Thursday, October 2, 2014
Response to the Egg Drop
Today we did in egg drop in class with specific educational undertones. Although The event wasn't about saving the egg as much as it was about access versus ability. From this class discussion I think everyone can safely say that I feel as though ability out ways access. I have done this activity in the past an have had different results every time. I have been successful with less and I have failed with more. Its all about creativity and how you use the materials. As I said in class its about the experience you get by either succeeding or failing. You will learn either what you did right or learn from your mistakes. I am a firm believer in if you set your mind to something then you can complete it. What I learned from our discussion is that access over ability is opinion based. Its kind of like the chicken and the egg, you can argue one way or the other. Everything comes down to structural problems especially if you argue for access. In schools if children don't have access to the right materials and stuff like that then it is the fault of the school system and that kind of stuff has to change. Yes it wasn't fair that we had more materials then the other groups but in a school setting all the kids would have the same materials. They would be on an even playing field and they couldn't argue if one group did better then the other. Same could be said for people with all the materials in the world. If the groups have equal materials then they would be responsible for whatever product they come up with. I have to say that ability will always outway access because you can always do what ever you put you mind too.
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"I said in class its about the experience you get by either succeeding or failing. You will learn either what you did right or learn from your mistakes. I am a firm believer in if you set your mind to something then you can complete it." i believe this 100%
ReplyDeleteI also believe that it is about the experience by either succeeding or failing...As well as the access can only get you so far; the ability you put into something will see if you will stick with something. For example, if you get a great job because your friend worked there and she got you in...it is now up to you to prove that you have what it takes to stay.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with you that ability out weighs access. Although access is beneficial, it is not all that matters. People need to have a drive to be successful and if they do not have that drive no matter how much access is available to them they will not be successful.
ReplyDeleteI hear you, Zach, but I am confused when you say, "Yes it wasn't fair that we had more materials then the other groups but in a school setting all the kids would have the same materials". I think the larger points that YIA and Ullucci were making had to do with the point of fact that schools do NOT provide students with the same resources. If an elite college is more likely to accept a student with several AP classes on her transcript, and that student's high school doesn't offer AP classes, is it her lack of drive or ability that keeps her out of that college? I can tell you have thought about this a lot... just curious to here you say more.
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