1. Richard Rodriguez
Being introduced and researching Rodriguez's personal philosophy of his self image really changed my mindset. In the modern world there are so many labels. When relating to intersectionality, yes, we all have different aspects of ourselves that provide us with more than one identity. However, in the end we are all just people living in a world. Learning more about Richard Rodriguez, who is famous for only referring to himself as Richard Rodriguez and not claiming anything else, it gave me such a different perspective. We are all just people.
2. Classroom tour & What to Look for in a classroom
A huge belief of mine as a rising educator has been to create a comfortable space for my students. A place that is designed for them to develop passion and learn best, not a space that they feel stressed or defeated. I was genuinely interested in looking through how different people organize their space and the intention for everything within their classroom. It makes me excited to be able to use different things I have seen to create my unique classroom in the future.
3. School Tracking System
It was a very small part of our class that we covered, involving how the tracking system isolates a student to one specific group of people at the same time. Through a tracking system, a student can feel very trapped within that system and it does not give the student an easy escape to try to grow above their written expectations.
Julia Butera
Hi Julia! The tracking system really stood out to me as well. It was weird to think about seeing the kids after the tracking system was enacted and seeing the change in the demeanor and enjoyment of the class after the change.
ReplyDeleteJulia, Rodriguez also changed my perspective on identity, especially after seeing the interview video. I remember think that the reading was almost sad, that he had to leave behind a part of himself to fit in with society better. It was interesting hearing his own perspective of his journey as a writer from the interview.
ReplyDeleteHi Julia! I also discussed Kohn's article and about how a comfortable space for students is necessary for learning! This really impacted how I plan to organize my future classroom.
ReplyDeleteHi Julia! I also really enjoyed the classroom tour and Kohn's chart as I felt like they were great examples of how I want my future classroom to look. I also want to create a safe and comfortable environment for my students!
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