Paula Gómez

ESSAY OUTLINE Do you think students get better English level in public or private schools? THESIS STATEMENT: Students get better English level in private than in public schools. SUPPORTING PARAGRAPH 1: In private schools the intensity of English classes is higher than in public schools. SUPPORTING PARAGRAPH 2: Many English teachers in public schools do not have the appropriated method to teach English. OPPOSING PARAGRAPH 3: Some students from public schools have a better level of English than those from private schools because they learn autonomously. CONCLUSION: The students’ level of English in public schools is insufficient compared to private schools due to the difference in teachers’ quality and intensity of English classes.

HOW DO YOU THINK FRANKFURT SCHOOL THOUGHTS CAN BE APPLIED TO TODAY IN OUR OWN CULTURE? Firstly, I think that it is very difficult to find a way to apply a critical theory of thinking in education in our culture, as Frankfurt School proposes because we live in a society governed by dominant groups while subordinated groups are manipulated and controlled. Those dominant groups are the ones that build the system of education that teaches us how to obey to others or think as emancipated masses. Nevertheless, the subordinated population is stronger than dominant groups, the problem is that we ignore that. So, we as future teachers are to show the new generations the power of our culture and encourage them to revolution the organization of the society, promoting analytic and critical thinking.