Emerson would not be proud of today’s schooling! In school, kids are required to memorize almost everything, including definitions and equations. Emerson thinks kids should learn through thinking versus memorizing. Kids should be able to think through problems on their own. Emerson says that the human mind can feed on all knowledge. Many teachers skip some units because they think it is not helpful. Emerson believes that character is higher than intellect. He thinks that how a person acts speaks more volume than just how smart a person is. How a person thinks through things is how they will act. A good person will first want to live but also be quick to think. In some schools there are violent acts along with drugs and gang violence. …show more content…
This doesn’t allow kids to think through problems and it shows the wrong message to kids and teens. Instead of relying on kids to think their way through life, it all depends on how well a child can memorize. If they do not have a good memorization skill, they will not have good grade and it will be hard for them to get into a good college. This could potentially lead to an economic downfall! Children will grow up more successful if they think their way through school. When kids memorize material, it is usually for short term memory just to pass a quiz or test. When they think through material, it eventually becomes stored in long term memory. Emerson believes that a day of hard work is good for the mind and body because you are living and thinking through things. Do not be afraid to put a little bit of effort in. School does strive for us to think through things but only in certain circumstances such as not taking the short way through things. Any shortcut does not necessarily mean the best outcome and the opposite also applies. Some teachers do have the same views as Emerson. They give homework over the breaks and such (hint,hint) to keep our minds active. I think Emerson would be quite happy with some classes or teachers simply because they share the same