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