Starfish Giroux

Henry A. Giroux discusses education in a way I think directly links to this class, CMC 300. “Education must be understood as producing not only knowledge but also political subjects. Rather than rejecting the language of politics, critical pedagogy must link public education to the imperatives of critical democracy” 384. What Giroux is saying is education should not just be one person learning information, but a person being taught to look at the information critically. This reminded me of our class because the education we are gaining from it allows us to do just that. We are viewing the world around us, this postmodern society, with a critical mind.

“The language of critical pedagogy needs to construct schools as democratic public spheres. In part, this means educators need to develop critical pedagogy in which the knowledge, habits, and skills of critical rather than simply good citizenship are taught and practiced. This means providing students with the opportunity to develop the critical capacity to challenge and transform existing social and political forms, rather than simply adapt to them.” I think this quote pretty much sums up the critical media major. The critical media major educates us to develop critical pedagogy. We look at the world with a critical mind, and I notice that I actually am more critical when watching television, or even just looking at the world around me. I have learned to analyze the things I see. I have learned not to just accept them but think about them in depth.