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Monday, February 10, 2014
Prosser got it wrong this time
“Vocational education is not for everyone, but for those individuals who need it, want it, and are able to profit from it.” – Prosser
I completely disagree with Prosser’s Theorem 5 because I believe vocational education can benefit every student, in at least one way. I can attest that the majority of my students in Broadcast Video Production do not want necessarily want to go into the broadcast field upon graduation, but I guarantee they learn a skill in my class that will help them. No matter what path they decide on for their future, they will utilize the skills learned in Broadcast Video Production. By taking my classes, students will become a better writer, build confidence with public speaking, enhance their conversation skills, and they will get hands-on experience with basic technology that could help them in a wide array of career paths.
I also disagree with the statement because I don’t think vocational education should be geared towards just the topic at hand. I think it is our responsibility as educators to add to the curriculum standards with real-life content and information that will benefit the student as they get older.
Although, I agree with theorem 5 what I think Prosser meant is that you can't go into vocational educational with a subpar type of attitude. Every student can benefit from vocational education but each student will not want it, feel as though they need it, and therefore they won't profit from it, at least in their minds. I agree with your statement about real-life content. Even by taking my class, physical medicine, students are exposed to terms and able to make connections to real world events that they weren't able to before. Even with the real world connections if students don't feel as though they need or want vocational education they won't profit from any connection that I or any other instructor makes in the classroom. I agree with your comment on theorem 5, but I do believe we viewed theorem 5 from different perspectives.
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