Education is not Silent

“The paradox of education is precisely this — that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated.” This contradicting quote means that once you are educated, you start to question the place where you were educated. “Society” does not…

Critical Reflection Prompt 1: The Paradox of Education and Stories of Small and Large Victories

Critical Reflection Prompt 2: Being Human

This week your “audience” is a friend or family member that you want to share the…

Connections in Education

James Baldwin discusses the paradox of education in his writing as a theory that as a person becomes more educated, they begin to question the society they live in. Baldwin claims that the purpose of education “is to create in a person the ability to look at the world for himself, to…

What is your education?

The paradox of education through Baldwin’s meaning is once a person is educated, he or she will question the world around him or her :“Thus, for example, the boys and girls who were born during the era of the Third Reich, when educated to the purposes of the Third Reich, became…

Silence is Violence

In Baldwin’s piece entitled “A Talk to Teachers,” Baldwin addresses the paradox of education — “that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated.” When we become more educated on the world, both within and outside of the classroom, we see…

Your Voice Needs To be Heard

What?

When Baldwin says a “paradox of education” he means that people are blind as to how they are taught. One may be taught something; however that doesn’t necessarily mean that it is true. Baldwin believes the purpose of education is informing, so we…

Welcome to Fall 17!

We will use Medium for our weekly critical reflections. Each of you will create your own page where you will post the weekly…

Our Purpose in Education ~ Jelani Olufemi

Do you ever feel lost, like you know what you are doing but don’t know why. I have found these feelings in myself in relation to college, but the classes I take, and the knowledge that I absorb help me form my reason.

Connections to Education

What?:

“The paradox of education is precisely this — that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated. The purpose of education, finally, is to create in a person the ability to look at the world for…