This week in class, we discussed the purpose of education. In the three hour period, I do not think that we came to an answer. It clearly shows that many of us have different ideas on what the purpose of education is. For those of us who are considered to be from affluent schools, our idea is that we need education to get the best job possible. The only way to achieve our goals is to continue our education as far as we can take it. For others, it was a very different idea. TO be perfectly honest, I do not understand what their point is. Many people complained that they were not told to think outside of the box. I found this to be an interesting statement because I do not think I was ever told to do this either. Here, my point is that people are not necessarily told what the purpose of education is, rather we must take education into our own hands otherwise you will be left behind.
The other part of the class that I found interesting was the topic of parents involvement in their child's education. I believe that parent involvement in education DOES play a role in the achievement of their children. I think the more a parent is involved, the better of the child is. "The research overwhelmingly demonstrates that parent involvement in children's learning is positively related to achievement." This statement is the taken from the following website showing that parents positively influence their children. On this note, it is important to look at schools both affluent and inner-city. It has been shown that children are more likely to have both parents in their life coming from affluent areas as opposed to inner-city areas. This also shows that parents have a direct influence on their child's education. Since this is a problem, would it not be smart to attack this issue at hand? To educate parents that they really do hold their child's success in their hands.
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2 comments:
Is there a level playing field for all people in America, who want to work hard, to succeed?
Yes, many of us do have different ideas. I think that is good though. It helps us to appreciate just how big this problem is. It is a complex problem that many highly trained professionals haven't yet been able to rectify. I guess it makes sense that we won't solve all the problems in our class. :D
I like what you had to say about parental involvment. It is so crucial to the success of our children. The problem is figuring out how to see to it that all children get the help and reinforcment they need from their parents. I'm not sure how we could achieve that. Maybe after school mentoring could work.
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