Of the nine provocations put forth in this unit, the question "will I be allowed to be the teacher I want to be?" is the one I find most challenging. With the increasingly regimented and controlled nature of education, I wonder how much will I be allowed to teach in my own individual way?
This week's lecture raised this idea and made me question if my own values towards education are just as restrictive for the students I teach as the regulations and curriculum that controls me? I feel that our own value judgements can get in the way of providing the best education for the student. We need to be able to provide a holistic education for our students in order to give them the opportunity to be exposed to a great number of ideas and content so that they can see the value of education.
