What is a true education? The
answer to this question is entirely subjective. One can argue that serving a
true education is indoctrinating students with unnecessary memorization of material;
others may claim that a true education is served by teaching students practical
techniques and skills. A true education involves a student acquiring problem
solving skills and information applicable and useful to real life situations.
To some extent,
schools do provide a true education. When one is in elementary school, one is
taught the basics of every core subject; this is not unnecessary. They do their
best to set a good foundation for the students’ future. Students should know
the basics of English, math, history, and science. Middle school education
follows, teaching a student the same subjects in more detail. High school
continues, where a student will begin to read more books, solve more problems,
and unfortunately memorize more dates and ‘key terms’. Memorization is not what
should be taught to serve the goals of a true education. Understanding procedures
and the process of an analysis are key. This is what will help a student in the
future with real experiences. One needs to learn about history so it does not
repeat itself; English literature tells stories and life lessons; math teaches
how to solve problems; science demonstrates how and why a process occurs the
way it does. These are still part of a true education. For a student to make an
argument, they need logos as proof, and this information provides the logos.
What a student learns inside the walls of a classroom is not the only thing a
true education consists of. A true education consists of a student experiencing
events and solving problems themselves. Many times they will not succeed, but
that is not what a true education is. Though a school tries its hardest to
provide and serve the goals of a true education, they will never be able to
succeed. The goals of a true education are reached when a student, in their own
environment, decides to apply skills taught in a classroom. Unfortunately, a
school can only do so much to provide a student a true education; it is
ultimately up to the student whether or not they want to reach the full
potential of an education.
I agree with what you are saying Tamar, but unfortunately memorization is widely used. The immense vocabulary you used was outstanding and I enjoyed your diction and syntax. Our viewpoints are not all that different but my perspective varies just a little, but by reading and fully comprehending your post, I completely get where you are coming from and I concur.
ReplyDeleteWow Tamar, very nicely written. Your vocabulary was outstanding and very expanded; this helped to better understand your view of the topic. I agree that there are many different types of viewpoints towards this subject, but you described yours in a very well written, mature and greatly explainedmanner. Wonderful job.
ReplyDeleteWhile reading your post I think I was most captivated by the vocabulary you used. This post was incredibly organized. Many of our opinions are similar, but I believe that for the most part our whole generation has a mindset like yours. However, as you had mentioned it is each individual’s duty to reach their full potential. Outstanding post!
ReplyDeleteOutstanding work Tamar! Your vocabulary was remarkable and helped me better understand your blog. I am glad that you mentioned how there are many different viewpoints in which one could look at this from. It helps the reader understand that with each viewpoint comes a different opinion about the topic.
ReplyDeleteWow, great job Tamar! I agree that with this topic, people will have varying viewpoints and different perspectives. Your blog was very clear, and well written. Your choice of words and sentence structures were very organized. I really enjoyed reading your post! Great job!
ReplyDeleteTamar! I totally agree. This is a very subjective topic and everyone can have their own interpretations. However, I totally agree with you! Memorization should definitely not be taught to serve the goals of true education. There is nothing much we can do about the education system other than writing about how we feel about it. You wrote nicely, and put all your thoughts in an organized way. Great work!
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