Believing in Education

After reading the Colombo and Gatto articles I felt like a lost cause. What these two authors were saying was that I was a lost cause. Because I was part of the public education system I am now supposedly not capable of thinking critically. I and many others are testaments to the fact that people can go through the public school system and and turn out able beings. It is human nature to continuely try to improve things, such as the public school system. Anything can be improved but I believe the biggest step towards improving our educational system is to actually believe in it. For anything to succeed one must first believe. Honestly believing in something is something that comes natural to every human being but over time we lose sight of that fact. I believe an article that discusses the topic of believing and how powerful it may be would be much more benficial.