Discussion Group: Katherine, Sam, Leann, and Jeff
In our discussion group we focused on two of Freire’s quotes where he stated, “the teacher teaches and the students are taught” and “the teachers know everything and the students know nothing”. We began our discussion by all agreeing that it is not true that all teachers know everything and that all students know nothing. We believe that there are many situations where students can teach teachers something they do not know much about or something completely new. We also identified that they can be situations where students may even be able to prove teachers wrong and that can be a learning experience for all. We also pointed out that this can depend on the teacher. Some teachers what student input so that both the teacher and the students can benefit from the different perspectives they all bring. Our group also believe that some students even prefer if other students teach them instead of the teacher. In order for that to happen the student teaching has to know the information and therefore he knows what the teacher knows. After we all shared our ideas we had other great conversations on various topics and went on our way. This was a group of great people.
