ECS 203 Blog Post #2- Tegan Naumann

During the two readings for this week in A History in Education and Against Common Sense, I was able to gain a deeper knowledge of commonsense, why students have certain behaviors in the classroom and the history of education. There are a lot of ways to show your teacher that you are a good student according to common sense. If you show up to class on time, only talk when you are asked, participate in classroom discussions, submit your work on time, sit still, and much more.  Overall society has shaped what students should behave and act like in the classroom. But this thought does not go with every student, therefore, creating "bad" students. Kumarshio stated,"M did not followinstructions well... M was resrless if requred to sit for too long and rowdy if reqiured to sit quietly for to long, and often spoke loudly, espexially when unwilling to take turns speaking". Kumarshio was dealing with a student that was going against Kumarshio's class expectations, therefore Kumarshio thought that this student just did not want to learn. But after looking at it more deeply Kumarshio was able to understand that this student just wasn't able to learn in a traditional classroom. This showed that not everyone learns the same way or not in the way society wants them to. 

In society, we have some students that are viewed as privileged and some students that are viewed as disadvantaged or oppressed in society. We could have a student that is doing excellent in their classes but then has some behavioral issues like they can not sit still. They would be considered a "bad" student due to the way society has shaped what it means to be a "good" student.The students that are privileged would be the ones who follow the classroom expectations or rules and who are not oppressed.

Historical factors of a "good" student have shaped what a classroom or actions of a student look like in society today. In A History of Education Painter shows the different ways of teaching in China and India. It shows two different ways that students were taught and how they were considered to be "good" students. In China, they had harsh discipline towards their students whenever they did something wrong, this created the students to be what the teacher wanted them to be so they wouldn't get punished. As Painter explains."education does not aim to develop a perfect man or woman, but to prepare its subjects for their place in the establishes order of things". Over time education was viewed as preparing young children to function properly in society. But over time this changed and society realized that it is more than just preparing them for the world but to actually study it and help them expand their knowledge.         

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  1. Morgan Karmin-DalyMay 22, 2023 at 8:56 PM

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  2. AnonymousJune 12, 2023 at 5:41 PM

    Hey Tegan,
    I realized that I commented on the wrong day. I love how you said. "This showed that not everyone learns the same way or not in the way society wants them to." EXACTLY!!! Kids with learning or intellectual disabilities, or kids with trauma will never be able to learn in a "traditional classroom", because they are just not made that way. Stereo-typing a student as "good" or "bad" puts the child into a box and doesn't let them grow into themselves as a student. I always enjoy reading your blog. Thank you.
    Yours in support,
    Kari Halliday

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