American Dream: Rationalists vs. Romantics 10/25/17

Today's class was mostly a review of the American Dream, rationalist and romantics. We did this activity that we had to compare what a rationalist school would be like and what a romantic school would be like. We discussed that a school that was more rationalist would be more strict and that the classes you would take would be more math and science rather than history and English. We also stated that there would be no outside classes and that the grading would include nothing arbitrary. One person also brought up a good point that the school would be more like a tech-school, meaning that we would get to choose our career and study that rather than taking classes that weren't needed. On the other hand if the school was more of a romantic style they would focus more on staying outside and doing fun things like hiking, yoga, etc. We also said that there would be no grading systems because as a romantic they believed that it was artificial and not necessary. One key word that defined a romantic was "inclusion" at a romantic style school they would include everyone even if they just wanted to study.  A romantic is more laid back and a rationalist would be more strict and focused. One other thing that was brought up in class is that romantics will live in the moment and appreciate everything while a rationalist would focused on school and their future. 

We can apply what we learned in class today but knowing that schools in the west and in Finland have more of the romantic idea. Where they only go to school for a certain amount of hours and they tend to learn what the teacher wants them to learn rather than following a curriculum. It has been proven that students that go to Finland have higher SAT scores and a higher education in general. The bigger picture is that if every school started to switch from being rational to romantic than more of us will be able to succeed stress free.