John Dewey, an American philosopher who greatly influenced the educational process, would be very disappointed in today’s educational system. Dewey’s belief in education is that one should learn the subjects that he or she is interested in and believes in, and today’s educational process is nowhere near that. Even though our technology has immensely increased over the years, our educational system has immensely decreased.
When the early philosophers were creating the learning process, they would have never wanted education to evolve into what it is now. They wanted education to be a privilege. They wanted education to be enjoyable. They wanted education to be a place where adolescents could freely express themselves. They wanted education to be based on learning what one wants to learn. However, over the past years, education has grown further and further away from that. …show more content…
He discusses the dominance of varsity athletics. I do agree that athletics is a priority in pretty much every school, and there is a reason for that. I play the maximum amount of sports that I possibly can, that is offered at my school for a girl; I am a basketball player, softball player, cheerleader, and track runner. Sports are teaching me so many more life lessons than school, such as: to be competitive, to be tough, to work together as a team with other people, to be on time, to listen to others input beside my own, and to always want to make myself better. Also, he wants to abolish high school by starting at a younger age and completing high school at a different age. He says, “Young people should graduate at 16 rather that 18.” (Botstein). I disagree with this belief, as well. High school will be some of the worst and best days of your life. The bad days will teach you to appreciate the good days. Also, some people at 16 are nowhere near mature enough to
When the early philosophers were creating the learning process, they would have never wanted education to evolve into what it is now. They wanted education to be a privilege. They wanted education to be enjoyable. They wanted education to be a place where adolescents could freely express themselves. They wanted education to be based on learning what one wants to learn. However, over the past years, education has grown further and further away from that. …show more content…
He discusses the dominance of varsity athletics. I do agree that athletics is a priority in pretty much every school, and there is a reason for that. I play the maximum amount of sports that I possibly can, that is offered at my school for a girl; I am a basketball player, softball player, cheerleader, and track runner. Sports are teaching me so many more life lessons than school, such as: to be competitive, to be tough, to work together as a team with other people, to be on time, to listen to others input beside my own, and to always want to make myself better. Also, he wants to abolish high school by starting at a younger age and completing high school at a different age. He says, “Young people should graduate at 16 rather that 18.” (Botstein). I disagree with this belief, as well. High school will be some of the worst and best days of your life. The bad days will teach you to appreciate the good days. Also, some people at 16 are nowhere near mature enough to