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3.4 Critical pedagogy as an education paradigm Based on my observations, the critical pedagogy paradigm was not present. This is because critical pedagogy firstly requires change of attitude from the traditional classroom whereby the teacher feeds the knowledge to the learners and they absorb the information. Teachers have this perception that using traditional methods of lecturing, asserting authority, transferring skills and knowledge to the learners is the correct approach to do the work.…

Education plays very important role in the development of human personality as well as in the development of a nation. Learning is the necessary part of education process which involves efficient us of cognitive and metacognitive process. Cognition help a person to connect in a multiple range of mental processes in order to realize the world around them. Cognitive Strategy Instruction (CSI) is an instructional approach which emphasizes the expansion of thinking as a means to enhance learning…

1. According to the text, Classroom Habitudes: Teaching Habits and Attitudes for the 21st Century, why is the imagination described as “the foundation of all thinking”? 1. Imagination is the forefather of all thinking, because without imagination, people do not have knowledge and creativity. It is considered the foundation of all thinking, because of its ability to be unlimited. Imagination has no limitations; therefore, people are able to reflect on past moments and react on present moments…

orthodox teaching methods of the school, presented through various techniques are the main characteristics that cultivate oppression. The prominent effects of being ‘trapped’ can be seen through drastic change in Neil's life over the course of the film, validating the assertion about above. The setting of the prestigious school, acting as a shackle, impedes the boys’ ability of using their imagination and expressing themselves, clearly implying that the pupils of the school feel confined.…

morality while thinking critically, we become open-minded and will not accept pre-conceived beliefs that may not be true. This is how Curren suggests that we can avoid the paradox of progressive morality. Finally, I feel that we should teach ethics in school for several reasons. As teachers, we want to create a society of critical thinkers or we want to create “reasonable citizens”. According to Curren, it is clear that there is a way to promote both critical thinking processes and morality in…

Having loving parents who can nurture you throughout your childhood stimulates growth and creates resilience. The role of parents is extremely vital. They help endorse their child’s learning career and even takes care of responsibilities, which can alter their children’s lives. While growing up, we all draw profound connections with our parents; they help us differentiate between good and wrong and to apply those meaningful lessons learned, to life. In Frankenstein, by Mary Shelley, the author…

There is so much to learn in a lifetime. We, as humans, seek experiences and strive to obtain the necessary amount of knowledge to quench our thirst for learning, while also hoping to garner wisdom along the way. In Herman Hesse's novel, Siddhartha, knowledge is said to be something that must be gained through experienced, rather than taught by a teacher. Siddhartha is a strong believer of this aspect; however, there are many lessons that he was taught from others while on his journey towards…

A Guide to Classroom Gamification Games have become an essential part in the EL classrooms. Many teachers tend to use games either to introduce the lesson, practice a piece of grammar, revise vocabularies, or even as energizers. Hence, the term gam-ifi-cation might be confused with the use of different games inside a classroom. Gamification, as defined by Claudia Pesce, "is the use of game elements and game design techniques in non-game context” ( Claudia Pesce, para. 2, n.d) In this article, I…

As a child, Weaver Prosper did not have much as his country is considered a third world country. He has experienced many issues in the United States triggered by the lack of Cultural Diversity in some areas. This is due to the lack of cultural knowledge and people not expanding to know about other cultures outside of their own country (Bucher, 2017). For example, Weaver Prosper is a Dominican. There are two countries located in the Caribbean Sea called Dominica. The Dominican Republic, which is…

When people see kids as disabled or below the average child they are automatically labeled and put off to the side because they do not have the same abilities as everyone else. In her essay “Cognitive Outlaws”, Joann Ellison Rodgers claims that children with dyslexia or other learning disabilities are not handicap and that is not how they should be defined by their mental disability but by how they perform in the classroom. She claims that the brightest minds in the world have all had some sort…