Part 3 Reflection:
I agree with Berliner’s point of view, and I believe that Matt Cadwell’s statement on page two of the text is important. Cadwell believes that “School kills curiosity. When do children get to ask questions about things that interest them? As soon as they are at primary school, they have to be quiet and learn. It’s not the teachers’ fault. They have too many things to do” (pg.2). I think this statement is important because I also believe that when kids start primary school, their curiosity is silenced. Another part of Cadwell’s statement that I agree with is that the goals that teachers set for students can sometimes discourage the children’s curiosity. When children start primary school, they realize that they need to work hard and get good grades to succeed. To help them do this, teachers give them lots of goals to achieve. Some kids might not ask questions or follow their interests because they want to focus on meeting these goals. This also goes back to the main idea that students who do well in school are often less curious. High-achieving students take their education seriously and might only ask questions about topics that will help them reach their goals.
Part 4 Rhetorical Analysis:
The article written by Wendy Berliner is meant for everyone to read, but especially for people who know about education. Berliner is not only a writer, but also a CEO of a group that helps share educational research. She wrote the article to help people understand what is good and bad about education. She chose to publish the article in The Guardian, a British newspaper with a section about education, to make it more credible. Berliner wants people to be more aware of what works and what doesn’t work in education.
Part 5 Notable Quotable:
“Promoting curiosity is a foundation for early learning that we should be emphasizing more when we look at academic achievement,” by Dr. Prachi Shah, a developmental and behavioral pediatrician at Mott, (pg. 1).
“We do need to find some time for questions during the day. There is not enough time in schools for creativity and following up on curiosity,” by Paul Howard-Jones, professor of neuroscience and education at Bristol University, (pg.2).
“School kills curiosity. When do children get to ask questions about things that interest them? As soon as they are at primary school, they have to shut up and learn. It is not the fault of teachers. They have so many targets to meet,” by Matt Caldwell, the headteacher of the nursery school, (pg. 2).
OK you start out well!
some points —
Here you write: because I also believe that when kids start primary school, their curiosity is silenced. THEN YOU STOP. ADD a sentence or two on WHY you Edwin believe curiosity is silenced. In other words. DO NOT JUST SAY YOU AGREE EXPLAIN WHY.
You do better on this part: I agree with is that the goals that teachers set for students can sometimes discourage the children’s curiosity. When children start primary school, they realize that they need to work hard and get good grades to succeed. To help them do this, teachers give them lots of goals to achieve. Some kids might not ask questions or follow their interests because they want to focus on meeting these goals. This also goes back to the main idea that students who do well in school are often less curious. [good here bc you connect different parts of the article] High-achieving students take their education seriously and might only ask questions about topics that will help them reach their goals. You could add if you observed this yourself in school. Did the kids at your school, the ones with good grades, did they ask less questions?
Remember in the Reflection I am looking for your own original thinking on schools and curiosity. It’s ok to refer to the MI’s but right away you need to shift into WHY you agree/disagree with your OWN ideas. For this article, you have direct experience bc you have been a student in public schools — tell me what you experienced around being allowed to flow your own questioning mind in your schools.
Your Rhetorical analysis needs to be much better. Did you use the questions that I gave you for the Reflection? Did you study the example Source Entries that I posted? Go back to those and study them!