Every person is born with native reactions in their brain. But there are times when native reactions are transformed into acquired reactions over time.
James states that "Our education means, in short, little more than a mass of possibilities of reaction, acquired at home, at school, or in the training of affairs" (pg. 20). In my educational experience, I have found that my reactions are formed as I respond to my teachers and classmates at school. My experiences at school helped to reinforce my education as I moved from grade to grade. At home, my parents were able to work with me on my homework so that I could understand it for future assessments in school. Learning in school and learning at home made my education experience more exciting. In other trainings throughout my life, I am able to expand my education by using my native and acquired reactions as it relates to my everyday life.
James speaks about native and acquired reactions in the talk. Can we build a classroom based only on a student's native reactions? If so, why? If not, why?
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