Education “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.” said Martin Luther King, Jr. But is intensive and critical thinking the true goal of education? There seems to be a hidden agenda that schools have to socialize students to prepare them for life as an adult. Education is a key factor in society for preparing children for the future. More learning happens in school than learning what is only on the curriculum. Education leads to progression and advancement. It is the key role in developing the minds of the next generation.
As it may seem like there is only one way and theory of viewing learning, but there are many different perspective …show more content…
In the 1990, there was a Back-to-Basics movement. The people behind this movement were pushing for a return to the traditional way of education and curriculum. In 1983, America got a wake-up call from The National Commission on Excellence in Education when they issued a report outlining the problems with the current educational system. Most of the solutions to the the problems outlines were of the bureaucratic nature. Schools started setting requirements and lengthened school days. Standardized testing came into play. Homework was given out like candy. Rules tightened and discipline was enforced. This movement changed the face of learning and …show more content…
If you have ever gone to school you know that there are the popular people, the nerds, the athletes and so on. Labels are given. There are different social status that you can achieve and this can invoke competition and contradiction. Sports as well well can prompt composition. There sprouts the competition to do better or have better scores than your classmates because your scores determine where one will go in America 's social class. Conflict is shown from the inequality in the classroom and school. Some students are given better changes and prospect. Some teachers are unconsciously biased and treat students differently based on their race, gender, intellect, social and economic status or physical attributes. There is also the difference of intelligence which brings conflict. Some are simply gifted with intelligence and others are not. Competition and discrimination
As it may seem like there is only one way and theory of viewing learning, but there are many different perspective …show more content…
In the 1990, there was a Back-to-Basics movement. The people behind this movement were pushing for a return to the traditional way of education and curriculum. In 1983, America got a wake-up call from The National Commission on Excellence in Education when they issued a report outlining the problems with the current educational system. Most of the solutions to the the problems outlines were of the bureaucratic nature. Schools started setting requirements and lengthened school days. Standardized testing came into play. Homework was given out like candy. Rules tightened and discipline was enforced. This movement changed the face of learning and …show more content…
If you have ever gone to school you know that there are the popular people, the nerds, the athletes and so on. Labels are given. There are different social status that you can achieve and this can invoke competition and contradiction. Sports as well well can prompt composition. There sprouts the competition to do better or have better scores than your classmates because your scores determine where one will go in America 's social class. Conflict is shown from the inequality in the classroom and school. Some students are given better changes and prospect. Some teachers are unconsciously biased and treat students differently based on their race, gender, intellect, social and economic status or physical attributes. There is also the difference of intelligence which brings conflict. Some are simply gifted with intelligence and others are not. Competition and discrimination