What theory of education is put forward through the novel? and what role does this play throughout the book?
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Nicola Williams
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The Theory of Education that is put forward through the book is not traditional, it is experience. This is learning in a very kinesthetic way, doing things instead of making theories about them. I feel that this learning is not as structured. This type of learing effects Peekay throughout the book, as if he had a traditional learning, he would have not been beaten up as much. I feel this is because in traditional schools, that would have not been allowed to happen.
It plays a roll in the entire book, as after he leaves boarding school he plays the piano, studies plants, though which he is learning through experience.
In my view the theory of education put through the Power of One is one of learning through experiences. I think this because the way that Peekay learns things such as how to survive and keep a low profile was by being forced into having to do these things because of his situation. I believe this plays a role in the story-line of the book. My evidence to support this is how Peekay learnt about, and decided to take up boxing. He did this by meeting Hoppie this was an experience in which he learnt about certain aspects of boxing. This was one of the main plots but also events in the overall story-line.
I think that the theory of education for Peekay is experience learning and visual learning. I think that he learnt from his experiences. Lots when he boxed because he had a very good memory.
Also through visual which is much like experience learning because Peekay is very good at remembering and using his mind.
He is also very good at school and is lots of class above is year level.
The experience, visual and school learning helps in the throughout but could have helped a lot more if we had hear more after the book ended. The experience learning helped when he was learning from is mistakes like when he was at boarding school with the judge and there he learnt not to question and argue things that were not weren’t important enough and the battles he was not going to win about. When he was on the train with hoppie and in the boxing tournaments he used experience to his advantage and used them well.
I think there is some very harsh traditional styles of teaching in "The Power of One". Peekay learns the hard way of life and learns through all his personal experiences. He has many tough experiences that not many people would have to go through today.Peekay learnt in a year as much as most kids do in 10 years.
The theory of education behind this book is a bit different to a normal student. Peekay, in this context, was educated in a very traditional schooling system. Everybody was treated according to the color of their skin and that they believed, would never change. In South Africa, at that time, society was all race-orientated. Racism played a huge part in Peekay's childhood. With all these different cultures surrounding him, he was exposed to different people of many races. By talking to those people, Peekay was introduced to languages, cultures and diverse learnings
Peekay is a young boy who grows up on his Grandfather's farm oblivious to what is going on in the world around him. He has no life experience whatsoever and relies on his nanny and Dee and Dum to feed and clothe him. During his time at boarding school he learns in a traditional way, and very successfully, being the best in his class but having to keep his skills a secret so he can keep a low profile. This is proved in situations such as when he is called into the classroom of Ms Bornstein, who tests him on Latin and word puzzles. Peekay mainly learns through life experience. He learns things such as big can beat small, racism is a force of evil, never give up and use your head and then your heart. His many boxing experiences prove this to him, for example Kid Louis v Jackhammer Smit and Peekay himself in the final of his first ever tournament. Traditional learning is put forward in this book but life experience makes Peekay much more knowledgable than he otherwise would have been. This education by experience is the main feature of this book. The book is based around Peekay learning not only how to box but important life lessons through experience. Sam Elliott 8CED
The theory of education put forward through the book is experience. This affects Peekay through the entire book as he picks up boxing and works with Doc. Even though he went to a traditional school, he learned mostly from experience as his intelligence level was already higher than others around him. In school he learns through his experiences the Judge and Jury. His whole life was based on experiences. Even later when he had left the boarding school he learned a lot from Hoppie and that it’s what is inside that counts. Gabbie Duncan
I think that the theory of education for Peekay is experience learning and visual learning. I think that he learnt from his experiences. Lots when he boxed because he had a very good memory.
Also through visual which is much like experience learning because Peekay is very good at remembering and using his mind.
He is also very good at school and is lots of class above is year level which is classroom education and learns a lot of that during boarding school.
The experience, visual and school learning helps in the throughout but could have helped a lot more if we had hear more after the book ended. The experience learning helped when he was learning from is mistakes like when he was at boarding school with the judge and there he learnt not to question and argue things that were not weren’t important enough and the battles he was not going to win about. When he was on the train with hoppie and in the boxing tournaments he used experience to his advantage and used them well.
I think that in this book he does learn by a traditional learning but has learnt a lot more by personal experiences. At the start of the book he relies a lot on his nanny and people who are looking after him but as he starts boarding school he is very school smart. He hides his talents so that he can blend in and is in the middle of the class. But throughout the book he survives school through experiences. He is very brave and doesn’t cry which may not have helped him. He then starts boxing and finds the power in himself.
The theories of education put forward through the book is learning through your experiences. This affects Peekay throughout the entire book as it changes his life and the way he sees the world. He learnt many things from the judge and the Jury like how to keep your head down and endure things. He met Hoppie and he decided that he wanted to become a boxer. He moves on, finishing his train ride and when he gets home he meets the Professor or we know him as Doc. He works with him collecting plants and he is taught the piano. If he had not gone to boarding school Peekay would have seen the world very differently.
What theory is put forward through the book? And what role does education play in the novel as a whole. Life experience is the theory put forward. The role is he developed well as a person and had a self-trust and didn’t trust others. He learned to overcome obstacles throughout his life most on his own. He was always discriminated and beat up for whom he is or what he does and I think this has really developed him as a character.
In the Power of One Peekay learns through life experiences. Before he went to school Peekay grew up in a world of his own protected by his Zulu Nanny and Dee and Dum from the outside world. But when he hit boarding school he quickly found out that things were not all peaches and cream by taking a low profile by purposely getting bad grades in school. As Peekay heads out into the big wide world he soon finds out that big is sometimes bad and that small is usually better these facts are built upon by boxing fights both his own and others.
I think that there are two different theories of education in this book.
At the start of the book when Peekay is little, he learns through his nanny but has the protection of her, dee and dum. As he grows older he goes to a boarding school, where he learns through a traditional education. He is also learning through experience at this point in the book.
Evidence for this is: when he is in school, even though he taking all the information in he pretends that he does not understand.
Peekay is a young boy that relies heavily on people around him especially his nanny. At the start of the story, he learns in a traditional learning environment. He learns quite quickly and is top of his class. He generally dumbs himself down so he doesn’t get too much attention. He also uses his knowledge to get himself and others (judge and Doc) out of trouble. He also learns by experience when he learns to box and find cacti and other plants. He also learns by one on one lessons when he learns piano.
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The Theory of Education that is put forward through the book is not traditional, it is experience. This is learning in a very kinesthetic way, doing things instead of making theories about them. I feel that this learning is not as structured. This type of learing effects Peekay throughout the book, as if he had a traditional learning, he would have not been beaten up as much. I feel this is because in traditional schools, that would have not been allowed to happen.
It plays a roll in the entire book, as after he leaves boarding school he plays the piano, studies plants, though which he is learning through experience.
In my view the theory of education put through the Power of One is one of learning through experiences. I think this because the way that Peekay learns things such as how to survive and keep a low profile was by being forced into having to do these things because of his situation. I believe this plays a role in the story-line of the book. My evidence to support this is how Peekay learnt about, and decided to take up boxing. He did this by meeting Hoppie this was an experience in which he learnt about certain aspects of boxing. This was one of the main plots but also events in the overall story-line.
Matthew L
I think that the theory of education for Peekay is experience learning and visual learning. I think that he learnt from his experiences. Lots when he boxed because he had a very good memory.
Also through visual which is much like experience learning because Peekay is very good at remembering and using his mind.
He is also very good at school and is lots of class above is year level.
The experience, visual and school learning helps in the throughout but could have helped a lot more if we had hear more after the book ended. The experience learning helped when he was learning from is mistakes like when he was at boarding school with the judge and there he learnt not to question and argue things that were not weren’t important enough and the battles he was not going to win about. When he was on the train with hoppie and in the boxing tournaments he used experience to his advantage and used them well.
the theory of education is mostly traditional. It doesn't really play a role in the story
I think there is some very harsh traditional styles of teaching in "The Power of One". Peekay learns the hard way of life and learns through all his personal experiences. He has many tough experiences that not many people would have to go through today.Peekay learnt in a year as much as most kids do in 10 years.
The theory of education behind this book is a bit different to a normal student. Peekay, in this context, was educated in a very traditional schooling system. Everybody was treated according to the color of their skin and that they believed, would never change. In South Africa, at that time, society was all race-orientated. Racism played a huge part in Peekay's childhood. With all these different cultures surrounding him, he was exposed to different people of many races. By talking to those people, Peekay was introduced to languages, cultures and diverse learnings
Peekay is a young boy who grows up on his Grandfather's farm oblivious to what is going on in the world around him. He has no life experience whatsoever and relies on his nanny and Dee and Dum to feed and clothe him.
During his time at boarding school he learns in a traditional way, and very successfully, being the best in his class but having to keep his skills a secret so he can keep a low profile. This is proved in situations such as when he is called into the classroom of Ms Bornstein, who tests him on Latin and word puzzles.
Peekay mainly learns through life experience. He learns things such as big can beat small, racism is a force of evil, never give up and use your head and then your heart. His many boxing experiences prove this to him, for example Kid Louis v Jackhammer Smit and Peekay himself in the final of his first ever tournament.
Traditional learning is put forward in this book but life experience makes Peekay much more knowledgable than he otherwise would have been.
This education by experience is the main feature of this book. The book is based around Peekay learning not only how to box but important life lessons through experience.
Sam Elliott 8CED
The theory of education put forward through the book is experience. This affects Peekay through the entire book as he picks up boxing and works with Doc. Even though he went to a traditional school, he learned mostly from experience as his intelligence level was already higher than others around him. In school he learns through his experiences the Judge and Jury. His whole life was based on experiences. Even later when he had left the boarding school he learned a lot from Hoppie and that it’s what is inside that counts.
Gabbie Duncan
I think that the theory of education for Peekay is experience learning and visual learning. I think that he learnt from his experiences. Lots when he boxed because he had a very good memory.
Also through visual which is much like experience learning because Peekay is very good at remembering and using his mind.
He is also very good at school and is lots of class above is year level which is classroom education and learns a lot of that during boarding school.
The experience, visual and school learning helps in the throughout but could have helped a lot more if we had hear more after the book ended. The experience learning helped when he was learning from is mistakes like when he was at boarding school with the judge and there he learnt not to question and argue things that were not weren’t important enough and the battles he was not going to win about. When he was on the train with hoppie and in the boxing tournaments he used experience to his advantage and used them well.
I think that in this book he does learn by a traditional learning but has learnt a lot more by personal experiences. At the start of the book he relies a lot on his nanny and people who are looking after him but as he starts boarding school he is very school smart. He hides his talents so that he can blend in and is in the middle of the class. But throughout the book he survives school through experiences. He is very brave and doesn’t cry which may not have helped him. He then starts boxing and finds the power in himself.
The theories of education put forward through the book is learning through your experiences. This affects Peekay throughout the entire book as it changes his life and the way he sees the world. He learnt many things from the judge and the Jury like how to keep your head down and endure things. He met Hoppie and he decided that he wanted to become a boxer. He moves on, finishing his train ride and when he gets home he meets the Professor or we know him as Doc. He works with him collecting plants and he is taught the piano. If he had not gone to boarding school Peekay would have seen the world very differently.
What theory is put forward through the book? And what role does education play in the novel as a whole.
Life experience is the theory put forward. The role is he developed well as a person and had a self-trust and didn’t trust others. He learned to overcome obstacles throughout his life most on his own. He was always discriminated and beat up for whom he is or what he does and I think this has really developed him as a character.
In the Power of One Peekay learns through life experiences. Before he went to school Peekay grew up in a world of his own protected by his Zulu Nanny and Dee and Dum from the outside world. But when he hit boarding school he quickly found out that things were not all peaches and cream by taking a low profile by purposely getting bad grades in school. As Peekay heads out into the big wide world he soon finds out that big is sometimes bad and that small is usually better these facts are built upon by boxing fights both his own and others.
The Power of One
I think that there are two different theories of education in this book.
At the start of the book when Peekay is little, he learns through his nanny but has the protection of her, dee and dum. As he grows older he goes to a boarding school, where he learns through a traditional education. He is also learning through experience at this point in the book.
Evidence for this is: when he is in school, even though he taking all the information in he pretends that he does not understand.
Peekay is a young boy that relies heavily on people around him especially his nanny. At the start of the story, he learns in a traditional learning environment. He learns quite quickly and is top of his class. He generally dumbs himself down so he doesn’t get too much attention. He also uses his knowledge to get himself and others (judge and Doc) out of trouble. He also learns by experience when he learns to box and find cacti and other plants. He also learns by one on one lessons when he learns piano.
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