After reading parts of this manifesto, I am challenged by this disgruntled person. Education does have room to grow; how is to be seen. I believe that no matter the facility, or school those of us attend, we rise and become the people we are meant to become. Should we try to produce more than what can be produced from all individuals? I have had this conversation.....as he says we need to some of us to continue to be industrialists. Innovators and innovations will come...
As an educator, I should continue to strive, to grow, to challenge myself and those in my classroom. I look for new projects, new music, new ways to inspire and create every year. When I hit a stumbling block, I evaluate and move on.
Good for Seth, to manifest such thoughts. I encourage all people to really think about the educational process. How about thoughts from those have been the latest geniuses? Are they sharing their ideas on their education and what they would have liked better, or are they just creating and doing because that is what they were meant to do? Some are the salt, others are the pepper!
Hello! I too felt challenged by parts of the manifesto. Although there is incredible room for growth, I don't think that it is fair to discount the innovative people that have grown from the American public school system. A teacher's passion so crucial to student motivation and interest.... I just hope that the current changes to the educational process don't extinguish the flames of great educators.
ReplyDeleteI completely see what you are saying about being challenged by him. I looked at it the same way at times, but then tried to find some common ground in what he said. I guess it is not necessarily what he said that is wrong, but because we know the inner workings of education much better than him, we can easily see fault in his thoughts. He does make some valid points thought, even if I don't fully agree with all of them.
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