A. Contents
1. Pieces that interest me and the reason are as follows :
a. “What we really miss about the 1950s” because it makes me curious to know more about what happened during that time
b. “Against School” because it talks about the school system and gives some critical conclusion that the author came to by looking at it
c. “Learning to read” because the author mentions how his education helped him realize the difficulties of a minority people living in America
d. “The lesson” because it talks about equal economic opportunity
e. “Stephen Cruz” explains about his thinking that power and fear govern the American dream
2. Learning Power: The Myth of Education and Empowerment seemed to be most intriguing topic. I felt curious about this topic because it closely relates to a student in High school or in the starting years of college. I feel like I would be interested in knowing the opinions of different people in the field of education
B. Thinking critically
1. Done
2. I was aware of the reading text techniques and marking text. Although probably not good in marking English related articles, I was taught in high school on how to read my books. But most of the things that I read in this section were new to me. I was able to see how cultural myths played a major role in shaping human behavior. Also I learnt how peoples past could affect what they understand from a piece of information. The texts gives more insight into marking techniques and how you can it make it more distinct and clear.
3. I am looking forward to putting what I learnt in the first two classes into the articles I am going to read in this book. I want to see how marking and “writing between lines” helps me understand things better and also have a mature understanding of the authors aim.
4. The thing that concerns me the most is the lack of my knowledge in vocabulary and my speed in reading. I am willing to put in my best efforts in improving both of these through assignments that I will be doing in this book.
C. Section Introductions
1. Done marking
2. Yes it is. I am most interested in the sections that talk about education and money in the book. That maybe because those are things I can directly relate to at the moment. They talk extensively about the topics that I am really eager to learn. Other topics in the book may not directly relate to me, but to society which I have to face in the future. They are interesting but I may not be able to understand them as much as the sections mentioned above.
3. I do have background knowledge in the education system and economic trends in India. But learning about how things work in USA would be a good learning experience for me.
4. The Melting Pot and Ah Wilderness! Which talk about racial matters and people attitude towards nature are topics that are new to me. In general I have never read articles or written pieces that relate to the above topics which sometimes makes me curious on what might be in there.
5. The introductions were interesting and engaging. I got a thorough knowledge about the section. It gave facts to begin with, supported with many examples. Later it did claim as many of the thoughts being myths and later explains the content in different articles. Overall I felt it was a good introduction for the reader to get a good picture of what he was going to read in the later subsections of that section.
1. Pieces that interest me and the reason are as follows :
a. “What we really miss about the 1950s” because it makes me curious to know more about what happened during that time
b. “Against School” because it talks about the school system and gives some critical conclusion that the author came to by looking at it
c. “Learning to read” because the author mentions how his education helped him realize the difficulties of a minority people living in America
d. “The lesson” because it talks about equal economic opportunity
e. “Stephen Cruz” explains about his thinking that power and fear govern the American dream
2. Learning Power: The Myth of Education and Empowerment seemed to be most intriguing topic. I felt curious about this topic because it closely relates to a student in High school or in the starting years of college. I feel like I would be interested in knowing the opinions of different people in the field of education
B. Thinking critically
1. Done
2. I was aware of the reading text techniques and marking text. Although probably not good in marking English related articles, I was taught in high school on how to read my books. But most of the things that I read in this section were new to me. I was able to see how cultural myths played a major role in shaping human behavior. Also I learnt how peoples past could affect what they understand from a piece of information. The texts gives more insight into marking techniques and how you can it make it more distinct and clear.
3. I am looking forward to putting what I learnt in the first two classes into the articles I am going to read in this book. I want to see how marking and “writing between lines” helps me understand things better and also have a mature understanding of the authors aim.
4. The thing that concerns me the most is the lack of my knowledge in vocabulary and my speed in reading. I am willing to put in my best efforts in improving both of these through assignments that I will be doing in this book.
C. Section Introductions
1. Done marking
2. Yes it is. I am most interested in the sections that talk about education and money in the book. That maybe because those are things I can directly relate to at the moment. They talk extensively about the topics that I am really eager to learn. Other topics in the book may not directly relate to me, but to society which I have to face in the future. They are interesting but I may not be able to understand them as much as the sections mentioned above.
3. I do have background knowledge in the education system and economic trends in India. But learning about how things work in USA would be a good learning experience for me.
4. The Melting Pot and Ah Wilderness! Which talk about racial matters and people attitude towards nature are topics that are new to me. In general I have never read articles or written pieces that relate to the above topics which sometimes makes me curious on what might be in there.
5. The introductions were interesting and engaging. I got a thorough knowledge about the section. It gave facts to begin with, supported with many examples. Later it did claim as many of the thoughts being myths and later explains the content in different articles. Overall I felt it was a good introduction for the reader to get a good picture of what he was going to read in the later subsections of that section.
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