The Great Debate

9/15/2010

Today we were discussing the concept of Necessities (needs) and wants. We were also looking at what exactly "civilization" means. An interesting debate started amongst a small group of students in my mods3-4 class. These students were arguing whether education was a necessity or a want. It was great!! I took the debate to the entire class and we had students on both sides of the question. Lots of great ideas were shared and I even left the room giving serious thought to were education stands concerning the survival of the individual.

Mr. Pennington is sick today, so my head is a little too cloudy to elaborate on how I feel about if education is a want or necessity. Stay tuned for a comment from students and myself dicussing this interesting question. Great job today students!!

Home work is nothing for tonight.

28 Comments

person from mods 3-4

9/15/2010 06:57:37 am

education is a necessitie

parkerpeluso secret agent

9/15/2010 07:14:11 am

i cant decide im back and fourth

M.L

9/15/2010 07:28:34 am

i don't want to sound nerdy but what would we be without it.

parkerpeluso secret agent

9/15/2010 08:02:19 am

i think i'm going with a neccissity because you will not be able to count money read directions and pretty much nothing

9/15/2010 08:14:13 am

i am at the want site

9/15/2010 08:15:33 am

because u want to have a good ebucation so u can get a good job

shelbyr

9/15/2010 08:54:39 am

I think education is a necessity because like parkerpeluso secret agent said you cant do anything with out it u would have to read directions to do something but u also need to now how to read and thats imposible to do with out education

9/15/2010 09:01:53 am

that is true

9/15/2010 09:04:17 am

but education can mean different things

9/15/2010 09:07:45 am

i think it is a want because you dont need to go to school to live

shelbyr

9/15/2010 09:10:15 am

education isnt just skool

9/15/2010 09:13:36 am

i know that thats why i said it can be other things

shelbyr

9/15/2010 09:15:47 am

soo u need it to live
if u dont no how to read and work how r u supposed to live

ShelbyR

9/15/2010 09:18:43 am

how r u supposed to work without education

9/15/2010 09:22:01 am

ur siblings can help you learn and work

9/15/2010 09:24:59 am

and u dont need to get an education to work u dont have to go to college of high school u just wont get a good job but u can still get one

Mia Phillips

9/15/2010 09:35:02 am

im in shock all of this happened because i put it down under need in class bty thanx shelby for supporting my apinion

Mr. Pennington

9/15/2010 10:15:37 am

Great comments everyone...awesome to see you continuing this discussion!! Very proud of all of you...This is what learning should be. What would you guys think about having your own blogs. A place where you could talk about your day, how you feel about your education? Document what you learn and know? Reflect and collaborate with each other?

L.S.

9/15/2010 10:53:16 am

i think that we should get our own blogs and are we going to talk about education being a necessity or want tomarrow?

Mr. Holman

9/15/2010 09:46:59 pm

Hello Chardon,
I would like to see you have a blogs as well. All the kids at Beachwood will get blogs soon. Great discussion on Education. I will have to bring this up at BW and see how my students feel. Maybe we will have to set up a survey about this topic for all students at both schools. Keep thinking. Mr. H

Dakota H.

9/15/2010 10:04:16 pm

I think education is a want but in some ways it can be a need. It can be a need if someone wants a good job. Its also a want because the government wants us to go to school so we can help humanity grow and stay alive

Mr. Corfman link

9/15/2010 10:06:00 pm

I'm for you all having blogs as well. We're talking about that in computers class as well.

Mr. P- what about some kind of combined format? Tech/social studies? Hmm...

Mr. P and Mr. H- Feel free to take a look at our discussions at http://cmscomputers700.weebly.com/

Mrs. Murphy

9/15/2010 10:50:57 pm

I am impressed with the thought going on! What if you don't have any siblings to teach you anything? I like how people realize that education is more than learning to read and do math.

h.m.

9/16/2010 02:35:44 am

i think that education is nesesity becuz u need to be able to do certin things in life and u willl need to know thinghs and be smart!!!!!!!! and i am smart

Mr. Kofol

9/16/2010 06:01:52 am

This debate is very impressive. This seems like a very hot topic. How would our community and society function if we did not have educated citizens? How would uneducated citizens help with the advancement of our society? Could they?

anonymous

9/16/2010 06:39:50 am

in my opinion i still think that education is a nessesity. only because without it you would probably have a hard time stayign alive because you probably wouldnt have a job, you couldnt read, you would understand what some things people are saying, ect.

Ms. D

9/17/2010 08:12:36 am

Not everything fits into a pretty little box. *except for chocolate...that absolutely does.

If we compare the process of education to other instincts...such an infant eating, then the natural process makes it a necessity. Loved listening to the students start to question their own thoughts. Never stop!

Mark Moore link

9/22/2010 10:04:37 pm

I think education is a need because you need to know things like math anf you have to know where your at.

IM IN A NECK BRACE

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This is Mr. Pennington's 4th year teaching 7th grade world history. He loves technology and wants to help the educational revolution by adapting school to fit the future of his students. He is married with two kids: Kyle who is 13 and attends Willoughby Middle School and Olivia who just turned 1 in August.

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