Reflective Journals: Gert Biesta
In this article ‘No Education without Hesitation: Exploring the Limits of Educational Relations’, Gert Biesta stresses the importance teacher-student relationship and the ability to maintain learning without hesitating. However, one of the major drawbacks that come with the relationship between the teacher and the student is the likelihood that they may over-relate hence compromise space for education to take place. According to Gert, majorly, this occurs when the teacher tries to dig too much of a student`s information such that they get too close to each other. The risk that comes with too much closeness is that the education may tend to lose its significance especially when the teacher focuses more on the relational dimensions (Gert, 2012, p.1). The argument provided by Gert Biesta rhyme with those provided by Macmillan and Garrison’s erotetic education in that they both recognize the importance of communication in education. One of the major aspects of erotetic education is communicative competencies which ensure that students are able to dialogue effectively as part of improving their relationship. For instance, question sessions ensure that the dialogue is lively and is maintained all through the learning process. They believe that a teacher should teach students so that they can be able to generate questions which the teacher would then clarify on. According to Gert, the English language is inadequate in its distinction in that it is
In “The Other Education” written by, author, David Brook he describes a secondary form of education. He describes the secondary/emotional form of education as an education that is served indirectly as compared to a scholastic education which is direct. In scholastic education a teacher provides students with information directly, explains how one should process it and the class moves on to the next subject. Brook states that a secondary education is a “byproduct of the search of pleasure, and the learning is indirect and unconscious”. (Brooks 2011) Meaning that the learning that takes place outside of the normal educational setting is
3. The author compares today’s school system to that of the past, which concerned itself with teaching students,
As a trainee teacher studying andragogy, with the view to work within the offender learning, it is important that I consider and have a full understanding about how I am to communicate with my students and remain open
In her essay “On Becoming Educated” Jay Castro discusses her first experience and with, thoughts on, feminism. She continues to contribute feminism throughout her essay as she talks about her life during school and during her teaching years. As I read this I can relate to some of the events she talks about but I also came to disagree with some parts.
Effective communication is key to developing and then maintaining relationships at all levels of teaching because the pupils have to be able to understand the messages that are being conveyed.
After meticulously analyzing the relationship between students and teachers, Freire came to a grim conclusion, claiming “Education is suffering from narration sickness” (57). Already, in the first paragraph, Freire gets straight to his work’s purpose. He defines this sickness as the loss of knowledge coming from the verbal sharing of information. When a teacher narrates information to students, the students lose the ability to truly learn what the teacher is teaching. Without the experience received from answering a question themselves, it is impossible for a student to genuinely understand a concept.
In “The Shock of Education: How College Corrupts” Alfred Lubrano uses his personal experience with college education and his parents to come up with the statement: “Every bit of learning takes you further from your parents". In his writing, he goes over how his eyes were first opened to the idea that school could bring you further from your parents, when he read a book titled “Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez”, where the writer was quoted as saying: “Home life is in the now, school life exists on an altogether different lane, with an eye towards the future”. Alfred’s belief throughout his article is that school brings you to a reality that separates and distances you from your parents and home-life.
In James Baldwin’s article “A Talk to Teachers” he utilizes paradox, tone, and anecdote to persuade the audience that an educational system where students are taught the true meaning of American history and identity must be established in order to create a society where people of all races contribute their ideals to society.
Education may be the mold of our future, but the mold behind education is teachers. Behind all intelligent students lays a common factor, teachers. This paper will be focused on the discourse community which lays within the walls of James Bowie Elementary in Richardson, Texas. From interviews and observations to external research, I have been able to find and understand the most important aspect of this chosen community, communication. Communication is a vital role in this community because not only is it the way that they communicate with their peers, but when teachers communicate with each other they are showing their students how to do it. To begin, I brainstormed about my knowledge of this community. From the time I was a child to now,
Throughout the span of the past few weeks I have traversed the globe, visiting several countries and regions, only to realize that although new methods develop, language as a way of expressing ones self has remained the most effective. Despite this fact, language still has its pitfalls. Neil Postman, in his essay “Defending Against the Indefensible,” outlines seven concepts that can be used to aid a student in better understanding the language as a means of communication. He describes how modern teaching methods leave a student vulnerable to the “prejudices of their elders”, further stating that a good teacher must always be skeptical. He urges teachers of all subjects to break free from traditional teachings as
Teaching is highly dependent on communication. This is made clear by Simonds and Cooper (2014) suggesting that teaching and learning is impossible without communicating, communication is inevitable in an educational environment. Outstanding teachers display effective communication, it is the basis of their teaching reputation as well as the basis of their rapport with students, parents, colleagues and others (Simonds and Cooper, 2014). “3.5 Use effective classroom communication” and “7.3 Engage with the parents/carers” (Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL), 2014) the two standards listed require the effective implementation of communication, highlighting that it is impossible to be a successful teacher in and out
Throughout the span of the past few weeks I have traversed the globe, visiting several countries and regions, only to realize that although new methods develop, language as a way of expressing ones self has remained the most effective. Despite this fact, language still has its pitfalls. Neil Postman, in his essay “Defending Against the Indefensible,'; outlines seven concepts that can be used to aid a student in better understanding the language as a means of communication. He describes how modern teaching methods leave a student vulnerable to the “prejudices of their elders';, further stating that a good teacher must always be skeptical. He urges teachers of all subjects to break free from traditional teachings as
Good communication is a criterion that sets many students apart in terms of traits. This is useful when building any form of rapport between them and the lecture or tutor. A student that respectfully communicates has also come out as self-motivated and is more likely to get more help from the teacher since their problems are aired out effectively. Students that do not communicate can be misjudged and mistaken for lack of motivation and self-confidence. In addition, students who are good communicators are made, not born (Floyd, 2013).
This book has so much information of our lack of education, not only in the United States but internationally. It lists you 15 problems with many secondary causes. I’m focusing in only three chapters including chapters 9 and10.In chapter 9, Ilia M. Sinagatullin targets the neglect of strong basic education. Stating that not many have the opportunity to have a secondary education. Secondary education basically means anything after high school. Many join the workforce right after and many especially the woman stay at home as housewives. Many do not consider continuing their education upon graduating high school. In the same chapter she states how students that do continue for the education believe that they will just enter school and learn. Most
With the development of living standard in society, studying aboard has become more and more popular. Not only because of English as the world language is an agent to connect countries, but also speaking English fluently will be beneficial for the future personal development. In order to study oversea smoothly, the first step is to go through the language--English. Generally speaking, English has been divided into two different types according to the purposes which are English for Academic Purpose (EAP) and General English (GE). It is obvious that EAP teaches the knowledge which will be suitable for a higher education whereas GE is mainly focus on daily communications. Therefore, the teaching style or perhaps teacher’s role in the class is also different. In this essay, the writer will illustrate two different classifications by Harmer and Scrivener, after compare and contrast the two the teacher’s role, the writer will select one of the classification and justify it. Finally, the chosen classification will be put into practice ( justifying with the radios provided).