The Jones Wisdom

 This question can be answered in a multitude of ways depending on the perspective of the individual teacher or school system. I believe that the real question is what ISN'T worth learning? Knowledge is one of the most powerful tools in modern society. While teachers may be repressed by the school system or required teaching, I believe that it is important for teachers to fight for these children and the knowledge that they receive. For example, in null curriculum there could be a variety of bans on social history or books that do not promote the knowledge that the school system wants to feed to the children. I believe that people live in fear of individuality. The idea that someone can be bold and true to themselves and their identity can tend to scare people into wanting to erase that knowledge permanently. A prime example of this is from my favorite book of all time, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. They had a fear of the knowledge that came along with books and therefore the go...

     There is still a divide in the school system based off of economic status. However, in more recent years schools have been trying to integrate students to allow inclusion of all different communities- not just the ridiculously wealthy ones. I became more aware of the fact that suburbs encouraged segregation through the CollegeHumor video. There is still a divide due to past racism and segregation but the more that people become aware of the probably the better. I actually had no idea that suburbs encouraged segregation through fundings and racist tactics. In the video, it clearly states that schools are continuously divided due to funding. The wealthier communities are able to provide more money towards their schools, while lower income communities are not able to do so.      It is important to recognize that there is still a divide in the school system. However, there are certain school districts across the United States that are willingly to provide ...

      Educational philosophies will vary between each individual educator. The way these philosophies impact a classroom setting will depend on the specific philosophy. After taking the inventory assessment, I found that the philosophy I most related to was social reconstructionism. I personally find importance in students recognizing social injustices and inequality within society. Naturally I want my students to be able to learn basic core material, but I do not believe that we are raising future workers; I don't believe in the idea that students should be taught just to gain work in their future. It is important that students are able to have a firm grasp on their personal values, even if said values go against what is considered traditional. Students should also be involved in their learning process as they are sure to know what method works best for them. I also believe in the idea that students should be able to learn histories of all origins, not just the trad...