Reflection # 1 EDF 2085

Shaniece N. Jeffers
EDF 2085
August 29, 2009
Reflection # 1
Prof. Joseph McNair

By reading this passage, many have thought why we are reading them; what influence do they have on philosophies of education. Whether we believe in it or not these articles concluded many reasons and questions that are useful to the field of education. First and foremost one must think, what knowledge would we have known without the bringing of the articles. There might have not been any educational theories without many of these passages. How would we have known about who were first here on American soil, how the wheel was invented, how to form our shapes and the meaning of numbers, and the formation of letters; many of these contribution came from somewhere.
Where would we have been without the invention of the wheel, we would probably been using our feet like back in the prehistoric days. Where would we be if no one invented planes, probably walking? The invention of the wheel was one of man’s greatest accomplishments, because it has been used ever since and trusts me it’s not going anywhere no time soon unless someone invents a car that could fly. Come on these invention help created who we are today, without the knowledge of our ancestors we wouldn’t have known anything. They taught us everything, now it’s our time to show and teach the new generation today.
The formation of letters and symbols were ways for prehistoric people to show their way of communication. Still today it is the same way, whether saving a life or the thought of success. Without letters and symbols we would have not known how to read, how to send e-mails, how to send mail, and many more important things. Pictures also played a serious part in communication, growing up many of us have looked at books and just spoke whatever came to our mind without reading. Prehistoric ways of writing, really helped the future generation, without their influence we would have not known basically any knowledge.
Words have also changed overtime from Greek and Roman letters to English words that we now use today. Imagine using Greek words, it’s not much different, but most of the letters would have been complicated and kind of hard for beginners. The times have really changed; people are now being more creative with their choice of words and letters. More and more teachers are now starting to educate their students at a younger age about letters, symbols, and choice of words. Just like how the prehistoric individuals have educated us on their well long history and knowledge.
I found these reading to be very educational, not just only for my knowledge, but for the knowledge of my future students. Wow, this has been a journey for the people who were responsible for these educational readings. I would have never really understood were the history of writings came from, without reading these articles. Everyone has their own way of teaching and I believe that once you’re educated, you should educate others as well. Remember knowledge is the key to success, without that key your considered no one in today’s world.