Analyzing Palmer's Essay 'Student From Hell'

Palmer wrote a very thought-provoking and compelling essay about a “student from hell.” In which I experienced a teacher's perspective of the students he has encountered in his career. Throughout the essay I understood the audience to be intended for both, teachers and students. But I considered the fact that when he was writing this essay he meant it for academic institutions, teachers, and faculty in the education system. One of the many major claims Palmer appointed to was “The silence that we face in the classroom is the silence that has always been adopted by people in the margin- people who have reason to fear those in power have learned that there is safety in not speaking” (Palmer). I can relate to this statement personally because I find myself to not wanting to
I can relate to his claim of wanting to be able to control the environment of the classroom. In result of being able to control the environment of the classroom, I will be able to never feel stressed when being called on, incorrect, judged, and failing. I find it very intriguing that Palmer knows exactly how I am feeling as a student and he puts them into words and analyzes why I seem to feel that way. He puts it in perspective why I am the student that I am today. Although I am privileged that I did not have any at home troubles but I can connect on the level of being judged or failed in a classroom environment. The education system in the U.S. is at flaw, “But young people remain marginalized in our society… young people are told that they have no experience worth having, no voice worth speaking, no future of any note, no significant role to play.” Palmer claims that this is the sole reason students are silent, not because of stupidity, but as they want to protect themselves in order to survive the harsh scrutiny of the U.S.,