Week 9/10 - Q4

Is there a potential problem being stored up for people if 'education' is tailored to fit into their cultural and personal preferences?

This would be a major problem due to the fact that people do not know what kind of learning techniques they are best suited to until they have experienced all of them. For example, some people learn from reading, or from observation or from what they hear. I believe that different subjects are best taught in different ways, using different teaching methods, such as english is best taught by reading. Therefore i do not think education should be tailored to fit personal preferences, as i don't believe everyone knows what is best suited to them.

However, some schools may not be able to offer tools, such as the internet, or top sports facilities, that help benefit a students education, therefore some are getting a better opportunity than others. This shows that culture play a big part in education, as Bruner states, "culture shapes minds", so peoples future education is set up for them as soon as they are put into a certain community. As a result it shows that education is part of someones culture, not the other way around, so it cannot be a problem, as it will never change, because someones culture cannot change.

Bruner, J.S. (1997) The Culture of Education, London: Harvard University Press.