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Saturday, April 30, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
Empowering Education
1) "Situated, multicultural pedagogy increases the chance that students will fell ownership in thier education and reduces the conditions that produce thier alienation." - This quote basically sums up our entire experience in this course!!! FNED 346 is a huge portion about changing or improving the way classrooms are interpreted and set up today. I feel like there is a little bit of participation today in schools more than when i was a kid, however it is still low. And by having student participation take place more in the classroom it will make for a more give and take learning environment between teacher and child. The way teaching is today is by the process of memorization and "right awnsers". We need to explain to the students more WHY they are taking such a course as algebra or history and connect it to their everday lives so that they see WHY its important for them to learn and embrace. And by bringing out multicultural materials and pedagogy more often this will help reduce the alienation that many children face.
2." students are people whose voices are worth listening to, whose minds can carry the weight of serious intellectual work, whose thought and feeling can entertain transforming self and society.” I feel very strong about this quote!! Ive always been for or been the person to advocate for children. I think all adults should believe in this quote. Each and Every student has his or her own unique personality and their own special voice, and it deserves to be heard. Just because children are younger and their minds are still developing does not mean they can not grasp the weight of intellectual work, all they need is the faith and encouragement from people like teachers to show that they do have this inside themselves. The encouragment is what is going to make them shine. If adults and teachers continue to think, act or live by the idea that children should not have an opinion in their education matters , then were going to get nowhere.
3.)"The students in that medi~ class learned subject mailer rhrough student-centered problem-posing in a critical dialogue, not through my lecturing them in a banking fashion. " This quote falls right into the idea that students have the ability to hold a critical dialogue. And this style of teaching is sometimes more successful and interesting than the old fashioned "lecture and note taking" style. students get to absorb different perspectives and ways of thinking. Its a style to think out of the box . When stickign to the "lecture and note taking style and not anything else students oftenly enough will hear the teacher say "blah blah blah blah" instead of what they are actually supposed to be learning , jotting down, and taking in. Now this doesnt go to say that teachers should 100% quit and throw away the "lecture" style of teaching, but there should be a balance. Maybe for the first half of the class the teacher can teach, and students will take notes. adn then second half of the class , the students talk and participate with eachother to see if they have grasped the real concept. and this would be the time that students can spit back any questions, confusion or concerns they might have.
- "Empowering Education" was a great way to end this course!! Its exactly what we have been doing since day one. I remember the first time we all got together and formed our infamous circle. :) when we tried talking all you heard was crickets!! But now the last month in this class, we are all like a family. and someone says one thing then someone has something to agree or counter argue with. we're all so comfortable with each other and i can honeslty say i am going to miss this crowd of adults ! :)
2." students are people whose voices are worth listening to, whose minds can carry the weight of serious intellectual work, whose thought and feeling can entertain transforming self and society.” I feel very strong about this quote!! Ive always been for or been the person to advocate for children. I think all adults should believe in this quote. Each and Every student has his or her own unique personality and their own special voice, and it deserves to be heard. Just because children are younger and their minds are still developing does not mean they can not grasp the weight of intellectual work, all they need is the faith and encouragement from people like teachers to show that they do have this inside themselves. The encouragment is what is going to make them shine. If adults and teachers continue to think, act or live by the idea that children should not have an opinion in their education matters , then were going to get nowhere.
3.)"The students in that medi~ class learned subject mailer rhrough student-centered problem-posing in a critical dialogue, not through my lecturing them in a banking fashion. " This quote falls right into the idea that students have the ability to hold a critical dialogue. And this style of teaching is sometimes more successful and interesting than the old fashioned "lecture and note taking" style. students get to absorb different perspectives and ways of thinking. Its a style to think out of the box . When stickign to the "lecture and note taking style and not anything else students oftenly enough will hear the teacher say "blah blah blah blah" instead of what they are actually supposed to be learning , jotting down, and taking in. Now this doesnt go to say that teachers should 100% quit and throw away the "lecture" style of teaching, but there should be a balance. Maybe for the first half of the class the teacher can teach, and students will take notes. adn then second half of the class , the students talk and participate with eachother to see if they have grasped the real concept. and this would be the time that students can spit back any questions, confusion or concerns they might have.
- "Empowering Education" was a great way to end this course!! Its exactly what we have been doing since day one. I remember the first time we all got together and formed our infamous circle. :) when we tried talking all you heard was crickets!! But now the last month in this class, we are all like a family. and someone says one thing then someone has something to agree or counter argue with. we're all so comfortable with each other and i can honeslty say i am going to miss this crowd of adults ! :)
Sunday, April 17, 2011
CitizenShip in School : Reconceptualizing Down Syndrome
1. "Community acceptance requires opportunity for individual participation in the group , but the opportunity cannot exist outside of community acceptance" ... - I really liked this quote from the packet because it made me think. It made me think that basically its saying that if there's no community acceptance then opportunity wont arise for individuals with down syndrome or any other disabilities. The act of having opportunities starts with the community acceptance. If community acceptance doesnt happen then the individual with a disability wont be able to participate . They could end up feeling like they dont have a place to belong in the society they reside in.
2. "The first time i tried reading "where the wild things are" , which is issac's favorite book, he couldn't sit. He had to be up, dancing in the middle of the circle, acting it out. He just couldn't resist. He could not help himself. It got all the kids going. we were all Wild things and it just came alive . - I liked this passage because it was showing the audience that even though this child has down syndome and has poor language skills he can still find ways to communicate that he is enjoying this book being read to him. He communicates his hyperness, his affectionism, his brightening personality by dancing like a "wild thing". Little children ; especially special needs children amaze me.
3. ...."Here they have her educating America's future, but they're scared to let her work at a movie place" This quote is from the passage on page 78. Shayne was trying to get her classroom associate Anne a job at a video rental store because Anne has a love for movies, film making and hollywood. There is huge amounts of Irony in this text example. There's irony because Anne who has Down syndrome , helps Shayne in her classroom with teaching and tutoring the children. The irony goes to say , america allows Anne to teach these children who are the future of america , but they doubt her ability to work in a video rental store? That's just really wrong. If you are going to let a woman with down syndome teach children , and you're not going to doubt her ability to do that successfully then why doubt that she can grasp the concept, job requirements and the work surroundings in a video rental store. I would think that teaching children in a school would be the career or job that the world is resistant and hesitant to allowing a "disabled" woman work not a video rental store.
I feel this article had many great points made. I really liked what shayne was doing with her classroom , with the "Where the wild things are" production. This was a form of learning that seemed to be very valuable . The children came up with the script, the costumes, lighting, writing the play and props. The children had no idea that Shayne and her teacher assistants were actually maintaing indiviual focus on each child's goals . They had no idea that they were comparing where the child was to where people said the child should be. They also had no idea about the portfolios that came of this phenomenal production.
2. "The first time i tried reading "where the wild things are" , which is issac's favorite book, he couldn't sit. He had to be up, dancing in the middle of the circle, acting it out. He just couldn't resist. He could not help himself. It got all the kids going. we were all Wild things and it just came alive . - I liked this passage because it was showing the audience that even though this child has down syndome and has poor language skills he can still find ways to communicate that he is enjoying this book being read to him. He communicates his hyperness, his affectionism, his brightening personality by dancing like a "wild thing". Little children ; especially special needs children amaze me.
3. ...."Here they have her educating America's future, but they're scared to let her work at a movie place" This quote is from the passage on page 78. Shayne was trying to get her classroom associate Anne a job at a video rental store because Anne has a love for movies, film making and hollywood. There is huge amounts of Irony in this text example. There's irony because Anne who has Down syndrome , helps Shayne in her classroom with teaching and tutoring the children. The irony goes to say , america allows Anne to teach these children who are the future of america , but they doubt her ability to work in a video rental store? That's just really wrong. If you are going to let a woman with down syndome teach children , and you're not going to doubt her ability to do that successfully then why doubt that she can grasp the concept, job requirements and the work surroundings in a video rental store. I would think that teaching children in a school would be the career or job that the world is resistant and hesitant to allowing a "disabled" woman work not a video rental store.
I feel this article had many great points made. I really liked what shayne was doing with her classroom , with the "Where the wild things are" production. This was a form of learning that seemed to be very valuable . The children came up with the script, the costumes, lighting, writing the play and props. The children had no idea that Shayne and her teacher assistants were actually maintaing indiviual focus on each child's goals . They had no idea that they were comparing where the child was to where people said the child should be. They also had no idea about the portfolios that came of this phenomenal production.
Bullying : Do Schools Need A New Approach?
(CBS) Three teenagers are expected to appear in a Massachusetts court Tuesday to face bullying charges connected to the suicide of 15-year-old Phoebe Prince. Six other students also face charges in the case. And Prince's case is just the latest in a string of bullying episodes that ended in death.
The Department of Education reports that 25 percent of American students say they were bullied at least once a day. States have tried to address the issue by mandating their school districts adopt anti-bullying initiatives. But can these policies really stop school bullying and possibly save lives? CBS News correspondent Bianca Solorzano reports.
Eleven-year-old Carl Walker-Hoover had a beaming smile.
"He loved life. He loved to laugh," said Carl's mother, Sirdeaner Walker.
But soon after Carl began sixth grade at the New Leadership Charter School in Springfield, Mass., he became the target of school bullies who taunted him - even threatened to beat and kill him.
Sirdeaner Walker says she i immediately contacted the school to address the issues. But she couldn't prevent what followed.
On April 6, 2009, Carl hanged himself with an extension cord - just 10 days shy of his 12th birthday.
CBS News has identified 10 other students ages 13 to as young as nine years old who were bullied and committed suicide in the last 12 months. Suicide is so rare among children that young the CDC doesn't even consistently track the numbers.
Yale professor Young-Shin Kim has done research on what's been termed "bullycide" and has found that victims of bullying are 5.6 times more at risk of attempting or thinking about suicide.
The administrators at the New Leadership Charter School ignored CBS News' request for an interview or comment on Carl Walker's death. But CBS News has learned the school has had an anti bullying policy since 2006, and a reported intervention happened the day Carl Walker died - leaving some advocates to question whether these initiatives fix the problem or make it worse.
Author Jodee Blanco was constantly bullied throughout elementary and high school - so much so she almost committed suicide. She now tours the country talking to students about the consequences of bullying.
She believes disciplining bullies is ineffective because it creates a hostile environment; the bullying may move online and it doesn't prevent what Blanco calls the worst kind of bullying - social isolation.
"It's the most damaging kind. … It makes you say to yourself, 'There's something wrong with me,'" she said.
At the elementary school in Harvard, Mass., school officials are trying a new method.
"What they used to tell us was as soon as you get bullied go right to the teacher to tell," a fifth grader says. "That just doesn't work."
The fifth graders are teaching younger schoolmates skills to defuse bullying by dealing with the situation calmly; treating the bully as a friend ; and not thinking of themselves as victims.
"I got bullied on the bus and I tried it out and it really did work," said fifth-grader Joey Calabres.
Getting solutions that work is now Sirdeaner Walker's mission. She's been instrumental in pushing Massachusetts to pass its first anti-bullying law. The governor is set to sign the bill later this month.
"I want Carl's legacy to be not that he was 11 years old and he committed suicide," Walker said. "I want Carl's legacy to be we've enacted laws to protect and help all of our children."
The Department of Education reports that 25 percent of American students say they were bullied at least once a day. States have tried to address the issue by mandating their school districts adopt anti-bullying initiatives. But can these policies really stop school bullying and possibly save lives? CBS News correspondent Bianca Solorzano reports.
Eleven-year-old Carl Walker-Hoover had a beaming smile.
"He loved life. He loved to laugh," said Carl's mother, Sirdeaner Walker.
But soon after Carl began sixth grade at the New Leadership Charter School in Springfield, Mass., he became the target of school bullies who taunted him - even threatened to beat and kill him.
Sirdeaner Walker says she i immediately contacted the school to address the issues. But she couldn't prevent what followed.
On April 6, 2009, Carl hanged himself with an extension cord - just 10 days shy of his 12th birthday.
CBS News has identified 10 other students ages 13 to as young as nine years old who were bullied and committed suicide in the last 12 months. Suicide is so rare among children that young the CDC doesn't even consistently track the numbers.
Yale professor Young-Shin Kim has done research on what's been termed "bullycide" and has found that victims of bullying are 5.6 times more at risk of attempting or thinking about suicide.
The administrators at the New Leadership Charter School ignored CBS News' request for an interview or comment on Carl Walker's death. But CBS News has learned the school has had an anti bullying policy since 2006, and a reported intervention happened the day Carl Walker died - leaving some advocates to question whether these initiatives fix the problem or make it worse.
Author Jodee Blanco was constantly bullied throughout elementary and high school - so much so she almost committed suicide. She now tours the country talking to students about the consequences of bullying.
She believes disciplining bullies is ineffective because it creates a hostile environment; the bullying may move online and it doesn't prevent what Blanco calls the worst kind of bullying - social isolation.
"It's the most damaging kind. … It makes you say to yourself, 'There's something wrong with me,'" she said.
At the elementary school in Harvard, Mass., school officials are trying a new method.
"What they used to tell us was as soon as you get bullied go right to the teacher to tell," a fifth grader says. "That just doesn't work."
The fifth graders are teaching younger schoolmates skills to defuse bullying by dealing with the situation calmly; treating the bully as a friend ; and not thinking of themselves as victims.
"I got bullied on the bus and I tried it out and it really did work," said fifth-grader Joey Calabres.
Getting solutions that work is now Sirdeaner Walker's mission. She's been instrumental in pushing Massachusetts to pass its first anti-bullying law. The governor is set to sign the bill later this month.
"I want Carl's legacy to be not that he was 11 years old and he committed suicide," Walker said. "I want Carl's legacy to be we've enacted laws to protect and help all of our children."
( http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/04/04/eveningnews/main6363045.shtml )
Young girl lives with no arms, no fear.flv
This video is about a girl named Ira. Ira was adopted by her parents and she was born with no arms. Im not sure of teh disability or if thre is one that its called but I just reallly loved this video because it connecteed to SWCAMP again with the Able-Bodiness part of it. I also chose this video because if you watched my last video post about Abigail thes etwo videos share a commonality. The commonality is that both Ira and Abigail share the trait of loving to swim and they also share the same challenge in a way. Abigail does nt have feeling in her legs. She has her legs yes but she use them completely the way you and I can. And ira doesnt have arms. So she two cadoesnt have feeling in that part of her body. However These two girls still managed to have smiles on their faces and feel passionated about swimming. They both have friends and family who love and support and laugh with them . Ira was truly phenomenal to watch. If you watch this video i highly encouraged and suggest that you watch till the end. To see what Ira has had to learn how to do and the fact that she does it like its completely normal and easy for her to do iks just outrageous. You wouldnt think or atleast i didnt think that someone could do things that Ira does like brush her teeth eat and WRITE . Shwe does all of this with her feet ! During the whole video my mouth was just dropped wide open. I was shaking my head in amazement. I dont know why but i just REALLYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY LOVE watching these kinds of videos ; ones of children who have various challenges in life but still consistently have a smile on their face. I watch these videos when im down or im aggravated with my own challenge and then these videos Ira's and Abigail's put a smile back on my face and it makes me feel better. I realize that yes, Spina Bifida may get me aggravated and annoyed sometimes , But i also realize it could also be alot worse. I feel grateful that i can do all i can do today. Living with Spina Bifida is also a BIG part of the reason why im pushing to study and educate myself in the education and special ed major. I feel a connection to these kids. You don't need to have the EXACT same challenge that they do to know what they feel at times. & even though Ira and Abigail have more of a serious challenge than i do , I still feel relatable, and connected to them. I still feel like we have something in common.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work
1.) ....."The day after each experiment the teacher went over what the children had found during their class experiment , however the experiment was done by the teacher , so the teacher would ask what they "Found". This passage was found on page 4, third paragraph and i could not stop shaking my head and shrinking up my face. I couldnt believe what i was reading. If i was a child who went to this school i know i would hate it . I think this article and especially this page is worth discussing because as future teachers we need to learn what styles of teaching does work and which dont work and this clearly doesnt work for a number of reasons . First the students arent able to get any hands on experience with the experiment. how are they supposed to grasp the understanding of their results of what they found if they themselves didnt even get to TOUCH the experiment? In my opinion everything about these working-class schools had me shaking my head. i completely dont agree with their procedure steps, and just writing notes all the time. writing and copying the teachers notes is supposed to be an effective to study , learn, listen , understand and memorize. But none of these things can be done if theres no explanation behind it.
2.)"Occassionally, the children colored in a ditto and cut it out to make a stand up figure (representing for example a man roping a cow in the southwest). These were referred by the teacher as the children's "Social studies projects". - WHATTT? coloring a lonely, little ditto paper is nothing, it is not even close to a project!! there's no excitement in a ditto. like what the heckkk!
3.) In the middle class school , work is getting the right awnser. if one accumulates enough right anwsers, one gets a good grade. - Now this is MY kind of school haha. Seriously though. I read the Middle class school's section and i agreed with basically the entire discussion. The way the teacher explains how to do two-digit division is by using many different ways and the teacher gives the student the choice on which way they would like to do it and which way they most understand.
I really enjoyed this article. I was interested in reading about the different types of schools and social classes. It was crazy to read how different schools taught education and taught the same kinds of lessons. overall this article i think will help me alot in my future years of teaching.
2.)"Occassionally, the children colored in a ditto and cut it out to make a stand up figure (representing for example a man roping a cow in the southwest). These were referred by the teacher as the children's "Social studies projects". - WHATTT? coloring a lonely, little ditto paper is nothing, it is not even close to a project!! there's no excitement in a ditto. like what the heckkk!
3.) In the middle class school , work is getting the right awnser. if one accumulates enough right anwsers, one gets a good grade. - Now this is MY kind of school haha. Seriously though. I read the Middle class school's section and i agreed with basically the entire discussion. The way the teacher explains how to do two-digit division is by using many different ways and the teacher gives the student the choice on which way they would like to do it and which way they most understand.
I really enjoyed this article. I was interested in reading about the different types of schools and social classes. It was crazy to read how different schools taught education and taught the same kinds of lessons. overall this article i think will help me alot in my future years of teaching.
Abigail Branson Not Limited by Spina Bifida
This video is about a little girl named Abigail branson. she was born with a birth defect called Spina Bifida. Spina Bifida is a defect of the spine. When a fetus is born with spina bifida they are born witha hole in their back anwhich makes the nerves in the spine unable to connect and form correctly. depending on where the hole is, results if the child is paralyzed or not. other affects are losss of bladder ability and movement, fluid in the brain , etc. Anyways, despite being born with this birth defect, Abigail has beeen able to lead a pretty normal life. I chose this video because it is very inspiring to me. And when i watched it I thought it connected to SCWAMP. Particualry the "Able-Bodiedness". I think that even though abigail is technically "hadndicapped" and not considered able-bodied that she is because she is able to enjoy a sport that she really loves and is good at it. she is driven to do the best she can and she looks at her disability as not something negative. she has such a postive attitude This video also makes me think of the fact there there are worse off people in the world than me and if they arent commplaining then i shouldnt be either. Abigail seems like a very determined litttle girl & she's clearly not letting Spina Bifida stand in her way of doing anything she wants to do.
I also really connected to this video and to abigail because Abigail and I share something. The only difference is that she was born paralyzed. I wasnt. Abigail and I have the same birth defect. The only difference is that I guess God was with me and my mom when i was born and for some reason i wasn't paralyzed. I dont know why some children like Abigail weren't born as lucky as i was. Some would say it wasn't god's plan for them. Some would say it was just luck. But i say that it wasnt luck. I say Abigail had a destiny. God saw that she had a reason to be the way she is. I believe even though she is paralyzed that she was paralyzed for a reason and that reason was to inspire other children and other families that just because you're paralyzed , have a birth defect or disability doesnt mean its the end of the world. You can still do anything your heart desires, you just need to want it.
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