Part 3 Reflection –
In the article, “Schools are killing curiosity’: why we need to stop telling children to shut up and learn” by Wendy Berliner, the author stated, “The questions they asked were aimed at improving their …
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Practice Reflection — Diego
Part 3 Reflection:
I agree with the notion that the current education system teaches students to suppress their curiosity. I have lived through public education, where the curriculum is not the best but the intention of many educators is for …
Practice Reflection – Lisa Liu
Part 3 Reflection
I agree with the information from Wendy Berliner that children ask fewer questions as they enter school. More severely, as students get older they even do not ask questions to teachers anymore. From my experience, I had …
Practice Reflection-Nyazia B.
I agree with the information the author presents. I agree with what the author presented because i’ve had the same experience growing up in school. In elementary school up to 6th grade i was a very talkative kid , i …
Practice Reflection – Dessire
I agree with Berliner’s point of curiosity being a fundamental aspect toward a child’s education. As a student, I do know what it feels to have my teachers focus only on the lesson itself. From what I’ve seen, many schools …
Practice Reflection-Taniesha
I agree with the author, Berliner, about schools killing curiosity because while I myself have never experience being shut down by a teacher but in elementary school, I’ve seen many of my peers raise their hand to ask a question …
Practice Reflection — Joshua A.
Part 3- Reflection
I agree with Berliner’s information in the article because I have experienced it before. I remember when I was in 7th grade, and I tried to ask the teacher a question. She rudely responded with “Wait …
Practice Reflection – Belinda
I agree with the information that the author presented in the article because I feel like I also had a similar experience in school where most of my elementary teachers would also push away my questions and say something like …
Practice Reflection– Savion
I am able to agree and relate to many of the points Berliner stated. She mentions how the older kids get the less questions we start to ask. I can relate to this as I feel like the older I …
Practice Reflection- Sindy J.
You always hear “Not now” from teachers especially as you get older. Even if it’s not directed at you, you see it happen to other kids all the time and it discouraging you from asking anything. I have personally seen …
