Over the last several years, education in the United States has become a highly politicized topic in which every person has an opinion. Each individual has an idea or new improvement that will help “fix our schools”. This has led the development of No Child Left Behind, the rise of high stakes testing, and idea of nationalized standards. This has also led to a lot of buzzwords being thrown around such as “rigor”, “college readiness” and “growth mindset”. As a nation, we are losing sight of the most important factor of education- the children, who will become the future citizens of our country. With this in mind, it is easy to appreciate that the central purpose of education in the United States should be educating the whole child to become
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This philosophy stresses the needs of the learner rather than the subject. It also opposes traditional education practices such as rote learning, constant drill, and dependence on textbooks. Additionally, this view of education gives educators a model of an ideal teacher, which was presented by Nel Nodding. This ideal teacher emphasizes the importance of identifying strengths and interests of students. This leads to teachers being able to acquire an idea of how to develop curriculum for students. Nel Nodding also spoke to how teachers must adapt their behaviors for different situations and student personalities. Using this ideal teacher model will allow teachers to develop meaningful relationships and consider interests to engage a learner, which has been proven to lead to effective …show more content…
In turn this is causing students to rely on finding the correct answers instead of developing their own thought processes. It is critical for students to learn how to be thinkers and not just robots which recite back lessons and correct answers. When implementing Dewey and Goodlad’s philosophies in a classroom, it teaches students to become thinkers and doers rather than passive learners. In the world outside of the classroom, problems are not always black and white. There is an entire gray area that children will need to successfully navigate using critical thinking and processes. By focusing teaching on finding the correct answer or selecting an answer from a list of choices, students are losing the ability to make critical cognitive decisions and develop a fear of being wrong.
In summation, education should be focused educating the whole student. Students need to become active participants in their education. Curriculum should be guiding the students through an interdisciplinary combination of content, but the general lessons and function of a classroom should foster student-teacher relationships and opportunities for collaboration, problem solving, and decision making. Students need to establish the skills and experiences in order to function in society and grow up to be successful
This philosophy stresses the needs of the learner rather than the subject. It also opposes traditional education practices such as rote learning, constant drill, and dependence on textbooks. Additionally, this view of education gives educators a model of an ideal teacher, which was presented by Nel Nodding. This ideal teacher emphasizes the importance of identifying strengths and interests of students. This leads to teachers being able to acquire an idea of how to develop curriculum for students. Nel Nodding also spoke to how teachers must adapt their behaviors for different situations and student personalities. Using this ideal teacher model will allow teachers to develop meaningful relationships and consider interests to engage a learner, which has been proven to lead to effective …show more content…
In turn this is causing students to rely on finding the correct answers instead of developing their own thought processes. It is critical for students to learn how to be thinkers and not just robots which recite back lessons and correct answers. When implementing Dewey and Goodlad’s philosophies in a classroom, it teaches students to become thinkers and doers rather than passive learners. In the world outside of the classroom, problems are not always black and white. There is an entire gray area that children will need to successfully navigate using critical thinking and processes. By focusing teaching on finding the correct answer or selecting an answer from a list of choices, students are losing the ability to make critical cognitive decisions and develop a fear of being wrong.
In summation, education should be focused educating the whole student. Students need to become active participants in their education. Curriculum should be guiding the students through an interdisciplinary combination of content, but the general lessons and function of a classroom should foster student-teacher relationships and opportunities for collaboration, problem solving, and decision making. Students need to establish the skills and experiences in order to function in society and grow up to be successful