Sunday, April 7, 2013

The New Era of Activism

Leigh Hiura
Section A02
Response to: Nothing is More Important than Thinking Dialectically

This reading deals with social change and how past practices will not work in the present or future. Thinking dialectically means understanding that you cannot build movements in the same fashion now as you did in the past. Now, in order to see change, they must be more two-sided with the people and government working together. There is also a large stress on education. This reading shows that schooling can change the way someone comprehends and reacts to a situation. With an education system that is heavily based on community and social responsibility, the students will be able to grow and become citizens with a positive impact on society.  I think this new type of movement and education system is really interesting and will work because change is a give and take. Also, starting with children and teaching them important concepts at a young age will help when they become the ones making the reforms. My question is though, how will these education systems be implemented. It must be difficult to change a school’s entire foundation with the support of all so how will they switch to this structure if the districts are unwilling to accept them?


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