I tend to think that I am a curious person. When I was young I would not stop talking, always asking my mom questions about life and how things worked, so the first part of the passage related to my life and way of thinking when I was younger. Though, I tended to disagree with the stats about how when reading and writing rise in a students life, questioning go down. In my experience, I feel that the more I read into something and gain knowledge on any particular topic, I have a number of doors opened up to me from subject matter. After these doors are opened, I tend to continue to search for more information until I feel I have a complete grasp. Though, I do agree with the statements about how questioning does decrease as one gets older. Around middle school, I found myself asking my parents less and less about life and its wonders. Recently though, I found a resurgence in my curiosity as I have found a new found love for reading. From science to history to the human mind, my journey in discovering knowledge has lead me on different paths over the last several months, but as I read into topics more I ask more questions, disagreeing with the studies found. I feel like this might be because of the environment around me. Warren Berger speaks on schools extensively, and I feel that my educational surroundings thrive on asking questions and being interactive. Galloway to me related to the schools Berger talked about where the classroom was built around interaction and not just lecturing and regurgitating notes back in quizzes and tests. In my short time attending the school, I felt much more engaged during class, interacting with material more in depth as a result. Seeing the other side of Berger’s observations in schooling systems, I agreed with his data collected that said many schools are preparing young minds to work rather than think. Attending such a place, students are bogged down with so much material that they lack an interest in pursuing “what (they) don’t know, not just what (they) do.” The authority figures dictating the learning patterns of students in Bergers writing reminded me of the control of art and beauty that Scott talked about. I feel that the writers are trying to say that the head authorities views may not always be the best for an individual person, and that we should emphasize learning on our own to think and expand our though in education.
The pages from my journal highlighted comparisons types of environments that foster thinking and asking questions compared to ones that result in quieter, less interactive learning environments. My comparisons from both my school environments that I’ve been a part of tied into the first page where I took notes on how I become most creative in asking questions and seeking information in educational environments. Berger’s writing leads me to believe that we will be pursuing to ask more questions and interact in the upcoming school year. From discussions to finding new and creative ways to approach reading, a goal of the course will be for every student to find ways to delve deeper into reading to search for new meaning in information along the way, renewing an interest in learning.
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