For my social justice event I attended a Lutheran mass with my uncle on Easter. During this mass i noticed so much stuff that related to Delpit, Johnson, and Rodriguez. Being a Catholic and observing another mass was very interesting to see what they believe in to apposed to what I believe in. Also, even though I had a little knowledge about the history of the Lutheran church I thought it would work out my advantage because if I needed help I cold ask my uncle something during the mass to understand what is going on.
I could relate to Rodriguez in a couple of ways. In the Catholic church there are only male priests but in a Lutheran faith they are called ministers and are the leader. It relates here because all of the parishioners look up to the minister as a role model. I find this really interesting because I just thought from going to church services they are just the people that run the mass and thats there job. But as i was looking around the church all of the parishioners looked at the minister as she was God itself, and i found that to be cool in a way. Also, the minister served as a role because through their scripture she tells them how to serve correctly, and to be holy each and everyday. I even asked her after the mass if follow all of this stuff that was presented in this mass would God still accept me even though I am here observing from a different religion. She was really happy i asked that because she said no matter what religion you come from you will be fine as long as your good to all people and learn to be holy and try and teach what i said to in my sermon.
This leads me into Delpit because they have many different codes of power that happen during a mass. During each mass they don't begin with music as they do in the Catholic church but instead they open with prayer and then they play a processional song to follow. The next thing they do they do both readings at once. using in the catholic church they read each reading with a song in between each reading. After that is completed the minister reads the gospel and before it is read they play a song. This is the only comparison i can make to the catholic church because this is the same that we do in our masses. The only thing that I found odd about this mass was they have the children come up to the alter and they recieve their own sermon aside from the rest of the congregation. The next thing that was different from my mass was when they passed out communion they told us to dip it in the wine and eat. I never had to do that in my life before but as I watched the other parishioners do it i saw it was easy and just went with the flow. I couldn't believe how different it was from a catholic mass, sure there was some stuff i didn't agree with some of their beliefs, but i sat there and listened what they had to say and i found it really great to listen to.
Now Johnson I thought was one of the toughest ones I connected this event to but as I kept thinking about it i found it was pretty easy to think of. Everywhere throughout the world, each country and ethnicity has its own culture, religion, languages, and so much more wonderful things. I realized that when i was sitting there listening to this mass, this is what these people believe and live by in society. It is their religion, put of there culture, and also can be their own language. What i mean by language is how the minister presented their beliefs during the mass, and through each song they sang. As culture this is what they live by each day, and pass down to their children in hopes of believing what they do as they grow up. Religion is religion and can be found anywhere across the globe. I found these people to be warm, accepting people, that when i entered the mass I thought i was one of them and no one gave me problem with anything. Also, if people would just leave religion out of everything across the world there would so much less hate in the world, and would probably end alot of wars. What Martin Luther went through was awful because all he wanted to was present people with new ideas and a new religion, not a cult.
In conclusion I thought this was a wonderful experience for me because it certainly opened up my eyes to what goes in another religions mass other than mine. Even though there culture and rules are different from what I follow each day wouldn't turn me away from going there again to learn something new. I really am glad i got this opportunity because i got to see these 3 theorists in action and I got to take in a whole new thing about society. If i never got to do this or see anything else i wasnt used to in my life i would never know how everything operates in their mass. I liked doing this and wouldnt mind doing it again.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Talking points 9 Christopher Kliewer
1. "Mia finished school in segregated placements but then returned after graduation
to take content-area courses originally denied her."
I don't understand why colleges and institutions would deny a student with good grades, and just wants to build her education even more. I find that really irritating because from what it looks like she wants to broaden her knowledge and learn new things. To deny her was an awful thing to do. It is a good thing she went back because she was able to prove to them she can do well even though she has down syndrome.
2 "The movement to merge the education of children with and without disabilities is based on the belief that to enter the dialogue of citizenship does not require spoken, or indeed outspoken, language."
I agree and disagree with this statement for a few reasons. I understand administrators have to be fair to people that have disabilities because it is he law but i think if you merge everyone together i think many people will get a little mad because the teacher would be focusing all of their attention to the student that have disabilities. I think if they were sepperated from each other i think it would all work out because the other students have to learn and keep going with whats going on in a classroom. They shouldnt deny them from wanting to learn at a faster level as long as they can handle it to the best of their abilities.
3. "Dewey promoted democracy as a way of life in which community both establishes and is derived from each individual's recognition of the value of every other individual."
Democracy is very important because it is how our country works and organizes itself to bring it all together. Democracy should be for all people no matter what. If people have disabilities, down syndrome, autism, or any of those types of things they should never be turned down because that is not how our country and society works. Sure people make fun of them and they say well what do they know there stupid and have no idea what is going on. This is what I find horrible because every person has a right to know what is going on in the world and to have some form of citizenship.
I found this article to be very influential for many reasons. Sure there are a lot of people out there who have disabilities so badly that they can't even attend school. For the ones that can they should be able to get an education at no cost. They shouldn't be denied or anything like that because if there smart enough then why take something very important away from them that can better there future. It would just be wrong and not right because as long as the person/student can handle it they should be able to continue learning at whatever rate they can to better their future.
to take content-area courses originally denied her."
I don't understand why colleges and institutions would deny a student with good grades, and just wants to build her education even more. I find that really irritating because from what it looks like she wants to broaden her knowledge and learn new things. To deny her was an awful thing to do. It is a good thing she went back because she was able to prove to them she can do well even though she has down syndrome.
2 "The movement to merge the education of children with and without disabilities is based on the belief that to enter the dialogue of citizenship does not require spoken, or indeed outspoken, language."
I agree and disagree with this statement for a few reasons. I understand administrators have to be fair to people that have disabilities because it is he law but i think if you merge everyone together i think many people will get a little mad because the teacher would be focusing all of their attention to the student that have disabilities. I think if they were sepperated from each other i think it would all work out because the other students have to learn and keep going with whats going on in a classroom. They shouldnt deny them from wanting to learn at a faster level as long as they can handle it to the best of their abilities.
3. "Dewey promoted democracy as a way of life in which community both establishes and is derived from each individual's recognition of the value of every other individual."
Democracy is very important because it is how our country works and organizes itself to bring it all together. Democracy should be for all people no matter what. If people have disabilities, down syndrome, autism, or any of those types of things they should never be turned down because that is not how our country and society works. Sure people make fun of them and they say well what do they know there stupid and have no idea what is going on. This is what I find horrible because every person has a right to know what is going on in the world and to have some form of citizenship.
I found this article to be very influential for many reasons. Sure there are a lot of people out there who have disabilities so badly that they can't even attend school. For the ones that can they should be able to get an education at no cost. They shouldn't be denied or anything like that because if there smart enough then why take something very important away from them that can better there future. It would just be wrong and not right because as long as the person/student can handle it they should be able to continue learning at whatever rate they can to better their future.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Talking points 8 Anyon
1 "students in different social-class backgrounds are rewarded for classroom behaviors that correspond to personality traits allegedly rewarded in the different occupational strata--the working classes for docility and obedience, the managerial classes for initiative and personal assertiveness."
I don't agree with that at all because it doesn't matter where a student comes from. They can be poor or rich and still be bad kids. I never see that in schools or when I went to school because i feel that everyone got treated the same. Everyone got treated nicely as long as they treated the teacher right. Sure kids can be assertive but its up to the teacher to control what is going on in the classroom.
Ignore this video
Please watch this one
2 "Rote behavior was often called for in classroom work"
I can see this in a couple pf ways. This always happens in a classroom, the teacher assigns classwork, takes a break from teaching, and goes to teach another lesson. When young students start off doing that at a young age it will stick with them until they get into middle school. It gives the students a chance to work by themselves.
3 "Most lessons are based on the textbook. This does not involve a critical perspective on what is given there."
This happens generally happens in every classroom until the teacher memorizes it and never uses the book anymore. I see this mostly in college classrooms, and sometimes in high school. I think kids can learn from both ways because if the teacher never uses a book they know it enough not to use one anymore.
I went both ways on this article for a few things. I agreed with some stuff it stated and a few other things i just didnt like it at all. I think students have a chance to make themselves known in and outside of this classroom. If they are always getting yelled at they will never learn anything. Students and teachers have to work together in order to have good things happen in class. It should never be based on where a person comes from or how much money they have. If they are there to learn and not cause problems then they are doing their jobs. But if teachers base their grades on where they come from then they are not doing their jobs as teachers.
I don't agree with that at all because it doesn't matter where a student comes from. They can be poor or rich and still be bad kids. I never see that in schools or when I went to school because i feel that everyone got treated the same. Everyone got treated nicely as long as they treated the teacher right. Sure kids can be assertive but its up to the teacher to control what is going on in the classroom.
Ignore this video
Please watch this one
2 "Rote behavior was often called for in classroom work"
I can see this in a couple pf ways. This always happens in a classroom, the teacher assigns classwork, takes a break from teaching, and goes to teach another lesson. When young students start off doing that at a young age it will stick with them until they get into middle school. It gives the students a chance to work by themselves.
3 "Most lessons are based on the textbook. This does not involve a critical perspective on what is given there."
This happens generally happens in every classroom until the teacher memorizes it and never uses the book anymore. I see this mostly in college classrooms, and sometimes in high school. I think kids can learn from both ways because if the teacher never uses a book they know it enough not to use one anymore.
I went both ways on this article for a few things. I agreed with some stuff it stated and a few other things i just didnt like it at all. I think students have a chance to make themselves known in and outside of this classroom. If they are always getting yelled at they will never learn anything. Students and teachers have to work together in order to have good things happen in class. It should never be based on where a person comes from or how much money they have. If they are there to learn and not cause problems then they are doing their jobs. But if teachers base their grades on where they come from then they are not doing their jobs as teachers.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
talking points 7 Gender and Education
Here is what the results were that I found when it came to boys and girls in school based on gender and education.
Girls are very good at math and so are some boys. Some boys are bad at math and so are some girls. I think that is most believed because everyone assume girls are great are math and most of boys are not that good
Also, high school girls who think of math as a male thing are less likely to go
on in math and are less likely to do well in math. Girls are much less apt than equally talented boys to go into math related careers including engineering and the physical sciences.
Parents have lower expectations for girls in math and science. Some educators use the math gene as an excuse for their own gender-biased classroom behaviors. Biology is used to justify the smaller number of girls on math/science teams and the smaller number receiving math/science awards.
Some female teachers feel that being a woman is enough to encourage
girls, and it isn’t necessary to do anything else. Some male teachers feel that it isn’t possible to reach girls so it isn’t necessary to try. Some adults and students feel that girls avoid classes taught by men.
Sometimes it is said that men are better than women and vice versa. Both are totally wrong because men and women have different traits when it comes to doing work in schools. Both sex's have both have their attributes when it comes to school, music, sports, and many other things. If something applies to White girls it also applies to African American and Hispanic girls. If something applies to African American boys it also applies to African American girls. Out of all the studies that i have read about they mostly say the same thing about most ethnic races and other educational attributes.
Girls are very good at math and so are some boys. Some boys are bad at math and so are some girls. I think that is most believed because everyone assume girls are great are math and most of boys are not that good
Also, high school girls who think of math as a male thing are less likely to go
on in math and are less likely to do well in math. Girls are much less apt than equally talented boys to go into math related careers including engineering and the physical sciences.
Parents have lower expectations for girls in math and science. Some educators use the math gene as an excuse for their own gender-biased classroom behaviors. Biology is used to justify the smaller number of girls on math/science teams and the smaller number receiving math/science awards.
Some female teachers feel that being a woman is enough to encourage
girls, and it isn’t necessary to do anything else. Some male teachers feel that it isn’t possible to reach girls so it isn’t necessary to try. Some adults and students feel that girls avoid classes taught by men.
Sometimes it is said that men are better than women and vice versa. Both are totally wrong because men and women have different traits when it comes to doing work in schools. Both sex's have both have their attributes when it comes to school, music, sports, and many other things. If something applies to White girls it also applies to African American and Hispanic girls. If something applies to African American boys it also applies to African American girls. Out of all the studies that i have read about they mostly say the same thing about most ethnic races and other educational attributes.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
talking points 6 Tim Wise
First off I think this one of the best topics chosen in the class this semester. I really this video a lot for many reasons. I liked the way that Tim Wise depicted everything about race in his video. I have never read his book before but I am sure it is a good read. One of the best quotes that he said it does not matter what color skin you, even a buffoon like Bush can be president. This really goes along way, because it really shouldn't matter what your skin color looks like to be a senator, representative, mayor, lobbyist, mayor, or even president. This is really important, because while the campaigning was going on, there were a lot of people out there who didn't vote for him because he was black and quickly went the other way. I find that really stupid, and Wise does a good job explaining that about stereotyping people. It constantly keeps going on, and I am sure by him winning made all of the white supremacists very upset and outraged.
On his comments about Brown vs Board I think since 1954 people have been very angry especially in the southern states because i think that is where most of the hatred comes from half the time because the schools down there were the only ones segregated between white and black students. I really think 50 years later we still haven't come away from having racial things said in classrooms everywhere and it is not right at all. I would think people would come to there senses about having black and whit people in the same classroom. What's the point if people just wouldn't care about what other people are doing there would be less racial things to say and people could simply move on. But that will never happen in this society.
On his comments about Brown vs Board I think since 1954 people have been very angry especially in the southern states because i think that is where most of the hatred comes from half the time because the schools down there were the only ones segregated between white and black students. I really think 50 years later we still haven't come away from having racial things said in classrooms everywhere and it is not right at all. I would think people would come to there senses about having black and whit people in the same classroom. What's the point if people just wouldn't care about what other people are doing there would be less racial things to say and people could simply move on. But that will never happen in this society.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Talking point 5 Westheimer and Kahne
While reading this blog i tend agree with most of the stuff that they are explaining in this article. I really think service learning is important because I really think it prepares your for the real world. it really is important for our legislators to like teachers, and service learning because I think it really helps the student be prepared once they graduate college. Once I first i thought it was going to be a challenge but as i kept going it really started to become a lot easier. The students that i am working with are great and are really preparing me for the real world once I leave Rhode Island College. If our politicians ever took this away from aspiring students, I really think a lot of people would be lost in a classroom. I have learned so much from this experience so far and it really is challenging me every time i enter the classroom.
The three quotes that I liked in this article was:
1. "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country"
I think when JFK said that in his inaugural address I really think it spoke to all of us as American citizens. I think by giving back to your community really helps a person go along way because it really is important for a lot of people. It is also important to help students anyway that we can as professionals because it goes a long way because then the students start to look up to you as a awesome person. I think my students look up to me because they like the way i am teaching them and at certain points, i make them laugh a little bit.
2. "Mr. Johnson explained, students would interact with those less fortunate than themselves and would experience the excitement and joy of learning while using the community as a classroom."
When I come into this classroom i know some of the students come from less fortunate environments, because my teacher knows most of their back rounds. I feel really bad for them, because once they leave school they have to go back to it. With me there i try to help them out the best way that i can so i can make them happy and successful no matter what. Especially when a student is having a bad day i try and make them feel better anyway that i can.
3. "Educators and legislators alike maintain that service learning can improve the community and invigorate the classroom, providing rich educational experiences for students at all levels of schooling."
This is really important because this is what service learning is all about. Going into an unfamiliar place and trying to learn new things. When I first walked in i had no idea what to do, and i was nervous. I guess that is what happens, but as i keep going i know i will have fun with my students and have an awesome time. I am really glad this is around because it really helps me understand how to teach, what to say to a student and how to go about teaching them new things. If service learning was never around I wouldn't know what to do
In conclusion, I really want to be a teacher one day because i really love what i am doing right now. It is really a perfect fit for me and i know i want to do this for the rest of my life. Many people told me not to go into education because of how challenging it is. I really find it easy, except for what i am doing right now in a classroom i really don't need a degree for what I am doing because i think i have enough knowledge in my head to help students. But i am not going to argue with rules because that wont get me anywhere and i know it. As long as i keep at it i know i will do well, and if it wasn't for our awesome politicians back then we would never have had to wonderful opportunity to go help out students
The three quotes that I liked in this article was:
1. "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country"
I think when JFK said that in his inaugural address I really think it spoke to all of us as American citizens. I think by giving back to your community really helps a person go along way because it really is important for a lot of people. It is also important to help students anyway that we can as professionals because it goes a long way because then the students start to look up to you as a awesome person. I think my students look up to me because they like the way i am teaching them and at certain points, i make them laugh a little bit.
2. "Mr. Johnson explained, students would interact with those less fortunate than themselves and would experience the excitement and joy of learning while using the community as a classroom."
When I come into this classroom i know some of the students come from less fortunate environments, because my teacher knows most of their back rounds. I feel really bad for them, because once they leave school they have to go back to it. With me there i try to help them out the best way that i can so i can make them happy and successful no matter what. Especially when a student is having a bad day i try and make them feel better anyway that i can.
3. "Educators and legislators alike maintain that service learning can improve the community and invigorate the classroom, providing rich educational experiences for students at all levels of schooling."
This is really important because this is what service learning is all about. Going into an unfamiliar place and trying to learn new things. When I first walked in i had no idea what to do, and i was nervous. I guess that is what happens, but as i keep going i know i will have fun with my students and have an awesome time. I am really glad this is around because it really helps me understand how to teach, what to say to a student and how to go about teaching them new things. If service learning was never around I wouldn't know what to do
In conclusion, I really want to be a teacher one day because i really love what i am doing right now. It is really a perfect fit for me and i know i want to do this for the rest of my life. Many people told me not to go into education because of how challenging it is. I really find it easy, except for what i am doing right now in a classroom i really don't need a degree for what I am doing because i think i have enough knowledge in my head to help students. But i am not going to argue with rules because that wont get me anywhere and i know it. As long as i keep at it i know i will do well, and if it wasn't for our awesome politicians back then we would never have had to wonderful opportunity to go help out students
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Talking points 4 Christensen
When I was growing up as a kid, I was always taught that calling people names was always the bad thing to do when someone appeared different to you. In today's society parents start teaching some stuff they know to there children at a very young age and they will use that knowledge as they get older. If there taught that black/white people are bad people and they say you shouldn't go near those people because they will hurt you, those children will probably listen to there parents. As a young child the threat of getting into to trouble becomes more imminent. I don't think there is a "secret education" when it comes to teaching kids right or wrong, but when it comes to defining a person's race and telling them not to go near them is completely out of the question. Children are going to grow up and see people of all races, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and many other things that parents try to keep there children away from. If racist parents would simply learn people are people and there just trying to live normal everyday lives, there would be less hate, and wouldn't be telling there children ,"DON'T GO NEAR HIM". Even the child doesn't buy into it at an early age and they can move past it quickly, they shouldn't be saying racial slurs by the time they reach there teenage years. But when it comes there teenage years boys/girls will start dating. I wouldn't be surprised if parents are they way they are still they would probably say to there children if you date a black/white boy/girl do not bring them home and dump them right now. If the kid has a spine they wouldn't listen and continue what he/she is doing.
Now we have movies and cartoons that are racist and many young children are being introduced to it still at a young age. In the movie Peter Pan, there are so many racial things its not even funny to watch. I would have turned it off after the first racial thing that's in it. There was even about 7 to 11 racial cartoons made by Warner Brothers during WWII. They would cartoons about the Nazis, the Jews, and African Americans. They won't put them on the tv screens any more of how bad they were. For movies and cartoons to center there production on racial slurs is horrible. I understand it was the thing to do back then but I wouldn't let a son or daughter of mine watch it in the future.
The three quotes that i found useful were:
1. "We are nor only taught certain styles of violence, [he latest fashions, and sex roles by TV, movies, magazines, and comic strips: we are also taught how [0 succeed, how to love, how to buy, how to conquer,how W forger rhe past and suppress the future."
I believe this one means that if people can get buy all the negativity in the world, they would live happier lives.
2. "Many students don't want to believe they have been manipulated by children's media or advertising"
It is so easy to manipulate a child especially at a young age. Just take Santa for an example our parents lied to us about that. What a person says to a child a a young age, they will almost believe anything you say.
3. "Childrens cartoons, movies, and literature are perhaps the most Influential]
genre "read"
This is all a young kid watches when they grow up. Cartoons are great. There funny and and can keep a kid in front of the screen for hours. I should know because that is all i watched. Still when a kid watches these cartoons and they see anything bad in it they will start emulating it and will continue to do it.
In conclusion if children wouldn't listen to what there parents to say about people I think the kid would live a much happier and not racial life. I know people won't stop being racist and saying mean and horrible things but its shouldn't be taught to children at a young age. Once the know it and understand it, they will just take it and run with it. If there wasn't so much racist in the world today it would be so much different for society. Maybe people would be much happier about things.
Now we have movies and cartoons that are racist and many young children are being introduced to it still at a young age. In the movie Peter Pan, there are so many racial things its not even funny to watch. I would have turned it off after the first racial thing that's in it. There was even about 7 to 11 racial cartoons made by Warner Brothers during WWII. They would cartoons about the Nazis, the Jews, and African Americans. They won't put them on the tv screens any more of how bad they were. For movies and cartoons to center there production on racial slurs is horrible. I understand it was the thing to do back then but I wouldn't let a son or daughter of mine watch it in the future.
The three quotes that i found useful were:
1. "We are nor only taught certain styles of violence, [he latest fashions, and sex roles by TV, movies, magazines, and comic strips: we are also taught how [0 succeed, how to love, how to buy, how to conquer,how W forger rhe past and suppress the future."
I believe this one means that if people can get buy all the negativity in the world, they would live happier lives.
2. "Many students don't want to believe they have been manipulated by children's media or advertising"
It is so easy to manipulate a child especially at a young age. Just take Santa for an example our parents lied to us about that. What a person says to a child a a young age, they will almost believe anything you say.
3. "Childrens cartoons, movies, and literature are perhaps the most Influential]
genre "read"
This is all a young kid watches when they grow up. Cartoons are great. There funny and and can keep a kid in front of the screen for hours. I should know because that is all i watched. Still when a kid watches these cartoons and they see anything bad in it they will start emulating it and will continue to do it.
In conclusion if children wouldn't listen to what there parents to say about people I think the kid would live a much happier and not racial life. I know people won't stop being racist and saying mean and horrible things but its shouldn't be taught to children at a young age. Once the know it and understand it, they will just take it and run with it. If there wasn't so much racist in the world today it would be so much different for society. Maybe people would be much happier about things.
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