Week 9/10- Question 3

Should education 'stretch' a person do you think? What do I mean by stretch?

Surely the main purpose of education is to stretch a persons knowledge and confidence and even their personality. The use of the word stretch means to expand and to push one selves further. For example higher education is usually carried on by people who wish to further their own potential and learn to make the most of their knowledge and how to expand their learning. I also take the term stretch to broaden ones imagination and options. Education should stretch a person, because if it does not push students further or simply does not educate in a way that pushes people to learn more and develop their skills then the educators are not fufilling what education should be. The idea of learning should be fun but also informative, it should allow students to want to push themselves. However if the teaching is not up to standards some students will not push themselves, because often a student needs a teacher to encourage their imagination and involve the students instead of reading of a powerpoint or book.