Ch. 6

Chapter 6 has given me an interesting insight to how education has progressed from it's very start all the way to how it is done today. I found it very gripping to read about the apprenticeship era and how it has changed and developed to become what we call education today. Although education has become a completely different atmosphere from what it used to be, I believe that the apprenticeship part of education still exists and should continue to exist in the homes of students today. Parents are teachers. They teach specific trades such as domestic skills, working skills, and social skills. Learning takes place in the home as well as in schools. I found it interesting to see how our nation has gone from children all learning the same thing with education geared towards the average students to now becoming specialized and customized with adaptations and accommodations to the common curriculum for individuals.

In the beginning expectations for education were set by social stamina. Children learned what their parents knew. Later a common school system was offered to provide all students with the american dream so that all students can succeed and have a common social atmosphere. Over all education has developed to uphold the goal is to have success for all. Although I believe that this is a great benefit for all students some parents and students unfortunately are now less willing to accept the states expectations. Parents and children are beginning to customize their own educations and futures. They do this by rejecting what they believe is "unnecessary" whether it be so or not. They begin to practice in their specific trade and or continuing their education through home schooling. I believe that as a teacher I will strive to share with my students the importance of all subjects as well as try to instill a want in my class to learn everything. I hope to develop an interest for learning in my students. I want them to be able to identify the fun and necessity in every skill taught to them. In addition, because I believe apprenticeship is still important I will encourage parents to be involved in my class room. I will also try to help my students parents to see how much they can actually teach their children just at home. For example, If we are learning about cooking in school I will encourage parents to cook with their children at home and interact to help teach them lifelong needed skills.