Reflective Essay On Education And Remediation Paradigm

Reflective Essay Paradigm is a word that I have never came across until reading about them in this class. A paradigm is the way we see the world in terms of how we perceive, understand and interpret the world. Everyone has their own views about which paradigm is the best and works well for them. With paradigms comes shifts which is change from one paradigm to another. There are three paradigms for how teachers should interact with students and their families. The first one is the separation paradigm which means that the parents give the responsibility of their child 's education to the school and makes the school responsible for their children’s results. I experienced this in my high school child development class with the preschool. There was a student who would act out in class and would never do his work so my teacher got in contact with his parents about this and blamed in on the schools program and my teacher. I do not agree with this one for the reason that it puts all the blame on the teacher and gives no responsibility to the parents. …show more content…
The teacher is the professional and is fully responsible for the success or failure of the child and the parents are in charge of the child 's social development. My mom and sister experienced this when my sister was in elementary school. Chelsie, my sister, had learning problems and her teachers dictated what she should be taught and told my mom what my sister should be learning in school. I do not agree with this one either, because the teachers think they know what is best for the child and does not let the parents give input on their child’s