Four Education Traditions Essay

I have never considered myself to be someone who has the potential to be an educator, although I’ve always held high opinions of my teachers and instructors. Witnessing their different styles and attitudes I knew I couldn’t live up to the dedication that they all have for their craft. As we have examined the four pillars of educational traditions, I’ve asked myself when I may have experienced that set of values during my own education. I have attempted to put myself in the shoes of the educators who have shaped my journey through this country 's public school system. In the following I would like to examine where I feel the four education traditions can be combined and dismantled into a more rounded experience for both students and educators. In my opinion the key to evolving the education landscape is finding the ideals that can bridge the gaps and chasms that divide the proponents of these pedagogy.
Throughout my education I can see the calling card of the conservative education tradition. As I looked back upon my education the word conservative would have been how I would have I initially summarized the experience. My experience with education at the professional level is nearly nonexistent, but as my understanding of the various schools of education thought has progressed, I can now …show more content…
With the increasing pace of technological change the critical tradition roles becomes increasingly important. Questioning the existing structures needs to be accelerated to the same pace as the changes that guide those structures. Growth and change take root with ease in younger generations. There is need to foster that inherent acceptance of difference within the changing education landscape. With the increased emphasis my education model would place on the journey of growth taken by an individual there is an increased need to emphasis how the individual relates to the world at