Schools

Due to poorly funded schools, the teachers are less motivated to teach the students properly. Older teachers are more susceptible to this concept. After years and years of being in the same setting, teachers begin to lose hope for the students. Students are always dropping out and seemingly behind on education. The supplies they have are insufficient for learning and the school is practically run down. With all this, the teacher loses the passion to teach and just becomes passive on education. They stop teaching the students what they need to learn and instead they just do nothing for the students and leave them to learn for themselves. With this, the students begin to reflect the teacher and then they in turn begin to lose hope too. A teacher and student mirror each other in an educational setting, if one loses hope then so does the other. Without proper teaching, the students will inevitably drop out and give up on education. 

History

You may ask what in education is out of date? I believe the history we learn in high school is out of date, the history books need to be updated. Instead of always hearing history from the side of the winner, why not see it from a different perspective? How can we fully grasp history if we are confined to one side of the story, the side that controls what we see in our books. All through most history books, you learn and see all the benefits of America and all it "has done" for other countries. As I see it, these history books are nothing but glorification for a country that doesn't deserve it in the first place. Even in the world history class I took as a sophomore in high school, we barely dipped into the perspective of the people on the other side. Everything is taken from an "American" perspective. How can we be entirely sure that what we're reading is entirely true? It may just be a mask to hide the truth behind it, things that America doesn't want us to hear because America is supposed to be "this oh so great and amazing" country. There are things that are unknown to the common people ,and as these people, we should learn to question what we are being told about America. You never know what "they" could be hiding. The news is just one way "the mask" is being shown because what is news but the history of the future? We will never fully understand history if all we hear is what's in the books. We need different perspectives, different views, on what actually happened in history. It serves no justice to the minorities of this world if we constantly view things from a "white" perspective. Things need to be heard from another side instead of constantly sticking to one story and believing it just because of their privilege and authority.

Social Influence

We are constantly influenced by the world around us. Whether it be family, friends, media, or just people we come across in life. This idea of social influence intersects with the Rule of Three assignment by focusing on the idea of how a teacher may influence the attitude of the class. Like how the world around you kind of shapes the person an individual becomes, a teacher shapes how the class may be portrayed and how successful it may be. Society determines the practices and habits of a student and how much self esteem one may have. Even before starting school, “our interactions with our fellow-beings, our observations about their social behavior and our understanding of social norms prepare us to face life” (Society’s Influence on Education). Like how society takes part in development, so will a teacher. Students would benefit greatly if they entered a classroom where the teacher is enthusiastic about what he’s doing and puts focus on the development of them. With a teacher with passion, it prepares you for life even better than a teacher with no passion for what they’re doing. If a teacher just walks into class, teaches what needs to be done, and just does that then where is the passion to it? A student adds their own style to their work and so should a teacher. A student and teacher are constantly learning and influencing one another in the classroom just like people are influenced by what they come across in life. If one chooses to succeed, one should not assume authority over the other because it leads to conflicts. Equal levels leads to a better output and influence in the student/teacher relationship. Life is the choice process, it’s how we choose to interpret the influences around us and when it comes down to it “as we interact with people, try to understand their thinking styles and behavioral patterns, we soon realize that there is so much to learn from them” (Society’s Influence on Education).  Students cannot benefit greatly if they don’t open up their minds to the ways of the teacher such as the teacher cannot benefit if they keep their mind closed to the opinions of the students. With an open mind comes an open heart; when you open up yourself to the world around you then you will become the change you wish to see in yourself and others around you.
“Society’s Influence on Education.” Examiner. N.P, 30 April, 2013.