Furthermore, Delbanco’s views on education agrees with other educational writers, such as Jean Anyon’s, stances. Anyon was professor of educational policy in the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and wrote about the five elementary schools she observed. Anyon argues that education is not equalized, but is differentiated by social class, as she wrote, “The ‘hidden curriculum’ of schoolwork is tacit preparation for relating to the process of production in a particular way...In the contribution to The reproduction of unequal social relations lies if your radical meeting and social consequence of classroom practice” (Anyon 178). Delbanco agrees with Anyon that not everyone has enough money to receive the same, good education.
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Gatto was a teacher for New York public schools for over two decades, New York City Teacher of the Year and New York State Teacher of the Year in 1991. Gatto argues that children need to embrace solitude, as he wrote, “Challenger kids with plenty of solitude so that they can learn to enjoy their own company, to conduct their inner dialogues” (Gatto 149). Delbanco agrees with John Taylor Gatto’s 2003 “Against School” article that today’s college students are needy and constantly need to be with someone especially when it comes to social media. The importance of his agreement with Gatto is that it is clear that since the invention of technology, it has become a constant escape from reality. It 's effect cause less self reflection and, therefore, less knowledgeable people. He points out that today’s students are too focused on technology to reflect on themselves, as he writes, “They live in an ocean of digital noise, logged on, online, booted up, as the phrase goes, 24/7, linked to one another through an arsenal of gadgets that are never powered down” (Delbanco 226). His metaphor of “an ocean of digital noise” emphasizes how industrialized and unnatural the world has become. He believes that people need to be in solitude rather than fear being alone, which only allows for people to have more anxiety. Students need to find peace in their own solitude rather than anxiety and fear. Delbanco adds to this point that children need to be pushed out of their comfort zones and challenged in more way that just socially. He reinforces the purpose of education to challenge oneself as he writes, “I did not argue with other children even when I disagreed. However, Bowdoin forced me to reconsider ‘the answer’ and reach beyond my comfort zone” (Delbanco 222). This example is a logos appeal to the audience in a cognitive rationalization. College students
Gatto was a teacher for New York public schools for over two decades, New York City Teacher of the Year and New York State Teacher of the Year in 1991. Gatto argues that children need to embrace solitude, as he wrote, “Challenger kids with plenty of solitude so that they can learn to enjoy their own company, to conduct their inner dialogues” (Gatto 149). Delbanco agrees with John Taylor Gatto’s 2003 “Against School” article that today’s college students are needy and constantly need to be with someone especially when it comes to social media. The importance of his agreement with Gatto is that it is clear that since the invention of technology, it has become a constant escape from reality. It 's effect cause less self reflection and, therefore, less knowledgeable people. He points out that today’s students are too focused on technology to reflect on themselves, as he writes, “They live in an ocean of digital noise, logged on, online, booted up, as the phrase goes, 24/7, linked to one another through an arsenal of gadgets that are never powered down” (Delbanco 226). His metaphor of “an ocean of digital noise” emphasizes how industrialized and unnatural the world has become. He believes that people need to be in solitude rather than fear being alone, which only allows for people to have more anxiety. Students need to find peace in their own solitude rather than anxiety and fear. Delbanco adds to this point that children need to be pushed out of their comfort zones and challenged in more way that just socially. He reinforces the purpose of education to challenge oneself as he writes, “I did not argue with other children even when I disagreed. However, Bowdoin forced me to reconsider ‘the answer’ and reach beyond my comfort zone” (Delbanco 222). This example is a logos appeal to the audience in a cognitive rationalization. College students