Class Discussion Reflection

As of Wednesday, we had a class discussion and I thought it was very interesting, and also made me think of what school is like and how it should change. My peers had many good points on how school has changed and what can be done to make it better. One big point was teachers having tenure. I believe that teachers should earn tenure because, many teachers aren't so great, and don't really care about what students are learning. One thing that got my attention was the fact that we have it all here in the U.S., but don't take advantage of. This country is a place of freedom. As in other countries, they have to live by their educational system and don't really have a choice in what they want to do in life. Many would die to be in our shoes but, it's sad that we take things for granted and care more about what goes on out in the streets. Also, lots of money is being wasted in school books and things that aren't really of use. I think people learn better by being taught by the way teachers have learned it. Many teachers have ways in making learning easier, and fun to do. As one of my classmates said, when they were in elementary school, teachers would make up songs in order for students to learn faster and make stick with you through out life. I think this is true, and believe should be this way, also in middle school and high school.