Chapter 1 gives us a vivid picture of a teaching method focusing on facts: you cannot paint horses on your walls because horses don't climb walls. Does this seem like a good idea for teaching? What would be the positive and negative results do you think?
The quote; "You can not paint horses on your walls because horses don't climb walls." can be implied as a good way of teaching, if the students are capable of using their imagination skills. For instance, if you see a glass half empty or half full? It all depends on how you look at something. It can be a positive result because it might make students understand the lesson in a different matter, but it might also be a negative result because other students may get more confused than they originally were.
ReplyDeleteWhen Mr.Gradgrind says, "You can not paint horses on your walls because horses don't climb walls," this shows that his methods of teaching are very straight forward and based solely on facts. He does not want his students to use their imaginations, because their imaginations can be unrealistic. I think this sounds like a good way of teaching, much like communism it looks good on paper,because every one is supposedly equal, but in reality living in a communist country can be sad and dull. The way that Mr. Gradgrind teaches sounds good, but it probably makes the students really uncomfortable and stressed out.
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ReplyDeleteThe quote, "You can not paint horses on your walls because horses dont climb walls," this a good method of teaching because it gives a straight forward teaching of life. I agree with Angelica Gonzalez when she talks about students using their imagination skills. He wants to teach his students in a black and white method, instead of letting them roam free and resulting in not learning the concept. This can have a positive result because all the students know what to think and write about instead of dealing with the risk of not understanding. It keeps everything clean and to the point. It can also have negative result because it also limits the students thinking and imagination. This method doesn't let the true feelings of the student come out.
ReplyDeleteWhether this is a good method of teaching or not depends on the subject being taught. For example, history is solely based on facts. When you teach it, you don't give historical information based on your opinion of it. Although, subjects such as English and Art give a wider allowance of creativity and individuality. This is an instance in which fact-based teaching would not be a good idea, because it discourages creativity and expressing yourself.
ReplyDeleteI think positive results of this method of teaching is discipline and a possibly a broad expanse of knowledge. Negative results would be losing your individuality and allowing others to form opinions for yourself instead of having your own thoughts about matters.
I believe that when Dickens says “"You can not paint horses on your walls because horse’s don’t climb walls," he believes using imagination is an important key role in the development in the students educations so therefore I agree with Angelica Gonzalez and not K. Macho because without an imagination there is no sarcasm and Dickens is all about sarcasm when he writes his books.
ReplyDeleteFrom Mr. Gradgrind's saying "You cannot paint horses on your walls because horses don't climb walls" readers can obviously come to the conclusion that he stands for no nonsense. His ways of teaching revolve around facts, demolishing the thought of imagination. "...You are not to see anywhere, what you don't see in fact; you are not to have anywhere, what you don't have in fact." He goes on to say that this is considered taste in his opinion. We can assume that Mr. Gradgrind is a very orderly person that doesn't stray from the stern, ordinary and set rules. I believe that this basis of teaching may be suitable for young adults, helping them become accustomed to the ways the world works. It would help then be able to wander away from the unreal thoughts they dreamt and conceived as children. It would also create a sense of maturity, a positive outcome from using this method. A negative outcome from this approach would be the loss of character. Without your own creative perspective on life, your input would seem basic and recurrent as others. Students wouldn't be able to be recognized for their various intellectual ideas, due to the straight-forward teachings Mr. Gradgrind displayed in this quote.
ReplyDeleteWhen teaching a pupil only based on known facts, I believe this isn't a smart strategy for teaching. When Mr. Gradgrind says," You can not paint horses on your walls because horses don't climb walls," yes, this is true but there are loopholes that are present that could make it so a horse could walk on walls. With out imagination, some of the world's greatest discoveries would not have been found. Imagination gives us the ability to wonder and explore to try new things, but if all we did was just stick to what was fact, everything would probably barely or never change.
ReplyDeleteI see what people are trying to say when seeing the quote, "You can not paint horses on your walls because horses don't climb walls," and i respect everyone's opinions, but i must say i do agree with Angelica Gonzalez therefore also Carlos Garcia. Based off of reading Dickens' writing, you see that he could have used this quote as a form of imagination into anyone's mind. Based on an individual's experiences, one can portray this in a unique way that's COMPLETELY different from another individual's perspective, or even exactly the same. Using imagination allows each individual to portray it in the most beneficial way possible themselves, yet still learning as much as anyone else.
ReplyDelete"You cannot paint horses on your walls because horses don't climb walls..." This is one of the many lessons Mr.Gradgrind, alongside the second gentleman in the commodious cellarage, try to imprint into the small, delicate minds of the class of students they are supposedly teaching. Their various "philosophies" of the thought process is said to be depicted in what the second gentleman considers to be "...The new discovery. This is fact. This is taste." In this context, taste means (in the teachers's minds) that there is absolutely no room for nonsense and fancy; facts are the future mechanism for the revolving world's society. Taste can also be represented by simply the general way Mr. Gradgrind and the gentleman method of teaching. This method used by Mr. Gradgrind and the gentleman entails that only using facts alone can have its various benefits and drawbacks. For the limited amount of advantages, I think this method can have a positive impact/outcome to some subjects that only require known facts including History (like Jessica Encarnacion stated). In this subject, the past experiences of our ancestors can only be presented in the form of facts. In history, you seem to learn the material by simply constant repetition and memorization skills; this subject, in my opinion, don't the open doors to your opinion. You can have an opinion of the past event and possibly one on how the event could have been prevented/changed but the past cannot be produced through opinions and creativity. Other advantages to this method include (like Daren Spears stated) the preparation to the vigor of the burdensome challenges of our natural world. This method can discipline an individual by training them to obey their authority and allowing adolescents to stray away from the fantasties of immature/unrealistic dreams as children. But, with every positive, there is a negative (I believe that that is how life works; you cannot function through life without its pros and cons). Like stated throughout most of the previous posts, this way of teaching can deprive the children of their individual development of character and identity. I may have stated that this method may be suitable for young adults, but not for small children like those Mr.Gradgrind is teaching. Humans need the ability to grow in their intellectual mind, especially during the early stages of childhood. Childhood is a place of curiousity and wonder to how the world works and with chilren's imaginations, they will be able to come up with their own views of the world, essentially helping their brain grow in the character that will hopefully produce a mature adult. The lack of this natural right can result in a world where children aren't able to possess the tools needed to survive, naturally resulting in a bland world of strict, monotonous order. Without this right to imagination, the world (along with the people that reside in it) will not advance to their fullest potential of life.
ReplyDelete"You cannot paint horses on your walls because horses don't climb walls..." I believe that Dickens, being the witty, sarcastic writer that he is, used this as another form of satire. Not only that, but he came up with quotes like these to help stimulate the thought about one's own standpoint when it comes to the beliefs in cold, hard facts and what we perceive through our imagination. The teaching of facts is not a bad thing, not at all. But the restriction of imagination is where I draw the line. Like Zoey said, some of the world's greatest discoveries would not be here today without the help of imagination. What we hold on to beyond our facts and logical explanations is what keeps us a well-rounded, optimistic, and opportunistic species. With nothing but facts to stand by, the result would be a bleak and blisteringly uniform life.
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