Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Miscellaneous Post #2
Tomorrow is going to be our last class of the semester. I am so excited for summer! Overall, I think that the whole class had a great semester. We learned a lot about each other and we were all able to gain so much trust in one another. I think that having the oppurtunity to be a VIPS tutor was one of the best parts of this class. I was able to realize that I do want to become a teacher one day. This class has taught me so much. We learned about SCWAMP, talking points, social structures, discrimination, and so much more. I enjoyed doing the group talks because everyone was able to state their opinion and there was never a dead moment. Mostly everyone had something to say about the topic we were discussing. Next week is finally exam week and once we are done presenting the rest of our projects tomorrow in class, we're done!
Monday, April 25, 2011
Miscellaneous Post
I found our last class on Thursday to be one of the best. We had some really good class discussions and I thought it was great that a few people shared some stories with the class. I think it's great that the classroom as a whole has so much trust built up after only a semester together. I think that the discussion could have went on for much longer if time did not run out. Many people do not realize how lucky they are, because a lot of other people have it so much worse than they do.
Shor
Nicole Pickering
Education is Politics
Ira Shor
1. "He urged teachers to encourage students to question their experience in school: ‘You must arouse children's curiosity and maker them think about school."
1. Once i saw this quote, I knew I had to make a comment about it. I feel that this quote is very important. Teachers must always encourage students to question what is going on because if that does not happen, teachers will not know if they are doing the right things. They will not know if they are providing students with the proper education. It is very important to have cooperation between students and teachers these days. Without it, there will not be any progress. When students think about school, they will be able to realize what needs to be fixed and what is getting done properly.
2. "To socialize students, education tries to teach them the shape of knowledge and current society, the meaning of past events, the possibilities for the future, and their place in the world they live in."
1. I found this quote also very important. By being in school, students gain a lot. Education helps shape a students life and future. Many students figure out who they really are by being in school, and that is very important. If nobody knows who they really are, then how are they going to know what they want to do with their life? Learning about past and current events is also very important because students need to realize what important things happened back then, but they also need to reailze what is going on in current time so maybe they could understand what could be done to fix it.
3. "The teacher is the person who mediates the relationship between outside authorities, formal knowledge, and individual students in the classroom.”
1. Being the teacher of a classroom is extremely important. You have to know what to do and what not to do at certain times. They have to know that each and every student is different in their own way, so getting to know the students is very important. It is very important for a teacher to balance the aspects of mediating relationships between outside authorities, formal knowledge, and individual students in the classroom. If a teacher spends too much time on one of these aspects, there is a good change that interest will be lost in the other two. This is the reason why teachers have to make it so material in the classroom is learned at a decent pace. It can't be learned too fast because some students will get confused, and it can not be learned too slowly either because other students will feel as though they know the material so they will stop caring.
I really enjoyed reading this article. It caught my interest really fast. Having a cooperative teacher/student realtionship is very important. That is how trust is built. This article can also relate to our FNED class because we always have class discussions and I feel those are very helpful to a lot of the students in the class, including myself. Recieving input from teachers as well as receiving input from students is very important and can make things go a lot smoother in the classroom. Students should be able to speak their minds in a classroom without feeling like they shouldn't. I think that if more students had this much freedom in a classroom, the academic system would be so much better than it is now.
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Education is Politics
Ira Shor
1. "He urged teachers to encourage students to question their experience in school: ‘You must arouse children's curiosity and maker them think about school."
1. Once i saw this quote, I knew I had to make a comment about it. I feel that this quote is very important. Teachers must always encourage students to question what is going on because if that does not happen, teachers will not know if they are doing the right things. They will not know if they are providing students with the proper education. It is very important to have cooperation between students and teachers these days. Without it, there will not be any progress. When students think about school, they will be able to realize what needs to be fixed and what is getting done properly.
2. "To socialize students, education tries to teach them the shape of knowledge and current society, the meaning of past events, the possibilities for the future, and their place in the world they live in."
1. I found this quote also very important. By being in school, students gain a lot. Education helps shape a students life and future. Many students figure out who they really are by being in school, and that is very important. If nobody knows who they really are, then how are they going to know what they want to do with their life? Learning about past and current events is also very important because students need to realize what important things happened back then, but they also need to reailze what is going on in current time so maybe they could understand what could be done to fix it.
3. "The teacher is the person who mediates the relationship between outside authorities, formal knowledge, and individual students in the classroom.”
1. Being the teacher of a classroom is extremely important. You have to know what to do and what not to do at certain times. They have to know that each and every student is different in their own way, so getting to know the students is very important. It is very important for a teacher to balance the aspects of mediating relationships between outside authorities, formal knowledge, and individual students in the classroom. If a teacher spends too much time on one of these aspects, there is a good change that interest will be lost in the other two. This is the reason why teachers have to make it so material in the classroom is learned at a decent pace. It can't be learned too fast because some students will get confused, and it can not be learned too slowly either because other students will feel as though they know the material so they will stop caring.
I really enjoyed reading this article. It caught my interest really fast. Having a cooperative teacher/student realtionship is very important. That is how trust is built. This article can also relate to our FNED class because we always have class discussions and I feel those are very helpful to a lot of the students in the class, including myself. Recieving input from teachers as well as receiving input from students is very important and can make things go a lot smoother in the classroom. Students should be able to speak their minds in a classroom without feeling like they shouldn't. I think that if more students had this much freedom in a classroom, the academic system would be so much better than it is now.
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Monday, April 18, 2011
Kliewer
Nicole Pickering
Citizenship in School: Reconceptualizing Down Syndrome
Christopher Kliewer
1. "It's not like they come here to be labeled, or to believe the label. We're all here--kids, teachers, parents, whoever--it's about all of us working together, playing together, being together and that's what learning is."
1. I believe that this statement can definitely prove a point. It is a very strong use of words. You sometimes have to be around other people and work with peers in order to learn something. You can't always learn the material on your own. Being together with people could definitely show a huge improvement in one's work. Not one person should be labeled, especially kids. Kids are kids. Everyone is different and kids are just trying to live their life and have some fun with it. They should not be labeled as something and be put down.
2. Fundamental to constructivist teaching is a respect for each student as both an active agent in the learning process and an essential member of the learning community.”
1. I believe this quote is trying to point out the fact that teachers need to realize that each and every student in their class is important. Each student is important to the class in one way or another. In order for students to respect teachers, the teachers must also respect the students. That is how trust is gained. Respect is a big deal in a classroom and if one does one have respect for another, problems will be caused. Every student is unique in their own way and they each bring something unique about themselves to the classroom so the teacher should be able to respect that fact.
3. Vygotsky found the the culture of segregation surrounding people with disabilities actually teaches underdevelopment of thinking though the isolation of children from socially valued opportunities."
1. This quote kind of confused me because one would think that being put down all the time would make them want to stand up for themselves in order to prove something wrong. But in this quote it seems like the complete opposite. One may start to believe that they are not important to the world if they are being put down all the time.
This reading was a good artice to read. It wasn't that hard to read, but it just didn't catch my attention like other ones have in the past. After reading this article, I got mixed feelings about segregating students with disabilities. One would think that segregating them would be better because they can receive the attention that they need, but after reading this, I don't know what to think is the better idea: to segregate or not to segregate. People need to understand that not everyone is the same and people learn at different levels. I think it's great that schools have clubs and sports because students can get to meet other people and experience different cultures.
Citizenship in School: Reconceptualizing Down Syndrome
Christopher Kliewer
1. "It's not like they come here to be labeled, or to believe the label. We're all here--kids, teachers, parents, whoever--it's about all of us working together, playing together, being together and that's what learning is."
1. I believe that this statement can definitely prove a point. It is a very strong use of words. You sometimes have to be around other people and work with peers in order to learn something. You can't always learn the material on your own. Being together with people could definitely show a huge improvement in one's work. Not one person should be labeled, especially kids. Kids are kids. Everyone is different and kids are just trying to live their life and have some fun with it. They should not be labeled as something and be put down.
2. Fundamental to constructivist teaching is a respect for each student as both an active agent in the learning process and an essential member of the learning community.”
1. I believe this quote is trying to point out the fact that teachers need to realize that each and every student in their class is important. Each student is important to the class in one way or another. In order for students to respect teachers, the teachers must also respect the students. That is how trust is gained. Respect is a big deal in a classroom and if one does one have respect for another, problems will be caused. Every student is unique in their own way and they each bring something unique about themselves to the classroom so the teacher should be able to respect that fact.
3. Vygotsky found the the culture of segregation surrounding people with disabilities actually teaches underdevelopment of thinking though the isolation of children from socially valued opportunities."
1. This quote kind of confused me because one would think that being put down all the time would make them want to stand up for themselves in order to prove something wrong. But in this quote it seems like the complete opposite. One may start to believe that they are not important to the world if they are being put down all the time.
This reading was a good artice to read. It wasn't that hard to read, but it just didn't catch my attention like other ones have in the past. After reading this article, I got mixed feelings about segregating students with disabilities. One would think that segregating them would be better because they can receive the attention that they need, but after reading this, I don't know what to think is the better idea: to segregate or not to segregate. People need to understand that not everyone is the same and people learn at different levels. I think it's great that schools have clubs and sports because students can get to meet other people and experience different cultures.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Anyon
Nicole Pickering
Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work
Jean Anyon
1. "These differences may not only contribute to the development in the children in each social class of certain types of economically significant relationships and not others but would thereby help to reproduce this system of relations in society.”
1. This quote makes it seem like no one is offered freedom. It makes it seem like people are only making decisions based on what they are told to do and not based on what they want to do. One who works hard on something usually succeeds in what they want to do, but this quote makes it seem like the complete opposite.
2. "Most lessons are based on the textbook".
1. I disagree with this quote. Back in high school, text books were rarely used and lessons were based upon what the teacher wanted to do. I don't think that lessons should be based on the text books anyway. The more creative an activity is, the better the students will learn. If it is just thrown at them out of a textbook, then nothing is being produced.
3. “No, you don’t, you don’t even know what I’m making yet. Do it this way or it’s wrong.”
1. I was a bit upset when I read this quote. This teacher makes it seem like nothing is going to be right unless it is done their way. No child should feel pressured into doing something they do not want to do. If one is only doing something a certain way because they are feared of doing it the right way, then nothing is being accomplished and nothing is being learned.
I found this piece easy to read. During some parts of the reading I got upset just because of how it makes it seem like students are not being taught anything. All children and students should be given the oppurtunity to do something their way. I do not think that one thing has to be done a certain way in order to learn it. There are multiple solutions to the majority of problems.
Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work
Jean Anyon
1. "These differences may not only contribute to the development in the children in each social class of certain types of economically significant relationships and not others but would thereby help to reproduce this system of relations in society.”
1. This quote makes it seem like no one is offered freedom. It makes it seem like people are only making decisions based on what they are told to do and not based on what they want to do. One who works hard on something usually succeeds in what they want to do, but this quote makes it seem like the complete opposite.
2. "Most lessons are based on the textbook".
1. I disagree with this quote. Back in high school, text books were rarely used and lessons were based upon what the teacher wanted to do. I don't think that lessons should be based on the text books anyway. The more creative an activity is, the better the students will learn. If it is just thrown at them out of a textbook, then nothing is being produced.
3. “No, you don’t, you don’t even know what I’m making yet. Do it this way or it’s wrong.”
1. I was a bit upset when I read this quote. This teacher makes it seem like nothing is going to be right unless it is done their way. No child should feel pressured into doing something they do not want to do. If one is only doing something a certain way because they are feared of doing it the right way, then nothing is being accomplished and nothing is being learned.
I found this piece easy to read. During some parts of the reading I got upset just because of how it makes it seem like students are not being taught anything. All children and students should be given the oppurtunity to do something their way. I do not think that one thing has to be done a certain way in order to learn it. There are multiple solutions to the majority of problems.
Monday, April 4, 2011
McLaren
Nicole Pickering
Race, Class, Gender. Why Students Fail
Peter McLaren
1. "The girls in the Corridor often reject marriage as a desirable option for the future. At the same time, however, some felt that marriage would be preferable to working in meaningless job.”
1. This quote seems kind of rude when I read it. It seems to be very offensive to women. If you are a strong and independent women then there should be nothing wrong with wanting to get married. I don't think that it seems right that this quote says the girls reject marriage as a desirable option for the future.
2. "Each group needs to be understood separately within its own cultural, class, race, and gendered frames of reference."
1. I strongly agree with this quote. No one is the same person in the world and no groups are the same. Everyone and all the groups that are out there should be understood for who they really are. They should also be accepted for who they are. Not every group has the same beliefs so that is why they should be looked at differently.
3. "‘Psychologizing’ student failure amounts to blaming it on individual trait or series of traits (e.g., lack of motivation or low self-concept).”
1. This definitely has a major effect on students trying to succeed in something. It is not the students fault that they have these traits. It is the background that they come from which makes them the way they are. It is most definitely possible to ignore these traits and not let if effect how a student is looked at.
I was not a big fan of this reading. It had a lot of offensive statements in it. It was easy to read; I did not have trouble with that at all.
Race, Class, Gender. Why Students Fail
Peter McLaren
1. "The girls in the Corridor often reject marriage as a desirable option for the future. At the same time, however, some felt that marriage would be preferable to working in meaningless job.”
1. This quote seems kind of rude when I read it. It seems to be very offensive to women. If you are a strong and independent women then there should be nothing wrong with wanting to get married. I don't think that it seems right that this quote says the girls reject marriage as a desirable option for the future.
2. "Each group needs to be understood separately within its own cultural, class, race, and gendered frames of reference."
1. I strongly agree with this quote. No one is the same person in the world and no groups are the same. Everyone and all the groups that are out there should be understood for who they really are. They should also be accepted for who they are. Not every group has the same beliefs so that is why they should be looked at differently.
3. "‘Psychologizing’ student failure amounts to blaming it on individual trait or series of traits (e.g., lack of motivation or low self-concept).”
1. This definitely has a major effect on students trying to succeed in something. It is not the students fault that they have these traits. It is the background that they come from which makes them the way they are. It is most definitely possible to ignore these traits and not let if effect how a student is looked at.
I was not a big fan of this reading. It had a lot of offensive statements in it. It was easy to read; I did not have trouble with that at all.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Tim Wise
Nicole Pickering
A Particularly Cheap White Wine
Tim Wise
1. As for racism, it is typically defined in two ways, both as ideology and practice.
1. Racism is definitely both ideology and practice. People all over the world are racist and sometimes it can be a practice for them. It seems like these ideas are balancing everything out and making it so it is even for everyone. Balance is being presented in this situation.
2. "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 likely to have least qualified instructors in class."
1. I was not a fan of this quote at all. It definitely stuck out and caught my eye. It is saying that white students are pretty much taught by highly qualified teachers and the rest of the students are left behind with nothing. It is not like that at all.
3. It ignores the fact that the average white student in the U.S. attends school with half as many poor kids as the average black or Latino student, which in turn has a direct effect on performance, since attending a low-poverty school generally means having more resources available for direct instruction. Indeed, schools with high concentrations of students of color are 11-15 times more likely than mostly white schools to have high concentrations of student poverty."
1. I believe that if performance in school is being affected because of poor kids then something isn't right with that picture. No school should be like that and kids definitely shouldn't be treated that way. It is no ones fault if they are in poverty, but really, what can be done? I also found this quote a bit over the top because the performance in schools should not be determined by how much money someone has.
This piece was easy to read. I understood it very well, but some of the quotes were very disturbing. I know that most of this is really going on in the world, so I think that was why I was able to understand it so easily. But the way that this piece is written makes it sound so much worse.
A Particularly Cheap White Wine
Tim Wise
1. As for racism, it is typically defined in two ways, both as ideology and practice.
1. Racism is definitely both ideology and practice. People all over the world are racist and sometimes it can be a practice for them. It seems like these ideas are balancing everything out and making it so it is even for everyone. Balance is being presented in this situation.
2. "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 likely to have least qualified instructors in class."
1. I was not a fan of this quote at all. It definitely stuck out and caught my eye. It is saying that white students are pretty much taught by highly qualified teachers and the rest of the students are left behind with nothing. It is not like that at all.
3. It ignores the fact that the average white student in the U.S. attends school with half as many poor kids as the average black or Latino student, which in turn has a direct effect on performance, since attending a low-poverty school generally means having more resources available for direct instruction. Indeed, schools with high concentrations of students of color are 11-15 times more likely than mostly white schools to have high concentrations of student poverty."
1. I believe that if performance in school is being affected because of poor kids then something isn't right with that picture. No school should be like that and kids definitely shouldn't be treated that way. It is no ones fault if they are in poverty, but really, what can be done? I also found this quote a bit over the top because the performance in schools should not be determined by how much money someone has.
This piece was easy to read. I understood it very well, but some of the quotes were very disturbing. I know that most of this is really going on in the world, so I think that was why I was able to understand it so easily. But the way that this piece is written makes it sound so much worse.
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