In conclusion, I really liked Shaelyn's post overall because I liked comparing educational memories with hers. I also liked how her blog made me think about how teachers and students should have mutual respect for each other. For the article, I liked how Shor's argument toward a good education for students and how we should allow students to be in an open discussion with teachers. To wrap this up, I believe that both Shaelyn and Shor did a really nice job at making their arguments about education.
Great work Ryan! I also found Shaelyn's blog to be very strong and interesting so I created an extended blog based on hers as well. I also felt the same about her arguments and believe it is important for students to have a say in their learning. I also like how you supported the arguments that she pulled out of the text with your own explanations and quotes. Great work!
ReplyDeleteYo Ryan, I always appreciate your enthusiasm and energy in your work and in class. Your quote made me think of the old saying, "you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink". If the students aren't receptive to the curriculum the teacher has little power other than to dole out low grades, in which no one wins. Keeping them engaged would be the best plan if possible.
ReplyDeleteThank you for using my blog post, you did a great job!
ReplyDeleteGreat work Ryan! You always do a great job setting up your page! I love that you always put a picture of the author on each post. I also like how you added your points in the post! Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteYou have very strong and powerful opening statment that really hooks the reader, I love it! You always provide strong quotes and awesome pictures to go along with your point.
ReplyDeleteHey Ryan! I think you did a great job on this post. I love how you tribute the authors by including their pictures, which is something I haven't really seen anyone else include in their blogs. I can tell you have a lot of passion, and I really appreciate that. Nice work!
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