SWA 7

The rhetoric film had claims of fact, definition and policy. The film gave facts about the current day school structure. It explained how the structure of school makes students work alone more often than working with others. The film also states the fact that students have to adapt to the school system, when in fact it should be the other way around. The education system should adapt to the students because all students do not learn the same way. The rhetoric film goes into defining education. They believe standardized test are corrupting education because the test is not a true display of students’ academic abilities. The rhetoric film believes that every student can succeed in school if the education system can adjust to their specific needs to retain, comprehend, and recall information. The rhetoric film goes into policy, and accesses how there needs to be a “shift in knowledge” and improvement in schooling.  The film goes into alternative ways to schooling students that shift away from traditional methods of learning for the future. One platform is Knewton. Knewton is an adaptive leaning system that is computer based. It’s personalized to each student and knows how the student learns best.  Another platform is Cousera.  Coursera is computer and internet based system. It enables universities to put their best courses online so that they can be available to anyone who has internet connection.

I think these future alternative ways for educating students is great because everyone does not learn the same way. I think everyone has the potential to succeed, but individuals  all take different steps  and have different paths to get there.