Education Overload

School segregation and education inequality  are the results of racist school policies and  individual choices.  School integration in the United States is the process of ending race-based segregation within American public and private schools. Racial segregation in schools has existed throughout most of American history and still remains an issue in public and private schools. There is a quote that I was told by a past teacher that I think relates to the topic of s chool segregation and education inequality. The quote is  “Children get dealt grossly unequal hands, but that is all the more reason to treat them equally in school, Chris thought. "I think the cruelest form of prejudice is... if I ever said, 'Clarence is poor, so I'll expect less of him than Alice.' Maybe he won't do what Alice does. But I want his best." She knew that precept wasn't as simple as it sounded. Treating children equally often means treating them very differently. But it also mean...

As a future teacher, I have the opportunity to make schools more equitable.  The term equity refers to fairness and justice. Equity is  recognizing that we do not all start from the same place and as teachers, we must acknowledge and make adjustments for our students . There are a few different ways that I believe will help promote equity in schools but there is one change that I believe will have the most impact. That change is to increase staff training. I believe that providing staff training about equity will help students in more ways than you could think of. The conversation around racial equity can be a difficult subject but it needs to be discussed more in schools around the world. By providing staff with training it will help teachers learn strategies  to participate in these hard conversations with their students. Another change that I believe will help make schools more equitable is by establishing an inclusive environment. As a future teacher, I want to be abl...

This week’s compelling question really made me think about what is worth learning. As a student, I sometimes think to myself "Why do I need to know this?" I know that there is a reason behind the material that is being taught but sometimes I question it.  There are three curriculums that are taught in all schools. Those curriculums are  explicit, null, & hidden curriculum. The e xplicit  curriculum is what appears in documents and teachers' plans. The  e xplicit  curriculum is worth learning and will help students drastically.  The null curriculum is what is not taught. Some teachers are unable to teach particular ideas due to a teacher’s lack of knowledge, or because of deeply ingrained assumptions and biases.  The hidden curriculum has to do with how particular assumptions about schooling and learning manifest in practice. When a teacher uses  Hidden curricula they are teaching  students beyond the subject content of their courses . I ...

There are several reasons as to why educational philosophies influence schooling. Educational philosophies are the goals, forms, methods, and meaning of education. This term is usually used to describe both fundamental philosophical analysis and the description of particular pedagogical approaches.  Educational philosophies  affect what subjects or topics are taught, how they are taught, and more crucially, the underlying attitudes and values that are taught.  There are some  e ducational  philosophies that are very important to me. As future teachers, we need to be able to view from the perspective of our students in order to understand how our students learn and help them inside and outside of our classroom. If we don't listen to our student's feedback we could miss their point of view. By using  educational philosophies we can learn a lot of information from our students which will allow us as teachers to improve our teaching in our classroom. As a ...

I believe that students and teachers have the right to attend schools that are safe and conducive to learning. Both students and teachers deserve the right to freedom of speech. This right should be protected for students and teachers without any type of penalization towards them. Students' and teachers' voices should always be heard and considered.  Teachers' rights often get overlooked because the focus is often always on the students. Teachers  deserve rights just as students do. I think that teaching needs to be more valued. Teachers provide the power of education and are vital to student success.  Students deserve the right to a safe and inclusive classroom environment with no discrimination. Teachers also deserve the right to a safe and inclusive classroom environment with no discrimination.   Unfortunately, students have to face  harassment, bullying, and violence in the school system due to an unsafe environment.  Another right t...

I am willing to do everything in my control to educate all children. I will apply  various teaching techniques and keep an open mind to view and teach students from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. There was a paragraph from this unit that really stood out to me.  The paragraph said ' Teachers must actively learn about their particular students in order to design instruction that will meet their needs. This includes being deliberate about trying to understand the cultural norms for communicating and collaborating that prevail in particular communities, how certain cultural and religious views affect what is considered appropriate in school, and the topics and issues that interest individual students and groups of students. It also means keeping track of what is happening in students’ personal lives so as to be able to respond appropriately when an out-of-school experience affects what is happening in school.'  It is important that as future teachers we adjust ...