Memorization in Education Essay

“Banking” Concept of Education” which was first published in Portuguese in 1968. Freire wrote, the students are not called to know, but to memorize the contents narrated by the teacher. Nor do the students practice an act of cognition, since the object towards which that act should be directed is the property of the teacher rather than a medium evoking the critical reflection of both teacher and students. ( Freire p 222). In other words, the student is learning only by memorization and is not…

Out of all 5 of my talents, Learner describes me the best. As cliché as it may sound, I really have a passion for learning. But my passion for learning extends far past just the usual sitting in class taking notes, or the usual memorization of subjects, instead it really reaches out to deeper depths where I really seek to master everything that is put into my head. I am not okay with only touching base on subjects or barely treading the surface of topics, rather I have to really dive into the…

Pratt’s and Freire’s idea on the Educational System The education many Americans receive today isn’t very helpful. When there is a test that needs to be studied for teachers tell the kids what they are going to need to know. Therefore, kids simply memorize the information for that one test and once it’s over the information quickly leaves the students’ heads. This is what our education has been reduced to. We no longer take the time to understand or realize what we’re reading. We just memorize…

In Pamela Petty’s The Baby and the Bathwater: A Tale of Standards and Storytelling, she made the argument that the practice of storytelling needs to play a more integral part in today’s education system. According to Petty, the process of telling stories helps students retain knowledge and learn course material through the use of interesting tales not found in textbooks or through the use of technology. By using storytelling in different forms (music, poems, books, oral stories, etc.), educators…

William does not have to perform hard labor to support his family; his father works in the thriving manufacturing industry of the city and earns just enough to support his family. Instead, William is free to attend school. His parents, realizing that education was of actual value, enrolled their son in public school system in the hopes of giving him a better future. Though he knows how to speak English, William struggles to read or write, does not know basic grammar or arithmetic, and lacks a…

Steven Johnson’s Ted Talk was right on the concepts of Connectivism. As the saying goes, “No man is an island.” Good ideas come from shared thoughts from different people. We sometimes rely on other people to create new ideas. Johnson said that “a new idea is a new network of neurons firing and synch with each other inside your brain.” We get a new idea (aha! moment) from something that already exists. Jane Mcgonigal explains that we see clues or signals that lead to developing future forecasts…

60/20, and 90/30. The first number is the number of days that the students and teachers are in school; and the second number is the number of days of their break. The multitrack system can help each school expand its seating capacity("Year-Round Education Program Guide"). I think the school system should change to all year school because the effective use of the school building. During this three months of summer break, many schools go…

music lessons. With budget cuts on the rise, children are being cheated out of quality music education, even though it has been proven to pair well with academics. Though the education system may greatly emphasize on high test scores for one’s overall success, the benefits of high test scores are certainly outweighed by its costs to a quality music education for each and every student. International education systems value high test scores, however, fail to acknowledge the parallel between…

Teachers alone are not responsible for changing those acquired individual attributes without the support and influence of their family members and their own willingness to learn. As I believe that education does not just takes place only in schools but also takes place outside the school environment such as their homes and outdoors. The social and cultural practices of the family play a significant role in his or her academic success and degree attainment. Teachers can help you learning, but…

the newest budget cuts. More often than not, the answer revolves around one thing only. “Because of recent loss of funds, we must cut arts education from the system.” To some, this idea may seem absurd. To some, the idea is reasonable. They question the importance of the arts in the lives of students and find it an easy item to mark off the list. But arts education provides an outlet for creativity, produces well-rounded and academically inclined students, and even helps to lessen the negative…