The Importance of Listening

After talking about listening in class, I definitely think that it is taken for granted. I think that listening is a huge part of being able to teach and learn. Lessons and discussions involve listening and it is an essential part in education. Teachers can use listening in order to see if students are understanding the material that they have been taught.

In class, we did an activity and had to find different types on propaganda used. I thought that this activity was so much fun and really eye opening. Propaganda takes advantage of listening because people listen to what these ads are influencing peoples opinions about certain things. It is used for political campaigns, in which, politicians say negative things about their opponents, even if these things are not true. It could influence the way someone votes or what they buy. I thought looking up ads was a great way to teach us the different types of propaganda.