BLOG #3

Garret or Stock? Who will win? You decide on tonight's WRITING CENTER PHILOSOPHY IDOL FINALE!

Really, though. I don't think either one can truly be "the single learning process" anyone uses. For Garret to be accurate, all people must learn all things at the same pace. By having division of learning levels (from honors to resource room), the government is saying that they understand that all people do not learn the exact same, and in fact, knowledge is not a pen.

Realistically, though, there does need to be some kind of standard by which we measure knowledge. While it would be awesome for everyone to learn uniquely and specialized to their needs and personality, we do not have the resources, economic or man-powerwise, to give each and every student their own unique learning experience. There exist issue with both.

Personally, I straddle the middle on the issue. I can't fully give my all to either side - I do believe one is more right than the other (knowledge is not a pen, but something earned differently by each person), but realistically, we need to have some standard by which we measure learning - some constant we can use as a general guide for most cases. I respect and understand that we each learning individually, but we don't each have brains that are set up infinite numbers of different ways - we have commonality to some extent. It's that commonality that allows most of our students to fill 102 to 104 classes in high school, with a few falling to either side of that general middle who do recieve special learning enviornments. I'm proud to say that I have been taught by smart enough and good enough teachers to understand that it takes both concepts to truly teach someone and I will be glad try to apply both to my upcoming experiences in the writing center.

-Nick