Hi my name is Shannon Keele. I am a sophomore early childhood education major with a concentration in English. I chose this
class because I needed it for my concentration and the other options seamed
dull and did not interest me. Something about me is that I love animals. I own
some goats and cows that I show off at fairs. The quote I chose from the reading is
"What I fear the most, I think, is the death of the
imagination" (Sylvia Plath). I chose this quote because I feel that imagination is being
taken out of the education system due to higher expectations in learning and an increase in testing. Due to this there is a lack of interaction between kids,their play time and their freedom to imagine.
I agree with you! Imagination is so important to the advancement of society. How can we come up with new and innovative ways to succeed if creativity is not valued?
ReplyDeleteI am also an early childhood education major and I like that we are supposed to be helping young children be creative and use their imagination! If only more teachers as well as professors would let children and students be more imaginative or even creative. I wonder how different things would be.
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