Hmm... Santrock

I am currently enrolled in an anthropology class with an emphasis on studying the culture of youth and young adults. The majority of our class discussion revolves around the idea of agency held by children. We talk about how children are functional members of society and serve various purposes as human beings as opposed to just being children. We also talk at length against the idea of children being open vessels, ready to be filled with the knowledge of adults. Although it is the obligation of adults to educate the youth. while reading Santrock's text book i find very little recognition of childhood agency. the majority of the information that we read seems to stem from studies done by old white guys who for some reason dubbed eligible to make the statements that they do. i suppose i do not fully understand the studies that these guys have performed but not once does it mention these scholars addressing children or asking them what they find to be the most effective for them to learn. maybe this idea is a little too extreme, but certainly children have some kind of preference in the way they would like to be educated. again i am obviously not by any means a seasoned educator of any kind, but i really think that it would be interesting to address kids and see what they feel is an effective way for themselves to be educated...