At some point this semester, please post a link to an article, video, website, etc. that made you think about something we’ve done in class. Also, please provide a brief discussion about whatever you submitted. This has no due date, but my hope is that you will check it periodically and read what your classmates are posting (feel free to comment, too).
Riley B: https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/grades-and-standardized-test-scores-arent-matching-up-heres-why/2024/10?s_kwcid=AL!6416!3!602270476281!!!g!!&utm_source=goog&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=ew+dynamic+recent&ccid=dynamic+ads+recent+articles&ccag=recent+articles+dynamic&cckw=&cccv=dynamic+ad&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADfp2x3ghtX4p9T9JhsqWk3nWP84d&gclid=Cj0KCQjwqv2_BhC0ARIsAFb5Ac-Xn4KbL8NqJU2k3Nm1pamk0UzvcDXvU1zls9bFLMDfhj6lUUCgYBoaAqp7EALw_wcB
ReplyDeleteThis article made me think about the podcast presentations, Mine specifically was about SOLS, and this just helps further my beliefs on how they aren't helping or even showing the knowledge that students have.
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ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6P4WJ4dDjyc
This video makes me think about how school are being forced to do certain things out of fear of losing funding. School already dont get as much as they should, and limiting that further would be detrimental. We talked a lot in class about inclusion facilitates a good learning environment. I think that this initiative is going to cause harm to so many students, and cause them to have a much harder time in schools. I assume this is their goal sadly.
Yuritzy:
ReplyDeletehttps://youtu.be/ORAKHbFn1T0?si=xiRPDhpiwpZoZdWl
in this video of Ruby Payne, she mentioned examples on how to reframe students from acting a certain way. She then mentioned fighting and how students need more strength to not get a fight than to get in a fight. Then she mentioned some children especially where they "live in" are at risk because they fight a lot. Now this is very stereotypical, and it seemed like she was targeting certain students which I did not like at all. In the end she had reasons on why it helps the school, and one was "decrease dropout rates" which I have no clue what she means. It just sounds off and annoying.
https://www.the74million.org/article/5-strategies-to-help-teachers-continue-to-educate-for-diversity-and-democracy/
ReplyDeleteThis article was published in 2023, discussing how teachers can still teach diversity and democracy in the classroom. It's very interesting how this publication foresaw the issues that we would experience currently, even with a different administration. One quote stuck out to me was: "We recommend an approach called contained risk-taking. This involves working toward democratic aims in education while managing the risks of controversy. " I feel like this really shows one of the key concepts that we discussed in this class; balancing progressive and traditional education. Or in simpler terms, how can teachers humanize teaching without losing the credibility and structure that comes from "traditional" teaching?
Riley Sievers!
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ReplyDeletehttps://tcf.org/content/report/putting-democracy-back-public-education/
The article I chose is from tcf.org describes how schools should focus more on teaching values like democracy than job skills to help people engage in a democratic society. It was published in 2016, and believe its still relevant to what we discuss in class. We have talked about how teaching young minds democracy, and not just being formed to function in a society where they are set up for the workforce. I think this topic we discussed in class is very important as someone who wants to be a teacher, I want to emphasize teaching my students about democracy and not conforming to a job- focused mindset.
Emma Finn
ReplyDeletehttps://www.chapinhall.org/research/untold-stories-covid-19/?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAABcxImgubjVsoNHr0uFpuv8ee1W_9&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8cHABhC-ARIsAJnY12xk5E6pk2vMhHD2XQMZcCM1sIIH1BKKHMq_0BgmmBV2MOxQpa5TXssaAs8HEALw_wcB
This website is about how COVID-19 affected children. It talks about how some children's basic needs were not usually met. This makes me think about themes with our teacher interview assignments. I know the teacher I interviewed talked a bit about how student behaviors became worse after the pandemic, and I know a lot of my peers had the same outcome with their interviews. Bad behavior after quarantine could happen for a number of reasons, but I think this article is important to keep in mind when complaining about student behaviors because this could have been the situation for a child for 2 years which results in bad behaviors in the classroom.
Mia :)- https://commons.trincoll.edu/edreform/2019/05/public-schools-in-the-twentieth-century-the-melting-pot-for-immigrants/
ReplyDeleteI chose this article because I was thinking about my podcast presentation, and how the main topic of my presentation was the "Americanization" of public schools, especially on the elementary level.
Danny Trainham:
ReplyDeletehttps://youtu.be/OadZpUJv8Eg?si=SmZOJrYd3UZw_bqS
This is a slam poetry performance by Belissa Escobedo, Rhiannon McGavin, and Zariya Allen titled “Somewhere in America.” The poem criticizes the U.S. education system, highlighting the disconnect between lessons taught in schools and the harsh realities of systemic inequities. The authors discuss how the experiences of minority groups are often silenced and left undiscussed in classroom settings. The curriculum in public schools disregards certain aspects of American history out of fear that the topics may be too “taboo” to teach. This lack of accurate education contributes to a cycle of injustice and ignorance.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGpM78H3DnE&pp=ygUaZGVtb2NyYWN5IGluIHRoZSBjbGFzc3Jvb20%3D
ReplyDeleteThis article presents many ideas that we visited during the semester. Although it was based in the 50's it presents so many ideas that are relevant today and wayyyy ahead of its time. Thank you for all you provided during class this semester. I truly enjoyed this one more than any other I have taken and I love your approach. Thank you for the experience!
Claire Cook:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.edutopia.org/redefining-role-teacher
In class we have talked about how teaching is constantly changing and the methods used are always changing. This article talks about the positive change that has been happening in schools where teaching has become more than just delivering content. Teaching has become a way for students to be taught critical thinking skills and real world skills.
https://www.edutopia.org/article/power-democratic-classroom/
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This article very much resonates not only to the topic of incorporating democracy in classrooms, but also what this class is all about. Apart of this incorporation includes fostering a sense of diverse voices, critical thinking, collectivism, etc. and what I loved about this article is quite literally how physical spaces can contribute to this vision. Often reflecting on how the classroom setup might communicate underlying power dynamic, such as the teacher sitting on a soft chair and the students sitting on a hard or whether the teacher is sitting at a higher level from the rest of the students or how the desks are set up as well.Each decision reflects whether it might impede or contribute to a democratic classroom of social belonging and inclusivity.
Aniyah Johnson-Lee
ReplyDeletehttps://rethinkingschools.org/books/
The book "Transgender Justice in Schools" made me think about when we worked on a group project, and each group was assigned to listen to a podcast related to the topic they were given. My podcast name was "Republican Party’s Radical Shift on Education?"
Rosalyn:
ReplyDeleteOkay so when I read this, I get the impression that we can submit AAAAANYTHING at all, whether it is a piece of pop media or an actual scholarly article. SO I CHOSE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga6RYejo6Hk
After completing this course and my other courses in their entireties, I needed a good and comforting movie to watch BAD. So I put on Coco. I cried. As I always do when I watch most any movie. But then I started going down this sort of RABBIT HOLE that followed like this:
It is so important to have a familial connection and cultural identity growing up, Coco is such a beautiful movie. So many kids have no familial connection or cultural identity to appreciate as a part of themselves this is so sad this is so sad this is so sad please stop this is so sad. What happens to kids who don’t have that?? There’s so much identity confusion and no understanding of where they might come from....... That’s literally what happened to students in Precious Knowledge before they were given access to education on their cultures and then it just got taken away from them. So many kids who don’t have that foundation of identity just don’t believe in themselves because they don’t know what they’re rooted in and then they have no motivation because their mindset it like "what can I even do, I don't think I even amount to much in the first place." Bro oh my GODDDDD bro what can you even do in that situation as a teacher, DEI is becoming such a huge issue and it feels like there's nothing you can do as a teacher unless you want to risk losing your job.
I don’t know. But I do know that Coco reminded me why it matters to try. I'm not sure if my submission completely upheld this blog's criteria but I wanted to share my thoughts on COCO. I love COCO.
It's Kurt...yes, this definitely counts! I'm glad you found a connection between something you love and class. I have never seen Coco but I want to now!
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