DQ #6
The section on Harold Morton in Lives on the Boundary struck me with anger and disappointment towards the education system. The remedial reading teacher stated “Harold’s problemis neurological. Perhaps aphasia. I think the problem is even too great for remediation. He needs a clinician to work with him” (Rose, 123). I was angry when I read this section. I feel that if Harold’s teacher’s got to know him, like Rose, they would see Harold is lonely and his loneliness is affecting his school work. In my opinion Harold’s teachers seemed to pass him along like he isn’t their problem. If Harold never worked with Mike how do you think he would perform in school?Who would you hold responsible for Harold’s delays in school and his struggles at home? While keeping Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs in mind, do you believe a student needs to have his/her basic needs meet, such as love and belonging, in order to have self esteem and succeed in school?
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of course we need to have our basic needs met, but the school system cannot totally make up for a disfunctional home. on the other hand, it is definately to the student’s educcational advantage to take into consideration each student’s individual situation. i truly believe that this is possible even within a large urban school, if the educational system is properly organized. i think we need to stop hiding in the comfort of manuels and statistics and start addressing the human aspect of education or we will continue to lose potentially successfull students.