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.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
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.
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