a talk to teachers

A quote from the article that made me feel curious was, “If he lives in one of those housing projects of which everyone in New York is so proud, he has at the front door, if not closer, the pimps, the whores, the junkies in a word, the danger of life in the ghetto. And the child knows this, though he doesn’t know why.” If you look closely it talks about conscious and self awareness and the difference between a child and an adult’s mindset. To be conscious is that the child is exposed to a dangerous environment, they know they have to avoid it but they don’t know why, they are not self-aware, so they keep on asking questions. They are willing to explore everything and anything to get the answer unlike an adult who feels like there is no need to ask questions is more likely to fall. A child should be given the opportunity to explore their environment and not be limited to one thing. Education should teach students to be independent, so they can make their own choices and figure out what is right or wrong and then build up on that idea or belief while exploring other ideas. If they are not given this opportunity eventually they will follow other people without knowing where it will lead and will get stuck in that one place.