Pecha Kucha - Link


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                    Social Justice Event - The best kindergarten you've ever seen



                       For my social justice event, I chose to watch a TedTalk by Takaharu Tezuka and it was called, "The best kindergarten you've ever seen". After watching this TedTalk, it changed my mind on how classrooms should look. A typical classroom that everyone visions in there head is desks, chairs, a board, and a teacher desk. When kids think of classrooms and class, they think of lectures, notes, and no talking. What Takaharu spoke about in his TedTalk is that students need to be free. They need to be in a environment where they can learn and be themselves. Children need to talk and they need noise. He also stated that they need to be outside. This TedTalk can connect to what August was saying in her article. The classroom needs to be a place where kids can feel comfortable and not hide. Everyone needs to feel equal and not separate. This TedTalk can also relate to what Christensen was saying in her article. Christensen talks about stereotypes and the stereotypes of what a classroom should look like can be permanent in a Childs brain. Some kids are scared and do not want to go to school because they think its boring and a waste of time. The classroom should be a place where it is fun and a comfortable environment. Another author I can connect this TedTalk to is Oakes. Oakes talks about tracking and the negatives of it. Tracking can bring down a students confidence level and point out a student and their struggles. A child should be free and love the classroom that they are in and it should be fun for them so they can be themselves. Below are a couple of helpful links.


1. https://www.middleweb.com/16325/effective-teachers-classroom-looks-like/


2. https://www.boredteachers.com/classroom-ideas/classroom-themes-ideas

3. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/classroom-decor-ideas_n_55c36d36e4b0f1cbf1e3d87f

                         Kliewer and Shor - Hyperlinks



                    After reading these articles, I can relate to a lot of what Kliewer and Shor are talking about. When having a disability, it is more than having Down syndrome or autism. It can be anything like ADD, Parkinson's, ADHD, or any other learning disabilities. These disabilities can effect and students learning and it can show in the classroom. My cousin has dyslexia and it is effecting him in the classroom. He receives extra help in the classroom and teachers attend to him more often. Down below, I put some links on how to help students with these disabilities in the classroom.


1. https://childmind.org/article/understanding-dyslexia/ This link gives information on what dyslexia is and how people can help kids with dyslexia.

                     
2. https://childdevelopmentinfo.com/learning/learning_disabilities/teacher/#.XMXsJy2ZNsM This link shows how teachers can handle kids with ADD in the classroom and how children can cope with it.

                 August Safe Spaces - Quotes



 "From our homes and neighborhoods to schools, athletic fields, and community organizations, LGBT youth often experience physical and psychological harm inflicted by peers and adults.  


There are a lot of people in this world that do not accept LGBT. LGBT stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender. In a lot of families, there are certain religions or rules that does not accept LGBT. Kids who are gay or transgender do not come out because they are afraid that they will get bullied or harassed by peers. It is sad because these kids should not be afraid to be who they want to be and many people can not accept that.  This psychological harm from peers and adults can ruin a Childs future and make them feel like they are not accepted for who they are.


"Sexual Orientation topics are entirely absent from nearly half our elementary teacher education programs in the United States. It is therefore unsurprising that LGBT people are largely absent from elementary curricula or classroom discussions". 


When teachers teach a class and talk about anything sexual such as health class, it makes a lot of kids uncomfortable. Some schools do not even teach these topics in health class. LGBT people are absent in these discussions because they feel uncomfortable about the topics that are being taught. It is important that teachers make the students feel comfortable in the classroom and with the peers that they are surrounded with.




                    





                         

                 Map the Authors -  Values that are held in the classroom


                       Having values in a classroom is very important when it comes to being a student and a teacher. Values in a school give a sense of respect in a school between the students and the faculty and it builds a great relationship. At Mary E. Fogarty, the values of respect and responsibility are being shown and is expressed throughout the whole school. The teachers have respect for the students and where they come from and a lot of the student show respect and responsibility during there time in the classroom. The faculty and staff respect the students in the way that they take there time teaching the class and respectfully understand each students learning capability. A lot of the students show respect by listening to the teachers when they tell the students what to do but in a nice manner.
                       The authors that I connect these values to are Kahne and Westheimer and also Patrick J. Finns article, "Literacy with an Attitude". In most of this article, he talks about respect between the student and the teachers. In the article, Finn says, "The children were sometimes flippant, boisterous, and occasionally rude. However, they were usually brought into line by reminding them of their responsibility to achieve. "It's up to you."Teachers were polite to students. There was no sarcasm, no nasty remarks, and few direct orders". Teachers need to respect the students because if they don't, the students will not respect the teachers.

             Herbert and Tal - Reflection




                   After reading the article by Bob Herbert, it reflected what I have seen for years and especially over what I have seen for the past month. More schools are more diverse now than it was back in the day but race has always been an issue. During my field placement at Mary E. Fogarty, I see how poverty effects these kids in and outside of the classroom. All the kids are either black or hispanic. Looking at the school and being involved in the school, you can see how poverty stricken it is and it does effect the kids as well. With the school being so poverty stricken, the kids will not get the education that they can get and it also effects the teachers as well. What the school does well is that it makes the kids feel like they are not in a poverty environment because the classrooms and the teachers make it that way.
                   Going to Bishop Hendricken, I saw a great deal of diversity. Kids came from all over the state but there were kids that lived in poverty. The school and the teachers made the kids feel comfortable because the teachers and staff made everyone feel equal. Some kids did not have to pay to go to school and they got a great education and played sports at the highest level. The surroundings of what school you go to makes a huge impact on the students.

FNED 346: Map the Author

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