While reading this article I really didn't agree with much that was written. Carlson stated that each person has there place and they knew how to act it. This isn't right at all because most authors and people should know people are people no matter what race, gender, gay, straight, skin color and many other things that make them who they are as an individual. Wherever I usually go or watch on tv I can usually see this happening almost anywhere. Gays and multicultural people matter when it comes to education and administrators should never shut them out because a education is usually important for each individual.
I think this article can relate to the last 3 articles we read on Collier, Rodriguez, and Kozul because each of those articles can relate to this one on privilege and other people from other cultural places. Every person matters when it comes to education. They shouldn't be stereotyped or subjected to anything because hopefully by now people will treat them with respect.
The quotes that stuck out at me where :
1. "Like communist Slates,they have been based on the presumption that if students in the school community can be kept shielded from "bad influences" and provided only "positive" representations of community life, that they can be molded into "good," "well-adjusted" citizens and workers."
How can anyone state that these are bad people or will be a bad influence to society. That is just horrible. People are people and it seems to me no one will ever get that.
2."The commonsense perspective on language is that words refer to or stand for things, so that it does not really matter what you call these things."
People shouldn't think that this is the best solution to the problem because that still isn't right. They shouldn'y call them those names either because all it does is hurt them.
3. ""Gay" and "lesbian" or "gay men" and "lesbians" are the most "politically correct" labels,"
They shouldn't be labeled as anything either because they shouldn't be treated like that either. It shouldn't be politically correct either.
In conclusion people are people and that how it should be to this whole mess of an idea on how to solve things for gays, lesbians, and multicultural people. Don't label, don't use harsh words, or be mean to anyone that is different from yourself (not you but you guys know what i mean.). They are just part of society as regular normal people. If everyone would just treat them with respect, there would be no more problems about them in the future. Just remember it doesn't what they are it is who they are.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Talking points 2 Rodreguiez
While reading this blog i can see this happening in every urban city across the United States and it is still turning for the worst. Teachers don't have the time and patience to teach children English if they only know Spanish. Only ESL teachers should be responsible for teaching children/students English. When students from a different country enter a English speaking classroom for the first time, it becomes very hard if the student can't speak English at all. So I think the teacher should have some patience when it comes to that for the first time, but as the school year goes on, hopefully the student can adapt and understand what is being said in the classroom, and can read directions on homework assignments.
Just to use this for an example, my mother has been working in the Providence school system for a few years now, and I always here all or most of these similar stories. Whenever she comes into a problem with a person who doesn't know how to speak English, she is at a terrible loss because she was never able to help them. I found it funny because a couple of times she relied on a couple of srudents in her classroom to help her out. Once she figured out what they were trying to say it became much easier.
I think another thing there is to blame is what language is spoken at their homes. If a student comes from a Spanish, French, Italian, etc. They are going to be speaking that in their classrooms, to other students, and administrators. In a way there is nothing they can do about it except try to learn the language spoken in different cultures.
Some of the quotes I liked in this article were
1 "it would have pleased me to hear my teachers address me
in Spanish when I entered the classroom"
This quote means just what I stated above about teachers speaking English in the classroom. Because she didn't speak English yet she was going to have difficulty while learning information in that classroom.
2. "At first, it seemed a kind of game. After dinner each night. the family gathered
to practice 'our' English."
I see this quote as a great improvement for every Spanish speaking person that lives in America because they are learning to adapt to there culture.
3 "At last, seven years old, I came to believe what had been technically true since my birth: I was an American citizen.
But the special feeling of closeness at home was diminished by then."
I can see where the author is coming from here but it shouldn't change. Once a person can comprehend English, they should be able to speak it outside of there homes without a problem. When they are with there families it shouldn't matter what they do inside the privacy of their own homes.
I think if students could learn English when coming to America it would have less stress on the student, their parents, and there teacher. I know it would be hard at first, but that is why there are so many resources out there to help children, and older adults to speak English.
Just to use this for an example, my mother has been working in the Providence school system for a few years now, and I always here all or most of these similar stories. Whenever she comes into a problem with a person who doesn't know how to speak English, she is at a terrible loss because she was never able to help them. I found it funny because a couple of times she relied on a couple of srudents in her classroom to help her out. Once she figured out what they were trying to say it became much easier.
I think another thing there is to blame is what language is spoken at their homes. If a student comes from a Spanish, French, Italian, etc. They are going to be speaking that in their classrooms, to other students, and administrators. In a way there is nothing they can do about it except try to learn the language spoken in different cultures.
Some of the quotes I liked in this article were
1 "it would have pleased me to hear my teachers address me
in Spanish when I entered the classroom"
This quote means just what I stated above about teachers speaking English in the classroom. Because she didn't speak English yet she was going to have difficulty while learning information in that classroom.
2. "At first, it seemed a kind of game. After dinner each night. the family gathered
to practice 'our' English."
I see this quote as a great improvement for every Spanish speaking person that lives in America because they are learning to adapt to there culture.
3 "At last, seven years old, I came to believe what had been technically true since my birth: I was an American citizen.
But the special feeling of closeness at home was diminished by then."
I can see where the author is coming from here but it shouldn't change. Once a person can comprehend English, they should be able to speak it outside of there homes without a problem. When they are with there families it shouldn't matter what they do inside the privacy of their own homes.
I think if students could learn English when coming to America it would have less stress on the student, their parents, and there teacher. I know it would be hard at first, but that is why there are so many resources out there to help children, and older adults to speak English.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
White Privilege by McIntosh Talking Points 1
Privileged people seem to live life easier than other unprivileged people in today's society. They have the big houses, nice clothes, fancy cars, and a lot of wonderful stuff. The unprivileged people are always looked down upon as like they don't exist. They get made fun of for what they wear, what house they live in, what kind of car they have, the section of a state they live in, and many other things that happen to unfortunate people. Leaving black and white totally out of this privileged people don't usually appreciate what they have until it is completely gone and if something is given to a unprivileged person they will appreciate it for the longest time. Now in McIntosh's article she describes it from a black vs white role. White people tend to be safer, afford nice things, and are able to go basically anywhere and not get hurt. Not to be racist here but when people watch the news everyday we all barely hear of any white person getting hurt either by violence or another course of action.
The three quotes that help me with this article actually came from the beginning because it help me read and understand the article.
"I realized that, since hierarchies in our society are interlocking, there is most likely a phenomenon of white privilege that was similarly denied and protected."
I believe this quote means there are so many white privileged people out there our society just losses sight over less black unfortunate families. Also, we can see this kind of thing all over the media.
"I think whites are carefully taught not to recognize white privilege, as males are taught not to recognize male privilege."
I like this quote in a few ways. It describes the males shouldn't brag about what they can opposed to what women can't do. Also, it describes what white privileged people shouldn't go around bragging how great they have opposed to a less unfortunate person who works 3 jobs just to put food on their families table.
"have come to see white privilege as an invisible package of unearned assets that I can count on cashing in each day, but about which I was "meant" to remain oblivious."
I believe this one means going back to what I said about appreciation for what privileged people have. Sure a privileged person can have all the wonders of the world because they can all afford things, and if decide to get rid of it, they wouldn't care because they know they can just go out there and get it again. Also when it comes to eating daily meals privileged people can push it aside and not worry about till the next day. There are people out there who don't even eat meals everyday, but if they do get food offered to them they will eat it and appreciate it.
In conclusion, I think if people would just learn on how to handle there ownsleves there would be less hate in the world about what people have and what they do. I know i was never brought to make fun of people for what they don't have, but I did learn to appreciate all of the wonderful things I do have because I know there are many people out there without homes, food, cars, and many other things that most of us have in our own environments.
The three quotes that help me with this article actually came from the beginning because it help me read and understand the article.
"I realized that, since hierarchies in our society are interlocking, there is most likely a phenomenon of white privilege that was similarly denied and protected."
I believe this quote means there are so many white privileged people out there our society just losses sight over less black unfortunate families. Also, we can see this kind of thing all over the media.
"I think whites are carefully taught not to recognize white privilege, as males are taught not to recognize male privilege."
I like this quote in a few ways. It describes the males shouldn't brag about what they can opposed to what women can't do. Also, it describes what white privileged people shouldn't go around bragging how great they have opposed to a less unfortunate person who works 3 jobs just to put food on their families table.
"have come to see white privilege as an invisible package of unearned assets that I can count on cashing in each day, but about which I was "meant" to remain oblivious."
I believe this one means going back to what I said about appreciation for what privileged people have. Sure a privileged person can have all the wonders of the world because they can all afford things, and if decide to get rid of it, they wouldn't care because they know they can just go out there and get it again. Also when it comes to eating daily meals privileged people can push it aside and not worry about till the next day. There are people out there who don't even eat meals everyday, but if they do get food offered to them they will eat it and appreciate it.
In conclusion, I think if people would just learn on how to handle there ownsleves there would be less hate in the world about what people have and what they do. I know i was never brought to make fun of people for what they don't have, but I did learn to appreciate all of the wonderful things I do have because I know there are many people out there without homes, food, cars, and many other things that most of us have in our own environments.
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