Part 3 Reflection
After reading “Schools Kill Curiosity,” I completely agree with the author’s argument that the education system can stifle curiosity and creativity in students. To combat this, I think that project-based learning is a fantastic solution. By allowing students to work on real-world problems and giving them the freedom to explore their own interests and ideas, they become more engaged in their learning and are encouraged to think creatively. Additionally, incorporating more creative subjects like art, music, and drama into the curriculum could help to foster a sense of curiosity and promote innovation. I believe that we need to shift away from a rigid, standardized education system and instead create an environment that encourages exploration and creativity.
Part 4- Rhetorical Analysis
The article “Schools Kill Curiosity” employs a persuasive writing style to argue that the education system often fails to promote curiosity and creativity in students. As an opinion piece or editorial, the author can express their beliefs on the topic and uses statistics to appeal to the reader’s emotions and logical reasoning. The author’s credentials are not stated, but they show a deep understanding of education through using specific examples. The article’s overall purpose is to raise awareness about the negative effects of the current education system and to advocate for changes that will better support students’ natural curiosity and creativity. .
Part 5- Notable Quoteables
“Promoting curiosity in children, especially those from environments of economic disadvantage, may be an important, under-recognised way to address the achievement gap. Promoting curiosity is a foundation for early learning that we should be emphasising more when we look at academic achievement.” Paragraph 7
“When you visit schools in many parts of the world it can be difficult to remember they are full of active, intellectual children, because no one is talking about their inner mental lives.” Paragraph 11
“When teachers teach young children not to ask questions, it is not surprising that high-performing students studied by American researchers in 2013 were found to be less curious, because they saw curiosity as a risk to their results” Paragraph 12
Good on the Reflection: I like that you argued for education to have a different emphasis — Good Job on showing your own original thinking.
In the Rhetorical Analysis. The genre is Feature Article and not opinion editorial. Look how the author brings in many different research studies as evidence that schools kill curiosity. That means she is using logic or LOGOS. She is presenting empirical evidence from the research studies. It’s a FACTUAL piece, not a persuasive piece. Will see when you find your second source which will be an Op-ed that the op-ed genre is really persuasive and that there the author will be trying to convince you of her/his viewpoint. In this article on the contrary Berliner refrains from giving any of her own opinion, just uses the facts from the research to make her point that Schools Kill Curiosity.
You need to give the facts on Berliner and there are RIGHT THERE IN THE PIECE. She is the author of the book (give the title). YOu need to google facts on Guardian and explain your reasoning why we should trust it as a a reliable source.
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You write: a persuasive writing style to argue [it is not persuasive, it is logical and objective] that the education system often fails to promote curiosity and creativity in students. As an opinion piece or editorial, the author can express their beliefs [Berliner is NOT espressing her own iideas; she is presenting empirical facts from the research] on the topic and uses statistics to appeal to the reader’s emotions [stats do NOT appeal to emotion] and logical reasoning [yes the research results that she presents would appeal to the reader’s sense of logical reasoning]. The author’s credentials are not stated … [but they are stated and if they are not, then it is your job to google to find out about the author and your job to find out about the newspaper The Guardian].