Critical Question #2

Critical Question #2

“The subjects we learn in school provide the most effective tools with which to understand the world around us.” Do you agree or disagree?

I believe they do help us understand the world around us as our regular subjects teach us a lot about it. However, there are many other ways in which we could get a better understanding of our world without having to sit in a class room.

Firstly let’s define the world around us. The world around us is subjective. Some of us may see it as chaotic with a lot of buildings. Others may see it as open with only grasslands around them. However, either way, do we believe that our regular subjects in class prepare for the world around us?

I think if we had a lot more excursions and camps throughout the year on the world around us, it would make us more knowledgeable on the topic. I learn through being active and doing the job rather than listening to someone speak to me about it. I think there should be more survival camps like the one we just went on and some more excursions where you get your hands dirty.  I believe these would make us understand our world much better.

I also believe that all schools should have a term like Galileo as this term has improved many of my skills that I don’t use very often. Galileo has put me a bit out of my comfort zone but in a good way. The trails and the amount of interviewing we have to do has made me understand the world around me better. I am not only getting my own opinions and my teachers opinions on every issue. In Galileo we get the public’s opinion and some experts opinions on whatever our topic is. This is why I believe Galileo should be compulsory in every school.

In addition, I believe that our classes should have fewer students in them. Or there should be a lot more teachers. If this was the case, the classes would be more effective and therefore the students would learn more. The students will have fewer distractions and may even get more motivation from the teacher. This would result in smarter students and it would prepare them better for the world around us Furthermore, I think that community service and work experience would be helpful. They would prepare us well for future jobs and allow us to know the city or the area we were working at better.

In conclusion, I believe that they prepare us for the world around us, but not entirely. If schools had more camps, more community service jobs and a term like Galileo, I think these would prepare us well for the future and the world around us.