Mid Term writing exam

October 19th 2007 Francis Tremblay
Francis Bonkowski English 102B

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES

Over history, there was multiple ways to educate children. In the ancient Greek tradition, the idea of a sane spirit in a sane body was privileged and sport was a big part of education. In the Renaissance, only wealthy people could access to a good education which was very centered on ancient Latin readings and a very intellectual method. In our actual society, we have experienced a lot of different education style to prepare as well as possible our children to be good citizens. There are schools for child athletes, others for brilliant intellectuals, some with a cooperative education and so one. I thought it was interesting that all these choices were offered to our students, but, I have my personal opinion on good education.

I think it is good that a child that pursues the dream to become a high level athlete has a school that is adapted to his reality. I think that if the student has the same educational program as every child in the province, but in a schedule that fits with his training, there is nothing bad. I thought it was impressive how much parents can be supportive of their child. Some were ready to pay a lot of money or to move to another province or country to realize their child’s dream. It is important for athletes to have a good education to be able to work after a career in sports.

Cooperative education is a way children can learn while integrating a group and cooperate with peers. It is not that bad, but not that good. I think that cooperative education has not proved any success up to now that is valuable enough to claim its greatness. I might sound a little old, but I think this kind of education based on skills instead of on knowledge is weak because you need knowledge to develop skills.

With our wonderful English teacher this term, we worked a lot in link with our educational fields. As an international relations student, I had the chance to discuss about it and build a survey out of it. I thought it was interesting to learn a little bit about our classmates’ programs and interests. It gave the group a closeness that is not usual in these kind of classes.

Education is a way society gave herself to form good citizens that are aware of the world around them and that can solve problems based on their knowledge. There are different ways to educate a child based on his personality, but an education with a lot of sports and a serious and traditional academic work opened to the world, as I was used to, is very good, I think. In the future, maybe we’ll see even more types of schools that will bring something better or something worst on our educational service, but we will have to decide what is best for our children.


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