Cronon on Education :: Teaching Education

Cronon on EducationHaving read Victors story not actualizing until the very cobblers last that Victor in the story was the author made it about(prenominal) more(prenominal) confusing I authenticize that the issue here is about racial and social discrimination as well as about genteelness and following your own ideals instead of the rest of companionships. He displays this through the non-homogeneous characters and stories throughout the essay as well as his own personal accounts. The reason and logic behind his paper is shown through the different examples, much(prenominal) as in the classroom with the different school-age childs of different gender, race, social standing, etcetera I find his ideas much harder to follow as they are much less clear-cut than Cronons. He likes the idea of changing education and making it much more true for the student instead of protecting them from some evil within society. The idea of having children read several versions of Cinderel la to become more learned of the different cultures and the actual societal concerns instead of just creation a childrens story really makes sense. He presents this in a mood that you cannot help but agree, it sheds light on many things for me as I am sure it did for others. Cronon writes of liberal education in modern society and what it means him. He tries to condense liberal education down for the reader, as he thinks that society has let it become too broad of a term. Making lists for a persons education can make them forget the real purpose that it is to nurture human freedom and growth. (p.113) He then makes a list of his own ideals of what liberal education should provide the student the student with. (of what qualities they should pocess after being liberally educated) He deems liberal education in society today as having had become too broad and that the real purpose has been forgotten.