The Importance of Education

In one of my Education classes the class was split up into 3 groups and each group had to read a different book over the course of a couple weeks. The titles of the books all were very different and seemed as thought that they did not correlate heavily to one another. For class on Monday, each group was assigned to a different teacher in the College of Ed to participate in a book club where we talked about key ideas, concepts, and how we could teach this book in our future classroom. Today in class we all came together to compare and contrast the books and one thing that we realized was that each book stressed the importance of education. One book that was in the voice of Frederick Douglass, another that was set in the times after the Vietnam War and another that was set in a reservation area and followed the life of an Indian boy.
While at first glance these books seemed to be very different, we quickly learned that they are one in the same. Whether we are looking back at the past, living in a poverty stricken area or looking into times of depression, the struggle for a good education is all the same. Each main character was a part of the subordinate group in their society and therefore wanted more for themselves. They each wanted a better life for themselves so they pushed the envelope of Education and challenged themselves. This immediately reinforced why I want to be a teacher. I want to be that teacher that already challenges students to be their best selves and I want to show students that their education is something that creates a future for you and something that should be taken seriously. I cannot wait to continue to take more classes in the College of Ed to instill in me, the ways in which I can be an effective teacher.