As a last blog entry I’d like to sum up my experience not only in this class, but my experience and opinion in education in general.
These blogs have allowed me to explore the ideas of exceptionalities and equity issues that face education today. Most of the blogs have open ended questions without any answers. A lot have a strong opinion on subjects that you may or may not agree with. I strived to create entries that elicited some form of response, whether good or bad, from the reader.
One of my favourite quotes is from Aristotle:
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought
without necessarily accepting it
Genius.
This is where we need to go from here. Young teachers need to have opinions, pose questions and not be afraid to play devil’s advocate It seems to be an epidemic in all areas (not just education) of people afraid to do so in fear of offending others. If new questions and ideas aren’t asked, how can we change current thought and ideologies? If we think of ourselves as “educated minds” then we shouldn’t be offended if other people question our current practices and beliefs. Yes some people will be stuck in their ways, but change is sometimes a slow progression.
So please, educators of tomorrow, ask questions and be open to new ideas and thoughts. We don’t need to accept all of them, we don’t even need to like all of them, but it keeps us thinking. Thinking of change and how to make things better. I’m sure the ideas of exceptionalities and equity would not be here today without it.
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