Comparison Of Education: Postman And Howard Gardner

How people perceive education vs. its reality.

Throughout a person's life, education shapes their thoughts, convictions, and points of view. Various instructive experiences have shaped my thinking and contributed to my growth as a student. As I progress through the educational system, I constantly evaluate its impact. Even though education is a necessary component of development, its definition and purpose are debatable. In this essay, I'd like to discuss education from my perspective, the connection between secular and Torah studies, and how intelligence relates to education from Postman and Gardner's ideas. Howard Gardner emphasizes the importance of developing multiple intelligences. Neil Postman, on the other hand, believes that education

As a profoundly ingrained student, I aspire to express what I have learned and hope to achieve.

In my experience, the correlation between secular and Torah studies has been debated in the Jewish educational system. On the one hand, as Jews, we are supposed to value Torah as the central education and make it our priority. Nevertheless, Secular education is the foundation of knowledge in your career. Learning Torah is vitally important and can enhance your problem-solving and logical thinking skills, but do we need to prioritize it if it will not exceed our future career? On the other hand, both types of education can complement one another to provide students with a comprehensive education. While Torah studies can help to foster moral values and spiritual development, secular education can help to promote

Ambition is not always a strength but can be perceived as one. In my experience, ambition has always pushed me to excel, and I have mostly followed, but when I fail to meet my objectives, I am at my worst. I would lose my desire for achievement and would only feel remorse. The most effective strategy for managing ambition during times of failure is to maintain faith in your ability to succeed again. On the other hand, intelligence will result in an adequate education. According to Postman, "Smartness, so it seems to me, is a specific performance, done in a particular set of circumstances. It is not something you are or have." (The Word Weavers/ The World Makers Page 288.) Postman defines intelligence as an action instead of a trait obtained. Postman equates intelligence with ambition; I see them as distinct characteristics required for success. Over the years, I've seen highly intellectual peers make no effort since they consider their intellect constitutes all that is needed, only to fail in the end. Gardner believes "Intelligence, from this point of view, is a general ability that is found in varying degrees in all individuals." (The Theory of Multiple Intelligences Page 560.) Gardner goes on to explain that there are seven different categories of intelligence later in the chapter. Linguistic and logical-mathematical intelligence are frequently valued in schools, yet they are not required for a