Place-based education was supported in my critical issues paper, but what are the downfalls of this approach? How does place-based education hold up under the scrutiny of state and national standards, education cuts, and a lack of understanding of place? Critics of place-based education contend place-based education falls short of its ideal purpose. One of the major points of contention in place-based education is the "critical pedagogy of place".
Your task: Please review the video and complete the activity below.
1. Video:
2. Follow-up activity-Mental map
Materials:
-1 sheet of scratch paper
-pencil
Please take 5 minutes and draw a map of the neighborhood you lived in as a child. Make sure the map has a title and give your map as much detail as possible. When you have finished your map, think about the following questions:
-How did you determine the boundaries of your neighborhood?
-Do any buildings not seem to fit in your neighborhood?
-What is the proportion of built objects to the area of natural objects?
-What features affected your interactions with others?
-What object/building is the most important (church, home, state building)?
This activity is used to determine your sense of place, one of the most critically contested elements in place-based education. Each map is individualized and internalized, obviously showing the individuation of place and its potential pitfalls in state and national curriculum.
***Please proceed to the Discussion tab listed on this blog and complete the given prompts. Thank you.
If you have time please review this video to better understand the positive elements of place-based education.
Place-based education
Place-Based Education: Implications and Value, Why does it matter?
