Annenberg Promise Reaction

"Agency is the power to understand, act on,
and effect positive change in one’s personal and
social contexts. Agency also embodies a sense of
hope and possibility (grounded in an understanding
of social reality) that one can make a difference in
one’s own life, family, school, and local community
and in the broader national and global community."

I believe that Agency is the real reason for education. It gives children a sense of meaning in their life. If we can transfer this concept of Agency into the students it will hopefully transform the students to become more motivated and want to come to school to be educated on the next thing in their life that they can change for the positive.

There is a great example of this in the reading when the author talks about how an urban mathematics educator allows the students to view the city zoning patterns and then he proposes that they come up with some modifications to the plans in regards to where the liquor stores are located. This is a great example of how we can bring a sense of agency into the classroom especially in a mathematics class. This example really jumped out at me since I am going to be a mathematics teacher one day.