TED ATAKENT ESENYURT COLLEGE / 9-A
Have You Noticed, Yet?
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Have you noticed how we have dragged our basic needs and materials with us for centuries, held onto them closely, shaped and transformed them by our hands and harmonised with our creativity, then carried them into our modern world? We are still on this journey, trying to adapt old technologies, traditions, identities and ideas into something more reliable and efficient for modern-day lives. Even the way we talk, dress, and think has evolved throughout the years; this means our transformation continues without stopping.
There is another important value we haven’ t mentioned: education. Education has evolved over centuries to teach and educate people. In the Ancient World, people communicated and shared their knowledge through listening and observing around others, often gathering in groups and communities.
With the discovery of cuneiform by the Sumerians, people started to use hieroglyphics, recording their discoveries with much more accuracy and some of these hieroglyphics still remain in their original form today. In Ancient Greece, formal schools had an important impact on philosophy, challenging students’ ability to criticise and comprehend. With the help of the invention of the printing press in the 15th century, books became more accessible and affordable, encouraging people to read more often.
Today, the educational structure depends on books, teachers, technology( lesson tools), discussions and homework assignments. Students attend class actively; complete exercises related to their work and review them with teachers’ help.
Looking at this progress, it is clear how far we have come, from the discovery of the cuneiform to our modern world. However, from my point of view, education hasn’ t completed its transformation yet. There are still many schools that haven’ t fully evolved and fail to provide students with basic humanitarian support. There are still people from various age groups who don’ t know what education or why it matters. Therefore, I don’ t think it’ s fair to say that education is fully transformed when there is still so much left to learn.