Education

I grew up in Kutztown and attended Kutztown Area School District. In elementary school my teachers taught by the banking concept. The teachers would tell us what we had to know and stress that we had to obey strict classroom rules. There was no questioning what they taught us. We were to know the material even if we didn't understand why it was that way or how. Moving into middle school, there is only one teacher that sticks out that had a different teaching style outside of banking concept. My eighth grade english teacher allowed us to gather in groups and discuss books we had to read and debate what we felt was hidden meanings behind certain parts of the story. The rest of the teachers stayed within "the box" and talked at us and not to us. Kutztown Area High School full of teachers that would lecture too. Even in art class, people had to draw a certain way or had to have the pictures turn out a certain way up to the teachers standards. There was no straying from the path or trying something different. I have not had a lot of college experience, however at Cedarcrest College I am seeing a huge difference teaching styles. Four out of my five teachers I have had so far, have allowed us to discuss our opinions, thoughts, and feelings. There is not grade reduction for questioning why something is or how it works. These teachers have talked to us and made the class feel like they are part of it. I have learned just as much from fellow students as I have from the professor.