As a college student we do not think a lot about what we pay for. We know we go to school to get a proper education so we can make something of ourselves, but how many times to we step back and think about what we are taught. In the Blog of Ms.Morgan Bayda she finds a video by Dan Brown called " An Open Letter to Educators" he talks about how education has changed over the years where it started out as something for only rich people to where anyone who could pay for it started. Not only that he also talks about how there are "free" ways to learn other than sitting in a classroom. She points out we are made to sit and not correspond with other students or our teachers. Both show how college truly is today. Most of the time students are passed up with no chance of getting help.
When education started out is was only made available to the rich. Over time it finally became open to those who would pay for it. Well that is the way it is today. If you are willing to pay the large amounts of money then you are granted an education. Some college students struggle to make it through too the rising cost of school. I fear that pretty soon schooling will go back to just the rich can afford it. I know I go to school and work a job and both of my parents work and it takes all ewe have to make things work. Sometimes I wonder if what I'm paying for is really worth it. Dan has a good point when he talks about for education has evolved into the same pattern.
Dan also makes a good point in the fact we are paying for education we could get off the internet. Most of what we learn in a classroom we can get for free. If there is one thing I will take away from this class is that there is so many free things for teachers online that we can not get anywhere else. If you really think about what Dan says you will realize what we sit in a class for for an hour or more we can get the same info offline. That is one of the things that many college kids do not think about. I know until I watched this video and read the blog that I did not think about it. This makes you step back and look at what you are truly paying for.
One thing that stuck out in Morgan Bayda's blog is that she says we are never really allowed as students to get help from other students in class or talk to our teachers or have something to say back to what they are saying. We are tough to sit and not challenge what our teachers tell us even though they are wrong. I know this class and my other education class are the only two that allow interaction in class and outside of class. Our teachers actually encourage it. Other than that I'm pretty much on my own. Things need to change or school is going to be a thing of the past and where will that lead us? That is one scary thought to have.
In Tom Johnson's Don't Let Them Take the Pencils Home! we look at how as teachers now a day we look at what is being done wrong instead of what is done right. So many times we are tough we are the problem, but does anyone ever try to find a solution. How many times has a teacher told us what we are doing wrong , but does not offer advice for what we should do to get it right. This to me is so frustrating when some one has the nerve to point out a problem , but will not help. As teachers we should be there to offer solutions and help any way we can. Its our job to do that right? We are there to teach our kids and help when there is a problem. This makes me think how many teachers actually go by this. I want to be one that helps my students to get better and when a problem come up make sure they have the right tools and so do I to fix the problem.
What is my sentence? Makes you stop and think about what your sentence really is. To keep from having a book or a short essay (which I think my life up to this point has been ) is a hard thing. One thing to make the rest of your life and to give you drive. I wonder how many of the worlds greatest leaders or movie stars have a sentence? As a future teacher I believe it is so important for me to have a sentence to keep my eye on the prize of being the best I can be. So what is my sentence? I want to be the one that teaches generations to reach for the start and never give up! I want to be the teacher that pushes her kids to do their best and do everything thing they have set out to do. So what is your sentence?
Yes, but Dan Brown's video does ignore an important fact about education, the "Degree". Sure he may do a lot better on his own and more power to him. However, we have an educational system and employers have their requirements and many times (especially for good paying jobs) that is a degree or some kind of proof of higher education. I certainly understand his frustration but I'm not sure abandoning the entire system is going to be productive. Of course, I could be wrong. SS
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