Great rewards and opportunities also come about while going through the process of growth and development. This is significantly demonstrated in the texts ‘Educating Rita’ by Willy Russell, ‘An Education’ by Nick Hornby and the poem ‘The Door’ by Miroslav Holub. Rita, the street-wise, fast-talking, main character of Educating Rita, embarks on an Open University course because she wants more out of her life. She is discontented- “out of step” with her husband, family and friends- and wants to learn “everything”, hoping that an education will allow her to move into a different world, one where she has some “choice” about the direction of her life. This links to the film ‘An Education’ where David is describing Jenny, “Isn’t it wonderful to find someone who wants to find out new things”.
They need me to set an example for when they get older and it’s difficult to take care of kids when you’re working dead end jobs, living check to check. I want to be able to provide for them easily and make it easy on them to go to college when they get older. I was determined to make it this time and my girlfriend
PAD 515 Week 3 Discussion Carver is missing some very basic values and attitudes. He is missing being considerate, respectful, fair, cooperativeness. The changes that Carver needs to make are numerous. The changes will be difficult for him to sustain, as they are not his “style”, but change can be achieved, as with anything, if he works on his values and attitudes. It will more than likely take his subordinates and co-workers even longer to trust that he has changed and that he will adhere to his new found values and attitudes.
She makes it clear that she knows how hard it has been for her to overcome many obstacles to get to college and be where she is at now. She comes from a family that values a good work ethic and working as a farm worker is more important than reading books and at times sacrificing education. Castellanos argues, “At a young age-between eleven and fourteen-I began my intellectual and spiritual rebellion against my parents and society. I fell in love with books and created space of my own where I could dare to dream” (pg 341). In her culture being married and having kids was her duties as a Mexican.
I felt school was not for me because I have dyslexic and, I feel people just don’t want to help me. I had to get off the self-pity and do something about my life. Returning to school should not mean you should give up your life it means you are giving your life a new outlook. Improving the things in life to make your future more brighter is priceless. I always wonder why I seem to leak learning things.
Outline the functionalist perspective on the role of education Sociological functionalist have identified education as a crucial part of the socialisation process as it transmits and reinforces society’s norms and values, prepares children for adult roles and selects young people in terms of their abilities for crucial roles. This essay outlines Durkheim’s, Parsons and Davis and Moore’s perspective on how education creates an impact on the structure of society. Durkheim’s perspective on the role that education had on society was that it shapes an individual and prepares them for the ‘real world’; beyond their comfort zone. He argued that, in complex industrial societies, schools serve a function which cannot be provided by the individuals’ family nor their peer group. For us, school is a miniature version of society as it provides us with skills that we need once we enter work or when starting a family also, the experience prepares us for interacting with members of society and the rules that society has.
Running Head: EDUCATION PHILOSOPHY AND RATIONALE Education Philosophy and Rationale Antoinette Abrams Grand Canyon University Valerie Veen EDU 215 Abstract Different educational philosophies are something that can be a useful tool for us to make a better foundation for education to stand on, and that same tool will help us as a nation to leave a better mark on education for future generations. All philosophies, when it comes to education, are unique and based on our own experiences we have had going through the educational process ourselves. In this essay, I will not only discuss my own unique educational philosophy, but I will compare and contrast my philosophy with the theories and philosophies of others from the past. My Educational Philosophy and Rationale on today’s Education. My Educational Philosophy is to educate the whole child.
Role of education Darcy Fletcher Functionalists believe education performs two contradictory functions , on one hand they believe that educations prepares children for their specialised role acquired to their skills and potential. So they can perform at the best they can at their role after education. On the contrary they believe society needs to share the same goals and outlook in order to co-operate. Functionalism is based on the view that society is a system of interdependant parts which is held together by value consensus. Durkheim argued that society has to feel a sense of social solidarity , he believes that without this form of social cohesion , society would be impossible because each person would pursue their own ‘ selfish’ desires.
This process of thinking also requires that a person gather more information, and put more thought into thinking. The three most significant things that I learned about critical thinking in this class was that first, in order to become a critical thinker, I must first be able to be an active listener. I did not know that being able to listen well to details so that I will have the right information was important to my critical thinking process. I also learned that critical thinking is a learned process and not something that you automatically do. A person has to teach and train themselves to become a good or even great critical thinker.
Best Way to Learn? Teachers are at a constant struggle to determine the best, most efficient methods of teaching, so that they may succeed in providing their students with the means to reach their absolute potential. With the technological advancements in today’s society, teachers are constantly debating whether or not to include more technological methods of teaching, methods that would better prepare students for tomorrow, rather than continuing to use traditional methods which cover a wide variety of topics that may not pertain to certain individuals. The conquering of these challenges is pivotal to the prosperous futures of America’s youth in today’s society. In order to provide students with the best education imaginable that would enable them to prosper, it is necessary to combine, or balance, both technological and traditional methods of teaching in the school environment.