Eisner Reading

After reading Eisner's Questionable assumptions about schooling, there are some arguments that I agree with and others that I question myself. One thing that I do not agree with is Eiesner's idea of students being taught by the same teacher for a few years rather than just one, and moving on to a new teacher. I believe that all teachers are different in there own unique ways, as to say that all of them have something special to offer that others may not have. If students are left with the same teacher for 3 or 4 years, they are being held under one teaching style and one source of knowledge. It is essential that kids are educated in the many different teaching styles that are out there. This way they can adapt to varios learning enviorments and be versitile enough to educate themselves through different teaching methods. Having different teachers will also help with their social skills, because they will have a new teacher and new classmates each year. We are not here to influence anti-socialness to our adolecents, or offer them knoledge from one source. Change is good.

I do agree with Eisner when he stated that all children should be at the same level intellectually is a little bogus expectation. Many students learn and read at different paces, some are smarter than others or pick up on things faster. Saying that all 10 year olds should be at the same level is alot to ask for because you have to take the students personal life into account. If a student is having family problems or is a victim of bullying, there intellect may be slowed down, as oppose to a student that is not experiencing this. On the other hand it could be best if students at the same age are kept in the same grade level. Just because one student in the third grade has a sixth grade reading level, that doesn't mean he/she is ready to be in a classroom with kids that are 3 or 4 years older than them. Booksmart is one thing, but their are many other aspects to a childs life that need to be taking in to consideration.