Rose V.S. Black

Comparing Black and Rose: they are very different in the fact the black just points out that school are not progressing and should change. While Rose identifies to his readers how the school system could change and why the school system is “bad”.

How do Rose and Black make me think about education differently?

I think that Rose gave me a different way of looking at education in the fact that he pointed out the way politics view education, or portray education. Rose says, encourage “school officials and policy makers to stop using corporate speak when talking about education: game changer, non-starter, etc.” He also goes on to say that often time’s students are referred to as kids. “We’re doing it for the kids.” Or “It’s good for the kids.” I have often thought well maybe sometimes what they think is best for the “kids” really is not the best thing for them…  Rose also mentions which I think is nice and a new idea that we should really not just go with what the more “educated” people seem to think, meaning think for yourself, and really think things through before you make a decision.   

I think Black really showed brought to the surface through his video that people are not doing anything about the school system. We talk a lot but where is the action? There needs to be qualification in volunteering. To make sure that they are safe, and to make sure that people learn things correctly the first time.

I thought there was a really important point that Black brought up. Kids in the United States rank number of in self-confidence. What does that mean? That our kids are just cocky? That we are not very well educated by we are proud of ourselves but, proud of what? Where did we get all this self-confidence? There is more to school and teaching then money and the look, we need to focus more on the students than the building or sports and other stuff.