Overcoming the Status Quo

What?

Within the readings “Another World is Possible/Another Education is Necessary” by Ayers and “The Way Forward: Remembering Zora: Another Kind of Public Education” by Collins, the authors advocate for an approach to education that is not about conforming…

Education is the First Step

What? We all have a somewhat predestined life ahead of us. Many of us are expected to go to school, get a…

Education Restriction

From the readings by Ayer and Collins, education should not be militaristic and should be open for students to learn. In “Another World is Possible/ Another Education is Necessary” by Bill Ayers, he focuses on the importance of proper education. He states that being educated in a school…

To Be Human Is to Be Capable of Action

I think I really needed the “what now”-esque portion of these readings right now. I’ve been confined at home long enough that I’m just interested in action. Luckily, Bill Ayers offers many life-sustaining, thirst-sustaining strategies for action in “Another…

Critical Reflection #8 — What is Our Future?

While reading Another World Is Possible/ Another Education Is Necessary by Bill Ayers, the opening paragraph really resonated with me. It states, “Of course we live in dark times, and some of us inhabit even darker places, and, yes, we act mostly in…

A Child’s Full Potential

The following quote by Ayers really stuck out to me throughout the reading “Another World is Possible/Another Education is Necessary”, “the basic proposition that all human beings are of incalculable value and that life…is geared toward and powered by a profoundly radical idea: the…

Reimagining Education

What?

There are many points in this week’s readings that connect to my evolving views on education, what I have learned in this class, and within my community so far. I’d like to start my discussion by focusing on the idea of hope, which was defined in Another…

Problems in Society and therefore Education

What? Both Ayers and Collins discuss our current education system and how it needs to change. As of now, Ayers describes education institutions as businesses and that “teachers are workers, students are products.” In my own experience, I was always told…

The Importance of Students

In this week’s reading, Another World Is Possible/Another Education is Necessary by Bill Ayers and The Way Forward: Remembering Zora by Patricia Hill Collins focuses on education as a basic human right which provides students with opportunities to engage their thinking and…