Even though we
had the Fenstermacher and the Biesta texts, we had many other readings in this
class. I still love “Edwin and Phyllis”. I felt that it was so contradicting
and negative that it made me want to push on through to becoming a teacher even
more. It was a way of showing us the negative sides to teaching. I feel that I
have thought through many of those negative areas of teaching before.
There were
definitely some interesting and challenging readings throughout the semester.
There were even some controversial readings, like the critical race theory
pieces and I felt that the “Feministic Pedagogy” readings could have caused
quite a contradiction within our classroom. I liked the different readings.
They all had their own little qualities that made me like and/or dislike them.
They were all informative though, no matter if I was a fan of them or not.
Another reading
that I really liked was Kohn’s “’Well, Duh!’ – Ten obvious truths we shouldn’t
be ignoring”. This article was a quick read but it made me think. I liked how
it took simple things about education that may easily be overlooked because
they are so simple. It made me think about how the homework I may be giving my
students can keep them from other areas of development. Also, the way that it
talked about having memorization in teaching and learning. Just because you can
memorize and regurgitate does not mean you are smart or even that you are
learning. I think the simpleness of the article is what made me look deeper at
it. That concept makes me think of the Montessori chapter we just read. The
“Well, Duh!” article stayed simple and clear to its purpose. I felt that it was
just a good article.
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