Western Standardization
Today in America, there is a new standardization of the education of a student called common core, it is explained as a tool like a staircase. Each principle learned is built upon a principle that was learned the year before. While common core state standards are being put into place to make sure every student around the country can compete or jobs and furthering their education there are still debates on the standardization in literature. In English in particular, there is a smaller debate on which books should every student read in their classes and whether or not the books should be more contemporary or classic. I think that common core should be implemented to not only to give each student a chance to compete with …show more content…
The main character Odysseus is our epic hero who took years to get back to his wife and take back his throne on the island of Ithaca. Before students learn about this epic hero they should be introduced to the Greek Mythology and the Iliad to build upon their understanding the first western civilization. Discussion about this classic epic can be a broad range of subjects including the morals of Greece and how they have changed or stayed the same in today’s culture, the importance of perseverance, staying to a goal and that one can succeed no matter the circumstance. The Odyssey raises the question of free will vs fate by asking if the actions of Odysseus’s crew where predetermined or was it free will and Odysseus’s suffering was just consequences of poor judgment. The Odyssey leans more to the idea of fate ruling us all and the gods having the free will to change fate and making humans lives miserable. The Odyssey can then become a building block for the next reading, Plato’s the Allegory of the …show more content…
The Odyssey can be taught sophomore year of high school. While Plato can be taught junior year and can teach that with the pursuit of education there are rewards and risks. Lastly, Oedipus Rex can be taught senior year of high school showing how ignorance and the pursuit of the truth may not always set you free. The three writings also will call upon student’s morals by asking each one if we are subjected to fate or free will. These three writings can also be tangible to many other books either contemporary or classic in the curriculum. With these three literature masterpieces, each student will understand a philosophical, moral and spiritual building block in their education before they
Today in America, there is a new standardization of the education of a student called common core, it is explained as a tool like a staircase. Each principle learned is built upon a principle that was learned the year before. While common core state standards are being put into place to make sure every student around the country can compete or jobs and furthering their education there are still debates on the standardization in literature. In English in particular, there is a smaller debate on which books should every student read in their classes and whether or not the books should be more contemporary or classic. I think that common core should be implemented to not only to give each student a chance to compete with …show more content…
The main character Odysseus is our epic hero who took years to get back to his wife and take back his throne on the island of Ithaca. Before students learn about this epic hero they should be introduced to the Greek Mythology and the Iliad to build upon their understanding the first western civilization. Discussion about this classic epic can be a broad range of subjects including the morals of Greece and how they have changed or stayed the same in today’s culture, the importance of perseverance, staying to a goal and that one can succeed no matter the circumstance. The Odyssey raises the question of free will vs fate by asking if the actions of Odysseus’s crew where predetermined or was it free will and Odysseus’s suffering was just consequences of poor judgment. The Odyssey leans more to the idea of fate ruling us all and the gods having the free will to change fate and making humans lives miserable. The Odyssey can then become a building block for the next reading, Plato’s the Allegory of the …show more content…
The Odyssey can be taught sophomore year of high school. While Plato can be taught junior year and can teach that with the pursuit of education there are rewards and risks. Lastly, Oedipus Rex can be taught senior year of high school showing how ignorance and the pursuit of the truth may not always set you free. The three writings also will call upon student’s morals by asking each one if we are subjected to fate or free will. These three writings can also be tangible to many other books either contemporary or classic in the curriculum. With these three literature masterpieces, each student will understand a philosophical, moral and spiritual building block in their education before they