I used today's lab period to continue to finish up my digital photo album. I was just going through Apple's website and found an interesting link related to education. The web address is posted below. This is important as it shows that even companies understand the need to integrate technology into the classroom. Obviously, their points are economically driven. Even so, there is value to the various resources, such companies are making available.
The most meaningful part of today's lecture, was viewing the critical pedagogy video. I have included the link below, in order to revisit this at a later juncture. The sentiments have been echoed in a coursepack reading of a different class I am studying. In Ethics, we have been learning about "Liberation Theology". The quote below, coincides perfectly with our class discussions:
Richard Shaull explains,"There is no such thing as a neutral education process. Education either functions as an instrument which is used to facilitate the integration of the younger generation into the logic of the present system and bring about conformity to it, or it becomes the practice of freedom, the means by which men and women deal critically and creatively with reality and discover how to participate in the transformation of the world."
The alleviation of oppression and inequality should be a fundamental aspect of our education. Education can and should promote change. By not actually taking a stance on education the teacher is accepting and validating the current system with its oppressive elements. It is important to create a truly inclusive and dialogical classroom that embraces difference and strives for change.
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