After reading
chapter five about education and social class and chapter six about citizenship
education and black and minority ethnic communities, I would like to express my
opinion as below.
There were many
tribes living hunting, killing and having tattoo on their skin in the jungle
long time ago. At that time what did they do? What did they believe? And what
was valuable for them? Can you imagine that? For instant: ancient Africa or Europe
or Asia. It could be that the minorities lived together and went hunting in the
jungle, there was no differences in race among them and money was not a valuable
thing, so, had they have peace in their lives? Probably not, they would kill
each other just by the difference in tribes’ groups, different believes and
different habits.
For example,
there were just three people gather together in a group; one appeared to be the
leader, thus, naturally their positions were made in the group. The leader’s
value would affect the destiny of the group. They also would decorate
themselves with eagle’s feathers, other animal’s leathers, tattoo and piercing to
show off their power. What do you think? Do you think all those happened were
through education? Those are the original nature. That is why teachers cannot cure
and help them but through education, these problems could be reduced, which indicates
that a teacher’s role is very important
How about the contemporary
society? How about Social class, cultural capital and cultural reproduction? Many
people have tattoo, piercing, cosmetic surgery, buying expensive things and new
technology things just the same mind-set as ancient time. Why do they do that? Just
for beauty???? I don’t think so. It could be said that they want to be proud of
themselves, make themselves different from others and show off their power. Generally,
human has kind of those minds which means it is not depending on education and
teachers. However, a number of people blame school teachers whenever problems occurred
in a school or with students. It is obvious to conclude that the destiny of a group
depends on the leader’s value; for example, about five or six years ago, there
was a happening that one student shot and killed his friends with a gun at the
school in America. At that time, many people blamed teachers and school’s education;
however, that should not be the point. Again, I would say that the destiny of a
group depends on leader’s value. Americans are however, still allowed to carry a
gun. If the government did not allow the citizens to have guns, this incident
would not have happened.
In my point of
view, teachers always do their best for their students through the education
and they have contributed much to reduce social problems among students and
adults in the society. I believe that education power and teacher’s power by
teaching moral values, history of mankind and co-operation with different kind
of people, might not be able to make your children a great leader but it could
enable them to distinguish the person who is a great leader.
Since they
already have got cultural capital innate in them and cultural reproduction by the
influence of the society, now, what will you hand into your children?
-Too2second-
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