What I agreed with most in the text was the idea that schools are often built around this image of a “normal” or “mainstream” student, and everyone else is expected to adjust themselves to fit into that system. […]
I really agree with the idea that learning is not the same as achievement, and that schools constantly blur that line. Patel explains how achievement has become this dominant goal, to the point where people treat […]
Week 9: One assumption I noticed in Cajete’s text is that storytelling is not just something extra in education, but actually the foundation of how people learn. He makes it seem like learning is naturally t […]
Week 8: One assumption I think the author is making is that systems we usually see as neutral, like libraries or even education, are actually shaped by bias. In the library text, the classification system […]
One thing I really agree with is that learning shouldn’t feel disconnected from students’ actual lives. When content is taught in a way that doesn’t connect to what students already know or care about, it just […]
What I agreed with most in the reading was the idea that multilingual students bring a lot of knowledge and resources with them, and that should be seen as a strength rather than a challenge. Students who speak […]
I don’t think simply using open digital platforms or metaverse tools does not automatically make a classroom critical, democratic or inclusive. Just because students can post, comment, or build something online […]
This week’s readings felt especially meaningful to me because I read A Talk to Teachers last semester in another class. I remember how much it impacted me the first time I read it. Baldwin’s message that edu […]
Hi Nicole! I really liked how you used yourself as an example when teaching internal and external traits. It made the lesson feel more personal and helped students see that teachers don’t always have all the a […]
Zahra Umer- Weekly Response 2/5 Both readings from this week, The 1619 Project and the Importance of Historical Significance and Argumentation in the History and Social Studies Classroom and The Links between […]
In this class, I hope to learn how to create a classroom that effectively communicates all required content and expectations set by administration while also creating space for perspectives that are often […]
