A Reflection on the Social Dimensions of Education
By Josiah Rei Balbuena BSEd-English Student The very first thing that I learned in the Social Dimensions classes was that whole deal with Michel Focault and his perspective on “knowledge is power.” After that, everything seemed to follow a distinct pattern, as if every other theory out there fell into a structure of its own. Having realized that there exists a structure in our society and how it perceives things such as education, the work-force, politics, and other such things, I just couldn’t help but connect all the other discussions we’ve had in class to the structure that we’ve been encouraged to see. Maybe it’s a good thing that I’ve managed to pick it up so quickly, even if it can be a little presumptuous for me to do so. But I’ve also realized that it can also backfire quite easily, as I might create a one-track mind of looking at anything and everything as having a structure to blame for all the problems. Whenever we are engaged in a discussion or confronted wi...