Why do you think Baldwin describes education as a paradox?

Reflection on James Baldwin’s Philosophy of Education

Due Sunday by 11:59pm
Points 50

Your final assignment for the class is to post a written reflection on your experience of the class, in the light of James Baldwin’s comments on education [posted at the bottom in italics]. I’ve provided some prompts.
I’d like for you to write about 500 words. The assignment is worth a potential 50 points. To get into the A-range, give a thoughtful response to each of the prompts. If you’re content with a score in the B-range, answer only 4 and meet the word-count requirement.

1) Why do you think Baldwin describes education as a paradox?

2) Baldwin says that every society takes “certain things” for granted, and that education in every society seeks “to perpetrate the aims of society”. What did we take for granted in this class that our society also takes for granted? Did the way we studied philosophy in this class perpetrate the aims of our society? If so, how?

3) Do you think the education you’ve received so far in your life has created “the ability to look at the world for [yourself]” and “to make [your] own decisions” and “to ask questions of the universe, and then learn to live with those questions”? What about in this class in particular?

4) Baldwin thinks that if a society gets what it “really, ideally, wants” it will actually cause that society to perish. What does a society really want, according to Baldwin? Why would it be destructive for society to get it? How can the right kind of education prevent this destruction?

5) Baldwin says forming our own identity means living with questions, not with answers. Why do you think someone might say this? Do you think it’s true?

From “A Talk to Teachers”

Since I am talking to schoolteachers and I am not a teacher myself, and in some ways am fairly easily intimidated, I beg you to let me leave that and go back to what I think to be the entire purpose of education in the first place. It would seem to me that when a child is born, if I’m the child’s parent, it is my obligation and my high duty to civilize that child. Man is a social animal. He cannot exist without a society. A society, in turn, depends on certain things which everyone within that society takes for granted. Now the crucial paradox which confronts us here is that the whole process of education occurs within a social framework and is designed to perpetuate the aims of society. Thus, for example, the boys and girls who were born during the era of the Third Reich, when educated to the purposes of the Third Reich, became barbarians. The paradox of education is precisely this – that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated. The purpose of education, finally, is to create in a person the ability to look at the world for himself, to make his own decisions, to say to himself this is black or this is white, to decide for himself whether there is a God in heaven or not. To ask questions of the universe, and then learn to live with those questions, is the way he achieves his own identity. But no society is really anxious to have that kind of person around. What societies really, ideally, want is a citizenry which will simply obey the rules of society. If a society succeeds in this, that society is about to perish. The obligation of anyone who thinks of himself as responsible is to examine society and try to change it and to fight it – at no matter what risk. This is the only hope society has. This is the only way societies change.

If you would like to read the rest of the essay, you can find it here (Links to an external site.).

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Magic and witchcraft as concepts and guiding principles help keep society functioning and stable, and this is a price people are willing to pay for that stability. Do you agree, or disagree? Please explain.

Magic and witchcraft as concepts and guiding principles help keep society functioning and stable, and this is a price people are willing to pay for that stability. Do you agree, or disagree? Please explain.

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Jose agrees to pay $2,000 in one year at an interest rate of 12%. The bank subtracts the discount of 12% of $2,000, and gives the rest to Jose. Find the amount of the discount and the proceeds to Jose.

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Lydia’s aunt Rose left her $5,000. Lydia spent $1,000 on her wardrobe and deposited the rest in an account that pays 6.9% compounded daily. How much money will she have in 5 years?

Lydia’s aunt Rose left her $5,000. Lydia spent $1,000 on her wardrobe and deposited the rest in an account that pays 6.9% compounded daily. How much money will she have in 5 years?

If Jon invests this $6,000 at 7.5% compounded continuously, how much money will he have in 10 years?

Jon’s grandfather was planning to give him $12,000 in 10 years. Jon has convinced his grandfather to pay him $6,000 now, instead. If Jon invests this $6,000 at 7.5% compounded continuously, how much money will he have in 10 years?

How much money should they deposit Annually in an account paying 10.2% Annually so they will have $100,000 in 18 years to pay for their daughter’s educational expenses?

Mr. and Mrs. Tran are expecting a baby girl in a few days. They want to put away money for her college education now. How much money should they deposit Annually in an account paying 10.2% Annually so they will have $100,000 in 18 years to pay for their daughter’s educational expenses?

How much should be deposited today into an account paying 7.5% compounded monthly to have $158,000 in 7 months

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Present your approved intervention to the patient, family, or group. Plan to spend at least 3 practicum hours exploring these aspects of the problem with the patient, family, or group.

Present your approved intervention to the patient, family, or group and record a 10-15 minute video reflection on your practicum experience, the development of your capstone project, and your personal and professional growth over the course of your RN-to-BSN program. Document the time spent (your practicum hours) with these individuals or groups in the Core Elms Volunteer Experience Form.

FROM THIS PART i ONLY WANT A SCRIPT PAPER TO READ FROM TO CREATE THE VIDEO AND THE REFERENCES

INTRODUCTION

Baccalaureate-prepared nurses have many opportunities to reflect on their contributions to patient care outcomes during clinical experiences. Research suggests that creating and sharing video reflections may enhance learning (Speed, Lucarelli, & Macaulay, 2018).

For this assessment, you’ll present your approved intervention to the patient, family, or group and reflect on various aspects of your capstone practicum experience. Such reflection will give you a chance to discuss elements of the project of which you are most proud and aspects of the experience that will help you grow in your personal practice and nursing career.

Reference

Speed, C. J., Lucarelli, G. A., & Macaulay, J. O. (2018). Student produced videos—An innovative and creative approach to assessment. Sciedu International Journal of Higher Education, 7(4).

INSTRUCTIONS

Complete this assessment in two parts: (a) present your approved intervention to the patient, family, or group and (b) record a video reflection on your practicum experience, the development of your capstone project, and your personal and professional growth over the course of your RN-to-BSN program.

PART 1

Present your approved intervention to the patient, family, or group. Plan to spend at least 3 practicum hours exploring these aspects of the problem with the patient, family, or group. During this time, you may also consult with subject matter and industry experts of your choice. Be sure you’ve logged all of your practicum hours in CORE ELMS.

Use the Intervention Feedback Form: Assessment 5 [PDF] as a guide to capturing patient, family, or group feedback about your intervention. You’ll include the feedback as part of your capstone reflection video.

Part 2

Record a 10–15 minute video reflection on your practicum experience, the development of your capstone project, and your personal and professional growth over the course of your RN-to-BSN program. A transcript of your video is not required.

You’re welcome to use any tools and software with which you are comfortable, but make sure you’re able to submit the deliverable to your faculty. Capella offers Kaltura, a program that records audio and video. Refer to Using Kaltura for more information about this courseroom tool.

Note: If you require the use of assistive technology or alternative communication methods to participate in these activities, please contact Disability Services to request accommodations. If you’re unable to record a video, please contact your faculty as soon as possible to explore options for completing the assessment.

REQUIREMENTS

The assessment requirements, outlined below, correspond to the scoring guide criteria, so address each main point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed. In addition, note the additional requirements for supporting evidence.

Assess the contribution of your intervention to patient or family satisfaction and quality of life.
- Describe feedback received from the patient, family, or group on your intervention as a solution to the problem.
- Explain how your intervention enhances the patient, family, or group experience.
Describe your use of evidence and peer-reviewed literature to plan and implement your capstone project.
- Explain how the principles of evidence-based practice informed this aspect of your project.
Assess the degree to which you successfully leveraged health care technology in your capstone project to improve outcomes or communication with the patient, family, or group.
- Identify opportunities to improve health care technology use in future practice.
Explain how health policy influenced the planning and implementation of your capstone project, as well as any contributions your project made to policy development.
- Note specific observations related to the baccalaureate-prepared nurse’s role in policy implementation and development.
Explain whether capstone project outcomes matched your initial predictions.
- Discuss the aspects of the project that met, exceeded, or fell short of your expectations.
- Discuss whether your intervention can, or will be, adopted as a best practice.
- Describe the generalizability of your intervention outside this particular setting.
- Document the time spent (your practicum hours) with these individuals or group in the Core Elms Volunteer Experience Form.
Assess your personal and professional growth throughout your capstone project and the RN-to-BSN program.
- Address your provision of ethical care and demonstration of professional standards.
- Identify specific growth areas of which you are most proud or in which you have taken particular satisfaction.
Communicate professionally in a clear, audible, and well-organized video.

Additional Requirements

Cite at least three scholarly or authoritative sources to support your assertions. In addition to your reflection video, submit a separate APA-formatted reference list of your sources.