sleeter and grant ch.7

One of the biggest ideas that caught my attention in this chapter was the fact that Sleeter and Grant feel that "it makes sense to help them unearth multiple positions, learn to evaluate and think through information from diverse perspectives, and then learn to take action on their own analysis rather than on analyses given to them". This is exactly what McLaren feels. He doesn't want to simply tell the students, he wants them to discover it themselves. They believe that it is important for them to learn how to be active members of society instead of sitting on the sidelines. I totally agree with this. In my philosophy of education paper, I discussed the belief that I want to inspire my students. I want them to do the work to their potential not because I said so but because they know what their potential is and they want to do it for themselves. I just want to be that silent push that gets them going in the right direction. I don't want to tell them what to do or how to do it, but to help them discover the way. This is what Sleeter and Grant discuss in their book. I think they are definitly on the right track.