manner‚ both Frederick Douglass and Richard Rodriguez have a mesmerizing yet laborious narratives about their early lives. Growing up‚ both authors worked hard to approach literacy and develop their skills. For instance‚ as a former slave Douglass struggles to learn how to read and write without his owner’s permission. Therefore‚ he took every opportunity to use the resources around him. Meanwhile‚ Rodriguez has easy access to books that were ‘essential’ for his education. Overtime‚ he came to a realization
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The achievement gap in education has been the subject of discussion for many years due to the disparity among groups of students in relation to language ability‚ race and ethnicity‚ and socioeconomic status (SES). Experts offer many possible explanations for the gap‚ including the assertion that an achievement gap is inevitable‚ and others placing blame on inadequate education systems that are ill equipped to meet the needs of all of its students. Others still may place an emphasis on environmental
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Author’s Note After reading Freire’s essay I reflected on all of my education experiences inside and outside of the classroom. Out of all of my years on this planet‚ learning things from professional educators and loved ones‚ the one person that really stuck out was my seventh grade history teacher. I knew his teachings were the perfect topic for this essay. I started off trying to remember what it was like being face to face with the ‘angriest man in the world’ for five hours a week‚ slowly
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part of Pedagogy of the Oppressed Paolo Freire’s book published in 1970 in New York. In this chapter‚ Freire compares two concepts of education. They are banking and problem-posing concepts. The banking approach considers students as the passive‚ lacking initiative “containers”‚ while teachers “fill” these “receptacles”. Students have to memorize mechanically information given them by teacher excluding the processes of inquiry. In contrast‚ the problem-posing concept encourages the creativity and critical
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In American schools the level of achievement between private and inner city public schools varies greatly. The achievement gap in education refers to the disparity in academic performance between students of different socioeconomic make up. An average of a 22% difference between white and black students exists on the achievement gap scale. The no child left behind act passed in 2001 aimed to reform schooling. It hoped to close the achievement gap. However‚ as we see today it did not entirely work
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Dewey Vs. Freire Although they are from different times and places both John Dewey and Paolo Freire have very similar theories on education. These men believed that there is more to teaching than simply lecturing to students while the students take notes to later memorize. Freire refers to this as the “banking concept” and Dewey categorizes it under a “traditional education.” Both men expressed that in order for students to fully grasp what they were being taught‚ teachers would have to find
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CONCEPT OF EDUCATION Education involve training of entire person to enable them not only to read‚ write and calculate or to be proficient in a given job but also to enable them to fit themselves for living in the society‚ therefore‚ it is the training of a person intellectually‚ morally and physically. It is also an instrument for social development or social reform through individual development‚ education is a companion‚ it chastens vice and it guide virtues. Unarguably‚ education provides the
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conflict‚ confusion‚ and even anger. One way to handle the conflict is to cut ties with the first culture including language. But is this the answer? Doing so can create a sense of loss. In the essay “Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood”‚ Richard Rodriguez shares his personal experience with learning English as a second language. In his linguistic journey‚ the author feels a disconnect between Spanish‚ the language used at home by his Mexican immigrant parents‚ and English‚ the language used in
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Freire Rough Draft English 1010 Prof. Fischer “A Personal Experience in Banking Education” After a difficult transition into high school I eventually made it past the dreaded freshman year. I felt as though I could conquer the world. I was awarded A’s and B’s through my hard work. Better yet‚ I supposedly had the best English teacher a Sophomore could be assigned. I hesitate to use her real name thus she will be referred to as Mrs. Doe. Students would rant and rave about how easy the
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quotation means language has no limit‚ it’s something that can be translated into a wide variety. Both Amy Tan in the essay‚ “Mother Tongue” and Richard Rodriguez in the essay‚ “Aria: Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood” write about their struggle with their identities not only because of their race‚ but also the language there families speak. Amy Tan and Richard Rodriguez both struggled with there families language conflicting with the need to speak the language of society. While children they share similarities
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