There are two things 1. Let us use this thread to center a discussion on the reading from David Tyack entitled "Constructing Difference." You can take the discussion in any direction, like the article's relevance to the present, elements of the work that resonate or clash with your opinion, current events that illustrate Tyack 's thesis in modern contexts, etc, etc. two paragraphs answer/ in APA style 2. The article by Tyack has made me reflect on the why behind some of the actions I took as a student growing up in the public education system. As a child, I was aware of what made a student "successful" which meant saying the pledge of allegiance every day, following the directions of the teacher, correctly regurgitating information on the tests and attaining an A. As I can recall, lessons in most of my classes were mostly rote and of only one perspective. Now that I am older and have 5 years of classroom teaching experience, I have had the opportunity to look at the reasons for why I was educated in the way I did. Understanding the context in which our educational system was purposed which was mainly to create patriotic students who would assimilate to an American culture. In the mid 20's during the WW1 era that there was a lot of pressure to maintain conformity due to the high stakes nature of war. In 1923, 35 states enacted laws that made E nglish the only language you can instruct in, in the U.S ( Tyack , 1993). Even the Ku Klux Klan in Oregon was trying to ensure all students attended public school ( Tyack , 1993). This idea of conformity and rote learning was one of the leading reasons I was disenfranchised with school during my childhood even though I succeeded academically on paper. It wasn't until college that I really had professors that pushed me to analyze and look at events through different perspectives. It now makes sense that teaching students a rote conformist style of education is a tool mainly used for control. For example, in the article in mentioned how Mexicans would not want to engage in menial jobs if they were properly educated, because they realized they could accomplish much more. This idea led to schools tracking students based on their perception of their capabilities which meant students of color would thereby be placed in a lower track or lower achieving classes. We know the theories that used race and head size as a rationale to confirm intelligence were absolutely false and that intelligence is not based on race at all. Education has a negative connotation in my opinion largely due to some people in history using it as a tool to control or coerce people into thinking they are not capable because of the way they look. This sways far from the intended purpose of creating citizens that will be able to analyze and think critically in a variety of academic disciplines, so they can be contributing members to our democracy. Part of thinking critically is being able to empathize and see the world through the .

1. There are two things
1. Let us use this thread to center a discussion on the reading
from David
Tyack
entitled "Constructing Difference." You can take the discussion
in any direction, like the article's relevance to the present,
elements of the work that resonate or clash with your opinion,
current events that illustrate
Tyack
's thesis in modern contexts, etc, etc.
two paragraphs answer/
in APA style
2. The article by
Tyack
has made me reflect on the why behind some of the actions I
took as a student growing up in the public education system. As
a child, I was aware of what made a student "successful" which
meant saying the pledge of allegiance every day, following the
directions of the teacher, correctly regurgitating information on
the tests and attaining an A. As I can recall, lessons in most of
my classes were mostly rote and of only one perspective. Now
that I am older and have 5 years of classroom teaching
experience, I have had the opportunity to look at the reasons for
why I was educated in the way I did. Understanding the context
in which our educational system was purposed which was
mainly to create patriotic students who would assimilate to an
American culture. In the mid 20's during the WW1 era that there
was a lot of pressure to maintain conformity due to the high
stakes nature of war. In 1923, 35 states enacted laws that made
E
nglish
the only language you can instruct in, in the U.S (

2. Tyack
, 1993).
Even the Ku Klux Klan in Oregon was trying to ensure all
students attended public school (
Tyack
, 1993). This idea of conformity and rote learning was one of
the leading reasons I was disenfranchised with school during my
childhood even though I succeeded academically on paper. It
wasn't until college that I really had professors that pushed me
to analyze and look at events through different perspectives. It
now makes sense that teaching students a rote conformist style
of education is a tool mainly used for control. For example, in
the article in mentioned how Mexicans would not want to
engage in menial jobs if they were properly educated, because
they realized they could accomplish much more. This idea led to
schools tracking students based on their perception of their
capabilities which meant students of color would thereby be
placed in a lower track or lower achieving classes. We know the
theories that used race and head size as a rationale to confirm
intelligence were absolutely false and that intelligence is not
based on race at all. Education has a negative connotation in my
opinion largely due to some people in history using it as a tool
to control or coerce people into thinking they are not capable
because of the way they look. This sways far from the intended
purpose of creating citizens that will be able to analyze and
think critically in a variety of academic disciplines, so they can
be contributing members to our democracy. Part of thinking
critically is being able to empathize and see the world through
the lens of different people and cultures. This is why I agree
with Rachel
Dubois
, the progressive educator from the 30's who promoted
multicultural education. This is even more essential to a country
with a large population and so many different cultures. This
article has helped me understand my past experiences in
education w

3. ith
rote learning and assimilation. As an educator, it is essential to
develop students ability to collaborate and use their critical
thinking skills. We should not only celebrate differences but
also analyze situations from different perspectives instead of
assume everyone should cater to a one size fits all education.
References
Tyack
, D.B (1993). Constructing Difference: Historical Reflections on
Schooling and Social Diversity.
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