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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.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
teaching boys and girls separately !
1.) there are two camps: those who favor separating boys from girls because they are essentially different and those who favor separating boys from girls because they have different social experiences and social needs. Leonard Sax represents the essential-difference view. He says that boys dont hear as well as girls and that would result in the teacher having to speak louder in a classroom. - I dont really agree with this quote or with leonard sax. While i think boys are harder to keep attention spans of, i think that its just the teachers job to find ways to get the girls and the boys attention in a classroom and if she cant get their attention then that teacher isnt meant for the job. Its also said that boys typically take a longer time to mature for their age than girls and so this would mean that they could be more rowdy. i dont think them being rowdy and not listening or hearing has anything to do with them being hard of hearing...
2.) "The really the most important reason to send a child to a single-sex high school was that those kids still go on dates. “Boys at boys’ schools like Old Farms in Connecticut, or Saint Albans in Washington, D. C., will call up girls at Miss Porter’s in Connecticut, at Stone Ridge in Maryland, and they will ask the girl out, and the boy will drive to the girl’s house to pick her up and meet her parents. You tell kids at a coed school to do this, and they’ll fall on the floor laughing. " - I think this is an important quote to discuss because it shows that the boys in single sex high schools have more respect for the girls that they date. They have more respect for them becauase they arent around girls and school and socialize with them 7 days a week , 6 hours a day. When they see the girls from an all girls school, they view them as a privilege. They view the date as a privelege that this girl does not have to date them. While i've met some pretty decent boys who still open the car door or call to ask a girl out and meet her parents and they go to a public coed high school. I do agree that it makes sense why this happens more often at single sex high schools. I am not opposed to single sex high schools. Its more of somebody's preference.
3.) Nationwide, boys are nearly twice as likely as girls to be suspended, and more likely to drop out of high school than girls (65 percent of boys complete high school in four years; 72 percent of girls do). Boys make up two-thirds of special-education students. They are 1.5 times more likely to be held back a grade and 2.5 times more likely to be given diagnoses of A.D.H.D - I just found these statistics to be really shocking. I knew that more boys probably drop out of high school than girls. I just always thought that was because girls like school and learning more than boys. But i didnt think about boys and how often they are suspended or how many special education students are boys. The A.D.H.D i sometimes feel like people just want to label children and put a diagnosis on them because of a way they act or talk or learn. When it might just sometimes not all the time but sometimes or every once in a blue mooon it is just a phase or the child's age that they are at.
Wow, i really enjoyed this article. Everythign about it was really interesting and the information pulled me right in. I dont agree with the idea of separating boys and girls in elementary schools. I think that boys and girls need to be in the same classroom and its all about socializing. If you separate them , girls and boys will never learn how to work together and they wont learn how the other processes information. Girls and boys should know about each other and why they do the things they do.
2.) "The really the most important reason to send a child to a single-sex high school was that those kids still go on dates. “Boys at boys’ schools like Old Farms in Connecticut, or Saint Albans in Washington, D. C., will call up girls at Miss Porter’s in Connecticut, at Stone Ridge in Maryland, and they will ask the girl out, and the boy will drive to the girl’s house to pick her up and meet her parents. You tell kids at a coed school to do this, and they’ll fall on the floor laughing. " - I think this is an important quote to discuss because it shows that the boys in single sex high schools have more respect for the girls that they date. They have more respect for them becauase they arent around girls and school and socialize with them 7 days a week , 6 hours a day. When they see the girls from an all girls school, they view them as a privilege. They view the date as a privelege that this girl does not have to date them. While i've met some pretty decent boys who still open the car door or call to ask a girl out and meet her parents and they go to a public coed high school. I do agree that it makes sense why this happens more often at single sex high schools. I am not opposed to single sex high schools. Its more of somebody's preference.
3.) Nationwide, boys are nearly twice as likely as girls to be suspended, and more likely to drop out of high school than girls (65 percent of boys complete high school in four years; 72 percent of girls do). Boys make up two-thirds of special-education students. They are 1.5 times more likely to be held back a grade and 2.5 times more likely to be given diagnoses of A.D.H.D - I just found these statistics to be really shocking. I knew that more boys probably drop out of high school than girls. I just always thought that was because girls like school and learning more than boys. But i didnt think about boys and how often they are suspended or how many special education students are boys. The A.D.H.D i sometimes feel like people just want to label children and put a diagnosis on them because of a way they act or talk or learn. When it might just sometimes not all the time but sometimes or every once in a blue mooon it is just a phase or the child's age that they are at.
Wow, i really enjoyed this article. Everythign about it was really interesting and the information pulled me right in. I dont agree with the idea of separating boys and girls in elementary schools. I think that boys and girls need to be in the same classroom and its all about socializing. If you separate them , girls and boys will never learn how to work together and they wont learn how the other processes information. Girls and boys should know about each other and why they do the things they do.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
A particulary Cheap White Wine
1.) If people of color have been deneid opportunity because of their race , then why is it so hard to understand the validity of remedying that denial , and its modern day effects, by also making reference to their race? after all , THAT was the source of the injury , so why shouldnt it also be the source of the solution?
- I think this is an important part of the article to think about and have a discuss because its stating that the very thing that caused this injury to occur , worsen and deepen , is also the solution. We should make reference to their race and aknowledge their race and upbringing as we would aknowledge that a white person's race and upbringing . By making a reference to it, we're letting it be known that whether you are black, white, purple, brown, orange or green you are still noticed and you are still important part of the society. We're letting it be known that whether you are white, black, purple or red that you exist here with the rest of us.
2.) Research suggests, that being taught by highly qualified teachers is one of the most important factors in school achievement.:
- This is basically screaming out Culture of power and Delpit 's article. Its culture of Power and relates to Delpits article because Delpit talks about how students achieve more when a certain culture of power is in charge or is teaching in schools. And if a white teacher is teaching a classroom of primarily white and a few black students. the black students are going to not achieve as well as the white students are going to achieve because they are not used to or understand the way the white teacher teachers and handles the classroom community.
3. "White students are twice as likely as their African American or Latino counterparts to be taught by the most highly qualified teachers and half as likley to have the least qualified instructors in class"
- I find this very true and worth talking about because the fact that African American and Latino students are taught by less qualified instructors in a class is supporting why African american and latino students tend to have more of a challenge with their education . If they were given the same equal opportunity to have the best of the best teachers , this problem wouldnt exist Or it would be less of an issue.
-Overall i think this article presented many important pieces of statistics. The statisitcs are worth your time and they dont really suprise me that much.
- I think this is an important part of the article to think about and have a discuss because its stating that the very thing that caused this injury to occur , worsen and deepen , is also the solution. We should make reference to their race and aknowledge their race and upbringing as we would aknowledge that a white person's race and upbringing . By making a reference to it, we're letting it be known that whether you are black, white, purple, brown, orange or green you are still noticed and you are still important part of the society. We're letting it be known that whether you are white, black, purple or red that you exist here with the rest of us.
2.) Research suggests, that being taught by highly qualified teachers is one of the most important factors in school achievement.:
- This is basically screaming out Culture of power and Delpit 's article. Its culture of Power and relates to Delpits article because Delpit talks about how students achieve more when a certain culture of power is in charge or is teaching in schools. And if a white teacher is teaching a classroom of primarily white and a few black students. the black students are going to not achieve as well as the white students are going to achieve because they are not used to or understand the way the white teacher teachers and handles the classroom community.
3. "White students are twice as likely as their African American or Latino counterparts to be taught by the most highly qualified teachers and half as likley to have the least qualified instructors in class"
- I find this very true and worth talking about because the fact that African American and Latino students are taught by less qualified instructors in a class is supporting why African american and latino students tend to have more of a challenge with their education . If they were given the same equal opportunity to have the best of the best teachers , this problem wouldnt exist Or it would be less of an issue.
-Overall i think this article presented many important pieces of statistics. The statisitcs are worth your time and they dont really suprise me that much.
Friday, March 25, 2011
In the Service of What?
1.) ....."They had expected them to be "rude, tough, noisy, and very unfriendly. even "mean and of gang-related blacks...." I picked this quote because it was said by a student who was describing their feelings and thoughts about an elementary school that they were going to perform at. The reason why this student thought those characteristifcs of this elementary school is because it was in a poorer neighborhood and their parents had spoke of how to be careful there. I immediatley connected to this, because this is somewhat similar to what myself and others in FNED 346 had thought about the providence schools. our pre-notions of volunteering at a school in downtown providence were similar and we were put on unease. i know my feelings were "how come i have to volunteer in providence, why not like pawtucket (my hometwon) , where its familiar and easy/safe. & when the middle schoolers , returned their perspectives changed. they realized that the students were polite, well-behaved and friendly these responses were mine exactly my first couple days at carl lauro. I dont know reading that quote my mind wandered off to "VIPS"!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) I liked it!
2.) I dont fully agree with the paragraph talking about students being required to complete a certain number of hours to graduate. I mean i think everybody should participate in community service learning , and i also agree that service should be viewed as transformational , however not all students have the time to give time to the community. and if every state was to put this into their school's curriculums, it would be hard because some students work or have to babysit or be home for home responsibilities. In my high school we offered a public govenment class called " Public Administration" and in that class we had to complete hours of service learning at a state non profit organization. If you wanted to take the class then you could but if you didnt you didnt have to. i think if people want to incorporate service learning in their schools they should do it like this ; a class that you can or dont take.
3.) "A transformative educational experience requires that students engage in critical thinking in the "strong" not the "weak sense" . I think this is important , because it basically goes along with this entire class. we volutneer with VIPS and we are required to think critically and evaluate our visits each week in our journals. On the contrary to our little class debate I feel service learning is better off and more apprecited through the lens of a transformative experience. when you realize your surroundings around a school, soup kitchen, or homeless shelter, you can start forming concise conclusions as to why things are the way they are. and then maybe just maybe, form a bigger group to take on the bigger task of fixing the bigger picture.
Overall, i really liked this article. I found that there were many paragraphs in which i related to or conntected to because of this class. This class is really making me think about school and democracy with citizens in a new light. And before taking this class, my thought process wasnt anything like it is now. Being part of VIPS has changed my persepctive of the quote unquote "downtwon providence" . Children are children , no matter where you go.
2.) I dont fully agree with the paragraph talking about students being required to complete a certain number of hours to graduate. I mean i think everybody should participate in community service learning , and i also agree that service should be viewed as transformational , however not all students have the time to give time to the community. and if every state was to put this into their school's curriculums, it would be hard because some students work or have to babysit or be home for home responsibilities. In my high school we offered a public govenment class called " Public Administration" and in that class we had to complete hours of service learning at a state non profit organization. If you wanted to take the class then you could but if you didnt you didnt have to. i think if people want to incorporate service learning in their schools they should do it like this ; a class that you can or dont take.
3.) "A transformative educational experience requires that students engage in critical thinking in the "strong" not the "weak sense" . I think this is important , because it basically goes along with this entire class. we volutneer with VIPS and we are required to think critically and evaluate our visits each week in our journals. On the contrary to our little class debate I feel service learning is better off and more apprecited through the lens of a transformative experience. when you realize your surroundings around a school, soup kitchen, or homeless shelter, you can start forming concise conclusions as to why things are the way they are. and then maybe just maybe, form a bigger group to take on the bigger task of fixing the bigger picture.
Overall, i really liked this article. I found that there were many paragraphs in which i related to or conntected to because of this class. This class is really making me think about school and democracy with citizens in a new light. And before taking this class, my thought process wasnt anything like it is now. Being part of VIPS has changed my persepctive of the quote unquote "downtwon providence" . Children are children , no matter where you go.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Saturday, March 5, 2011
the underlying myths that bind us
1. "when we read children's books, we arent just reading cute little stories, we are discovering the tools with which a young society is manipulated".
- In my opinion, when i first read this quote within the underlying the myths that bind us passage , i thought to myself that this couldnt possibly to be true. i remember as a child growing up reading childrens books like dr. seuss, snow white, and cinderella I can recall that i too, only thought of these books as books that were read to me or other young kids to entertain them and something interesting or funny to read. This quote is saying that the innocent childrens books arent really all that "innocent". These children books are actually secretly depicting and manipulatng the young society that opens their colorful pages. They are secretly educating children stereotypes through hidden messages and imags. I used to think that childrens books like cinderella and snow white or little red riding hood was just creating youngsters imagination, but i never really sat there and analyzed what was really going into their imaginations ; until i read this quote and the rest of this article.
2. Happiness means getting a man, and transformation from wretched conditions can be achieved throgh consumption - in their case, through new clothes and a new hairstyle"
- This quote is saying that in the two cinderella's - Cindy Ellie & Cinderella, they both compete for men agaisnt their sisters and the rest of the single women in their citiies. they "win" because of their beauty and their fashionable attire leaving women and young children with the two myths above. The author doesnt want her students to after reading this to think that all they have to do is buy something at the mall to have complete happiness or that they will have a real happily ever after , after saying the two most intimate words created ; "i do". she also doesnt want her students to view their sisters as competition. Unfortunately , I know of sisters who dont get along and they constantly feel like they have to "one up" their sister. this is also depicted in tv shows on the disney channel or abc family. I think its pretty sad that young women grow up absentmindly letting these myths influence their well-being, as i believe that a sister, younger or older should be someone you appreciate and are equal to. and as for the "winning men because of their beauty and fashionability" I think is also absurd, this is also putting men at a low standard as people will start thinking ALL men are like that. that they only care about a womens beauty and fashion sense.
3. "The belief, that a product will make us rise above our consumption, our friends turns us into addicts. our fix is that calvin klein push bra, guess jeans, chanel lipstick, and the latest in suede flats. we dont call it deception, we call it good tase. and soon it feels akward going to the mailbox without makeup."
- This quote means that all of these materialistic objects have become like a neccessity in our worlds everyday lives. if you ask me , its absurd that it has come to this! now that i think of it, everywhere i look, magazines, tv shows, movies, professional actresses, and actors, books, music, comedians , everybody has fed into our obsessive attitude towards makeup, clothes, shoes, music, bras, movies, tv shows, etc. weve let these things define who we are as individuals. when it should be that none of these objects define us, we are much bigger than all of this combined . Im guilty it. i'll admit it. I shop at hollister and victoria secret. I want that new phone called the blackberry torch. I dont know if i would go as far as saying i cant go to a mailbox without makeup on. I put makeup on before class, but there are days i am either not feeling well,i am too lazy or i just forget to put make up on. I can leave my house to the grocery store without makeup or to the mailbox. however there are people in this world who have let these materialistic things define and feed into themselves so much that living without them is something they couldnt bear. then you have interent and websites like facebook, twitter, youtube , and myspace that consume our lives. Same i am guilty of facebook as anyone else is . but the difference is that people need to realize that instead of posting what you're doing why dont you spend that time actually doing and enjoying it? I recently went on a trip to st. louis , missouri and one of the poets that performed he said a quote that i completely agree with and left me thinking. it might just leave you thinnking as well he said :" DO YOU KNOW WHY THEY CALL IT MAKEUP? . BECAUSE TOO MUCH OF IT MAKES YOU MAKE UP LIES ABOUT WHO YOU REALLY ARE. "
I think this article really hit many great points. the points make you think and analyze everything youve been exposed to growing up and what kind of impact it has actually had on you.
- In my opinion, when i first read this quote within the underlying the myths that bind us passage , i thought to myself that this couldnt possibly to be true. i remember as a child growing up reading childrens books like dr. seuss, snow white, and cinderella I can recall that i too, only thought of these books as books that were read to me or other young kids to entertain them and something interesting or funny to read. This quote is saying that the innocent childrens books arent really all that "innocent". These children books are actually secretly depicting and manipulatng the young society that opens their colorful pages. They are secretly educating children stereotypes through hidden messages and imags. I used to think that childrens books like cinderella and snow white or little red riding hood was just creating youngsters imagination, but i never really sat there and analyzed what was really going into their imaginations ; until i read this quote and the rest of this article.
2. Happiness means getting a man, and transformation from wretched conditions can be achieved throgh consumption - in their case, through new clothes and a new hairstyle"
- This quote is saying that in the two cinderella's - Cindy Ellie & Cinderella, they both compete for men agaisnt their sisters and the rest of the single women in their citiies. they "win" because of their beauty and their fashionable attire leaving women and young children with the two myths above. The author doesnt want her students to after reading this to think that all they have to do is buy something at the mall to have complete happiness or that they will have a real happily ever after , after saying the two most intimate words created ; "i do". she also doesnt want her students to view their sisters as competition. Unfortunately , I know of sisters who dont get along and they constantly feel like they have to "one up" their sister. this is also depicted in tv shows on the disney channel or abc family. I think its pretty sad that young women grow up absentmindly letting these myths influence their well-being, as i believe that a sister, younger or older should be someone you appreciate and are equal to. and as for the "winning men because of their beauty and fashionability" I think is also absurd, this is also putting men at a low standard as people will start thinking ALL men are like that. that they only care about a womens beauty and fashion sense.
3. "The belief, that a product will make us rise above our consumption, our friends turns us into addicts. our fix is that calvin klein push bra, guess jeans, chanel lipstick, and the latest in suede flats. we dont call it deception, we call it good tase. and soon it feels akward going to the mailbox without makeup."
- This quote means that all of these materialistic objects have become like a neccessity in our worlds everyday lives. if you ask me , its absurd that it has come to this! now that i think of it, everywhere i look, magazines, tv shows, movies, professional actresses, and actors, books, music, comedians , everybody has fed into our obsessive attitude towards makeup, clothes, shoes, music, bras, movies, tv shows, etc. weve let these things define who we are as individuals. when it should be that none of these objects define us, we are much bigger than all of this combined . Im guilty it. i'll admit it. I shop at hollister and victoria secret. I want that new phone called the blackberry torch. I dont know if i would go as far as saying i cant go to a mailbox without makeup on. I put makeup on before class, but there are days i am either not feeling well,i am too lazy or i just forget to put make up on. I can leave my house to the grocery store without makeup or to the mailbox. however there are people in this world who have let these materialistic things define and feed into themselves so much that living without them is something they couldnt bear. then you have interent and websites like facebook, twitter, youtube , and myspace that consume our lives. Same i am guilty of facebook as anyone else is . but the difference is that people need to realize that instead of posting what you're doing why dont you spend that time actually doing and enjoying it? I recently went on a trip to st. louis , missouri and one of the poets that performed he said a quote that i completely agree with and left me thinking. it might just leave you thinnking as well he said :" DO YOU KNOW WHY THEY CALL IT MAKEUP? . BECAUSE TOO MUCH OF IT MAKES YOU MAKE UP LIES ABOUT WHO YOU REALLY ARE. "
I think this article really hit many great points. the points make you think and analyze everything youve been exposed to growing up and what kind of impact it has actually had on you.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Gayness , Multicultural Education, and the Community
Dennis Carlson
Gayness Multicultural education and Community
Gayness Multicultural education and Community
Kelsey davenport
1. "In 1993, the gay rights movement claimed a major victory in the signing into law of a Minnesota bill that makes it illegal to discriminate agaisnt lesbians and gay men in employment and housing. Yet what got ignored in all the celebrating was a provision in the bill that prohibits teaching about homosexuality in the public schools"
- This passage means that even though they were passing a law saying it was illegal to discriminate lesbians and gay men with housing and employment , they could still discriminate and ignore their presence in the public schools. I think that this is something important to discuss because by not teaching about homosexuality in public schools, its still a way of discrimination because you may have students who are gay and they will wonder why homosexuality cant be discussed or taught in school , but what about african american history or spanish history or homelessness or hungryness issues can be taught about but homosexuality cant? they are going to ask whats the difference? and therre really isnt a difference because people can have the same hatred or fear towards african americans ot homelessness as they can with homosexuality but one is talked about and not the other.
2."English literature onthologists still go out of their way to avoid aknowledging that certain famous writers were gay such as Gertrude Stein, Walt Whitman, or James Baldwin. This cleansing of gayness from the literary canon is often defended as an effort to maintain the reputation or "good name" of authors by not "outing" them"
-this quote means that schools would avoid mentioning that famous english literatures were gay because people said they didnt want to ruin their reputation or good name. well i think this is a well derserved issue to discuss about because in my opinion by not aknowledging these famous people were gay yes you are perserving thier "good name" to the people who disagree with homosexuality but what about that 1% that is in favor of this right? if we mention and aknowledge that these people were gay but also look they were still successful then we could passs along a positive message. i mean isnt that wht we all want for our future educators or our children : is to develop a positive outlook on everything life brings forward to them?
3. "straight teachers often participate in silencing practices because they are fearful of raising a controversiall issue that might provoke conflict in the classroom"
- I think this is worthy of discussing because its understandable why straight teachers would be fearful of bringing up this controversial subject in the small cofined classroom , however I dont think it should prevent this issue from arising and being discussed. I think its crucial for teachers to bring up controversial subjects in classrooms because it can teach the students how to handle different opinions and thoughts. Teachers shouldnt be afraif of raising this issue and afraid of conflict, after high school and after college these citizens are going to face an infinite amount of conflict with tons of different types of people. They neeed the practice at debating, sharing, thinkig critically, and listening/accepting others. The teacher should start off the conversation that anything said should stay in the classroom like confidential , and they have to keep it civil with each other. no bringing peopke down for whatever they have to say and stuff lik that. set boundaries. and tell the students the purpose of this mini debate is to learn how to deal with conflict , differences and opinions.
I think this entire article was one of the best ive read so far. Maybe Im a little biased :) Because one of my friends is gay so i know what it is like for her and shes always talking to me about gay rights, so i am VERY pro-gay. =) Anyways another quote that stuck out at me was this one "Nothihg seems more certain than that homosexuality is contagious" I couldnt disagree more. I think thats completely false. everyone has their own perference and everyone is their own person who is abole to make their own decisions and choices. look at me, just because my friend is gay doesnt mean i am too because i am def straight :) ... ive been friends with her for about 3 years now and she still hasnt had that affect on me. gayness is not contagious. The only way someone becomes gay while being around someone else who is gay is probably becfause that person isnt their own person and lets other people influence them in ways that they wouldnt otherwise be influenced.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Why can't she remember that?
Why cant she remember that?
Terry Meier
Terry Meier
Kelsey Davenport
february 19,2011
1. "Like all good literature, for young children, the book (SO MUCH) is lyrical and repetitive, with just a hint of west indian grammatical features and intonation patterns."
- This line from Terry Meier's article is talking about a kindergaten teacher reading the book SO MUCH to her students. The book is about a family gathering for a suprise birthday party for a baby. Guests start to arrive and each time they arrive it is signaled by a "DING DONG!" in which the teacher brings to life by playing with a bell. When family members arrive they see how cute the baby is and they want to hug, kiss, squeeze, eat him because they love Him SO MUCH! This quote means that the book SO MUCH is a great book to teach children about repeating phrases. It teaches children lyrics, or rhyming words , and helps them repeat phrases in unison. After hearing "SO MUCH" multiple time the children pick up on the catchy repetive phrase and repeat before the teacher even has time to finish reading it herself. They enjoy listening to books that relate to their lives. A teacher who reads "SO MUCH" will find that the children are attentively engaged in the storyline because its of something they know ; family, little brother and sisters, babies, grandmas, grandpas, home, door bells and anything else.
2. "why can't she remember that?"
This quote is important because it is the name of Terry Meirer's entire article. "Why can't she remember that"? is coming from a young girl named gabriela, and gabby is always noticing how her teacher asks the same questions about the same book each time she reads it. Gabby wonders "why cant she remember that" meaning why cant the teacher remember that awnser to that question. I personally thought this was funny and rightfully true because at 4 years old a child may think that the adult knows everything and therefore shouldnt be asking such silly questions. A child like gabriela may need to be challenged a little bit more. the review questions are too easy for her. Its contributing to the artile by making the reader think. You know, Why do teachers ask the same silly questions like how many owls are in this tree? Where is the RED pair of scissors in this picture? The awnser? They do this to assure the children are really learning, paying attention, and are engaged. but truth is, that if a teacher really wants her class to be engaged she should come up with new ideas or ways to keep her class engaged. I liked the question game. The teacher would ask a silly question but instead of saying awnser, have her students silently raise their hands or they could snap their fingers ( if they know how).
3. "Part of the process of making books come alive for children is to engage them in authentic conversations"
I think this quote is important because if children are exposed to differences both racial and social at an early age i believe that they will feel more comfortable with it as they grow up. Teaching children authentic conversations is getting them ready for higher level thinking and education. This quote contributes to this article because this whole article is about how to enhance young children's minds, thought process, and literacy skills. This skill of authentic conversation was used by a teacher in this article and it helped her and her group of students to discuss an incident that happened on the playground. Now lets say that this book that the teacher read to this group of students was never read, then that would maybe mean this incident never would have arisen, therefore the children wouldnt be able to discuss, think, learn, or resolve any fuzzy or gray areas surrounding this issue.
I enjoyed this article by Terry Meier. There were some really humous sections and there were some thought provoking ideas. Anything written with the words "children" , "kindergaten" "books" , "education" "social interaction", "diversity" or "teachers" will alway pull me right in. I dont know theres just something about hearing the different stories of children all around the same age and how much they differed in their literacy skills. It makes you think, and realize that not every 3 or 4 year old has read "Mother, may I ?" or Dr. Seuss. There are children whose familys cant afford or dont believe in reading books to their children , and those are the children who are lacking valuable information. Many of the ideas i read about how to keep children engaged with learning and reading i liked enough to want to use that when im teaching some day.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Amazing Grace
Johnathan Kozol
Amazing Grace
Kelsey Davenport
February 14, 2011
1. "I wonder how powerful God is , he must be wise and powerful to mke animals and trees and give man organs, and a brain to build complex machineries, but he is not powerful enough to stop the evil on the earth to change the hearts of people".
2. "Evil exists ; somebody has power and pretending that they don't so they don't need to use it to help people - that is my idea of evil".
3. I believe we were put here for a purpose, but these people in the street can't see a urpose. there's a whole world out there, if you know its there if you can see it, but they're in a cage. they cannot see".
My first qute i think means that i god is supposed to be this amazing, powerful and holy figure and he creates all of these beautiful , lively things on earth, then he sould be able to find a way to stop the evil on earth. when creating people he should have created everyone with "hearts of gold" ; I think that is also how Cliffie sees it too. I mean why do we need evil? or ungrateful people? Yeah it makes the people who are grateful and who arent "evil" it makes them stronger as people because they have to face these challenges and others , but is it really worth it? I dont think it is. Like why put the people who do good in this world through hell , if they dont need to be?
My second quotes means that people who have power souldnt pretend that they don't . it is way worse for them to pretend than to admit/know that they have the power. by pretendig its making th people who arent powerful resent those that do more. by pretending you dont have power its basically laughing in those people's faces lower than you and you are saying you dont care if they are suffering.
My third quote means that theres this whole other life, that exists outside of the South Bronz or Mont Haven. People think what they know and how they live is how it is everywhere thats definitely not true!! I mean Im guilty of it. People in Pawtucket Rhode Island or anywhere in RI for that matter are guilty of it. Many people not all but many sometimes think that Rhode Island is it, how it is here is how it is. There's this other quote i have heard people say which is "stop being so rhode island" . they mean stop thinking in terms of just rhode island. theres a whole other world waiting for you to discover and use it. You just need the courage to find it!
Kozol's article really opened my eyes . it opened my eyes to what other places and people are going through. it made me think you know i think i had it bad or where i live sucks. Then i read what Kozol wrote about and it completely shut me up. To hear about how many adults and children had aids, died from aids, were shot or abused. It was very hard to read and terrfying to be informed about it. to hear o the homes these kids lived i, how the homes were infested with cocaroaches crawlling in every inch of the house. I dont know how they did it, how they dealt and survived it. I know I couldnt. Kozol's article related to other texts we rad because it talked about what familes went through and how race and privelege/power had everything to do with the conditions they lived in. those who had power didnt help those who were in poverty. they didnt recognize that they are art of the probelm so therefore they must be part of the solution!
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Kelsey's world
I am a freshman and 19 years old. My major is elementary education w. a concentration in spec. ed. :) My semester is going good so far. fned is actually the class that i am most excited about! :) I cant wait to get started and work with kids. I've done community service, internships , and leadership conferences already with children and once i started each of those i never wanted to leave or end it ! The only class im worried bout is my bio class and lab this semester. when im not in class, I am either working at donovan, hanging out with friends or being involved with the programmming team on campus and zeta - a sorority! I love life and take one day at a time. poetry writing, meaningful and dancey music, and softball are a few things that i love. Im just a girl, trying to find a place in this world. :)
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