1/7/2020 1 Comment the problem with common senseKumashiro provides a definition as to what common sense is and he relates it back to what we already know. He states that common sense is the knowledge we carry by what we learn from our journey in life or past generations. While Kumashiro was teaching in Nepal, he was criticized by his colleagues and students saying that he did not know how to teach. In return, he was told he was supposed to beat on his students. My own common sense is telling me that that should never be done and is unacceptable to beat students. I think this way because this is what I have been taught and know from my own experiences in school systems.
Kumashiro had to learn through new experiences to find out that his common sense was not the same as the Nepali way. It is important to pay close attention to one’s common sense as it is the process one thinks needs to be displayed. He states that, “common sense is not what should shape educational reform or curriculum design; it is what needs to be examined and challenged.” If school systems never challenge issues of oppression, nothing will ever get solved. This is the same as not being able to see common sense- it will lead to oppression. We have to teach our future to see and deal with these issues in order to help the future from recognizing right from wrong.
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Jordyn Neufeld
1/22/2020 11:01:15 am
Hey Haley!
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