Guidance
In high school, students are expected to narrow down what they would like to do for a living. By the time college applications come around, one major is chosen. Since I was in elementary school playing with Legos and Lincoln Logs, I wanted to become an architect. Though I do study architecture, during my senior year I picked up an activity after submitting college applications that could have changed my life; teaching. By becoming a peer tutor for various subjects at my high school, I felt a new appreciation for the educational world. However, I also realized the flaws of the educational system. Among the dozen students I assisted all year, an overarching theme was the deficient relationship between the student and the teacher. Additionally, the different characteristics of the students reflected what knowledge and education meant to them individually. While some students came to tutoring to basically make me do their homework, others …show more content…
When I first read it, I was completely convinced that this Nacirema tribe had some completely out of hand rituals. Then, the discussion brought to my attention that “Nacirema” backwards spells out “America” and I felt like a complete idiot. Miner writes, “They are a North American group living in the territory between the Canadian Cree, the Yaqui and Tarahumare of Mexico, and the Carib and Arawak of the Antilles. Little is known of their origin, although tradition states that they came from the east” (Miner 1). Looking at it now, this statement is obviously referring to the United States because it is between Canada and Mexico, which is so broad. Nonetheless, because I have been educated that the culture of ancient tribes is very different from my culture, it was not obvious to me that Miner was taunting Americans, not indigenous people. This shows how I utilize my knowledge with assumptions, we learn with a bias depending on the
In high school, students are expected to narrow down what they would like to do for a living. By the time college applications come around, one major is chosen. Since I was in elementary school playing with Legos and Lincoln Logs, I wanted to become an architect. Though I do study architecture, during my senior year I picked up an activity after submitting college applications that could have changed my life; teaching. By becoming a peer tutor for various subjects at my high school, I felt a new appreciation for the educational world. However, I also realized the flaws of the educational system. Among the dozen students I assisted all year, an overarching theme was the deficient relationship between the student and the teacher. Additionally, the different characteristics of the students reflected what knowledge and education meant to them individually. While some students came to tutoring to basically make me do their homework, others …show more content…
When I first read it, I was completely convinced that this Nacirema tribe had some completely out of hand rituals. Then, the discussion brought to my attention that “Nacirema” backwards spells out “America” and I felt like a complete idiot. Miner writes, “They are a North American group living in the territory between the Canadian Cree, the Yaqui and Tarahumare of Mexico, and the Carib and Arawak of the Antilles. Little is known of their origin, although tradition states that they came from the east” (Miner 1). Looking at it now, this statement is obviously referring to the United States because it is between Canada and Mexico, which is so broad. Nonetheless, because I have been educated that the culture of ancient tribes is very different from my culture, it was not obvious to me that Miner was taunting Americans, not indigenous people. This shows how I utilize my knowledge with assumptions, we learn with a bias depending on the