Paulo Friere & John Dewey Creative Essay
Jamie Goetz
Final Paper - Option One
April 29, 2013
A Common, Sandy Ground It’s Friday morning and I awake to a beam of bright sunshine streaming through the compact size bedroom window of my downtown apartment. It’s been a long week after finishing finals for my junior year of college, not to mention the busy work schedule taking up the other half of my life, leaving me with what seems like several seconds a day to eat, workout, and even attempt to think about my social life; however, that is all about to change! Leaping out of bed, I dash toward the closet to pack my suitcase, as this weekend responsibilities are being left behind as I venture south to Key West! Not only does my excitement rage in longing to relax in a tropical paradise I have not yet been, I am also thrilled for who is awaiting my arrival; two men, two very gifted men who will be able to share their fine knowledge with no other than myself. The two men, John Dewey and Paulo Freire, yes the very ones who have forever changed education through their theories and practice, will await my arrival at John’s luxurious ocean front beach house. Taking with me my knowledge gained in Schools and Society, books written on the two men presenting their viewpoints of which I plan to discuss, my personal thoughts and opinions regarding my own theory of education, and of course my bathing suit, I venture south. As I drive south across the Skyway Bridge I begin to think just how lucky I am to have received such an honorable invitation for such an intellectually stimulating weekend. Leaning back, listening to the music, I begin to think of all the questions I plan to ask the men. There are endless possibilities for scholarly discussion. What exactly prompted John to come to his theory of experience within education? Were his theories constructed out of personal experiences from his own education? And what was it like to grow up and live during so many political and worldly changes such as war
Final Paper - Option One
April 29, 2013
A Common, Sandy Ground It’s Friday morning and I awake to a beam of bright sunshine streaming through the compact size bedroom window of my downtown apartment. It’s been a long week after finishing finals for my junior year of college, not to mention the busy work schedule taking up the other half of my life, leaving me with what seems like several seconds a day to eat, workout, and even attempt to think about my social life; however, that is all about to change! Leaping out of bed, I dash toward the closet to pack my suitcase, as this weekend responsibilities are being left behind as I venture south to Key West! Not only does my excitement rage in longing to relax in a tropical paradise I have not yet been, I am also thrilled for who is awaiting my arrival; two men, two very gifted men who will be able to share their fine knowledge with no other than myself. The two men, John Dewey and Paulo Freire, yes the very ones who have forever changed education through their theories and practice, will await my arrival at John’s luxurious ocean front beach house. Taking with me my knowledge gained in Schools and Society, books written on the two men presenting their viewpoints of which I plan to discuss, my personal thoughts and opinions regarding my own theory of education, and of course my bathing suit, I venture south. As I drive south across the Skyway Bridge I begin to think just how lucky I am to have received such an honorable invitation for such an intellectually stimulating weekend. Leaning back, listening to the music, I begin to think of all the questions I plan to ask the men. There are endless possibilities for scholarly discussion. What exactly prompted John to come to his theory of experience within education? Were his theories constructed out of personal experiences from his own education? And what was it like to grow up and live during so many political and worldly changes such as war