Carlson
"Gayness, Multicultural Education, and Community" Megan
1.)"(1) The erasure of gayness in the curriculum, (2) the "closeting" and "witch hunting" of gay teachers, and (3) verbal and physical intimidation of gay teachers and students."
1. I chose this quote because honestly, it was upsetting. I never really saw any of this at my own high school, mostly because no one had been open about any gayness. But this quote was a real eyeopener because it gave specific examples of what discrimination happens to gay people.
2. This quote is giving clear examples of how gay people are discriminated in the workplace (in the case of teachers) and in their place of education (in the case of students).
3. This quote contributes to the whole article because it spells out the "guidelines" for excluding gay people.
2.)"At the level of state educational policy, it is noteworthy that no state recognizes gays and lesbians as a legitimate minority or cultural education"
1. I chose this quote because, once again, it's upsetting. If racial minorities are going to be recognized and included as part of the curriculum I think that gayness should be included also.
2. This quote is clearly showing how gayness is being excluded in schools and how it is being excluded from being taught to students.
3. This quote further shows how gayness is being hidden from school kids.
3.)"Major textbook publishers avoid gayness like the plague...this cleansing of gayness from the literary cannon is often defended as an effort to maintain the reputation of "good name" of authors by not "outing" them. Yet concern is, of course, another way of affirming that being gay is cause for loss of respect.
1. I chose this quote because I believe that it speaks volumes to the issues of gayness being an issue. The fact the gayness is a reason for disrespect is a HUGE problem.
2. This quote is saying that just because an author is gay, evidently we're not suposed to know about it because it will make us like them less, even though it doesn't change their work or how wonderful it is.
3. This quote further shows the wrongdoings to gays, even the famous "classic" ones.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Meier
Terry Meier Megan
"Why can't she remember that?" The importance of storybook reading in multilingual, multicultural classrooms.
1.) "Despite their diverse backgrounds, all children bring to school rich linguistic abilities acquired through social interaction in their home and communities."
1. I found this quote helpful because it reminded me of the situation in my Service Learning Project classroom. When I was in the classroom I found this statement to be true, all the children (of all cultures) had something to bring to the table when it came to carpet time and they all were able to successfully express their ideas verbally even if they were in different ways.
2. This quote means that even though children of different cultures usually get their learning foundations in different ways, they all are able to make learning experiences of their social interactions.
3. I thought this quote was the perfect one sentence summary of the article as a whole. This quote paves the way for the rest of the article to further show this point through research and examples.
2.) "Despite such culturally influenced differences ... children from every linguistic community learn to use language in ways that are highly complex and that provide a strong linguistic foundation for teachers to build on in literacy instruction."
1. I liked this quote because, like the first quote I chose, it's true. Teachers depend upon kids pre-schooling social experiences to build a foundation for teachers to build upon.
2. This quote kind of means the same thing as the first quote. It's saying that no matter where children come from they use their social interactions as learning experiences and they learn how to use language in different situations.
3. This quote further adds to the point of the first quote I chose. It further explains how even though kids come from different backgrounds they learn the same way for the most part.
3.) "Each of these preschoolers, socialized in very different linguistic and cultural communities, demonstrates the ability to use language in powerful ways to negotiate relationships with other people and to accomplish his or her social purposes."
1. This quote was helpful in summarizing the stories of the three preschoolers. It explains how all three kids, although of very different backgrounds, were able to all use language to manipulate a situation.
2. This quote means that even though the kids all came from very different cultures they were all able to use language to negotiate and be charming to get what they want.
3. This article, like I mentioned before, helped to summarize the three stories and sum them up.
Overall I liked this article. It was not hard to read or understand. It reminded me of all the articles (kind of) in the aspect that it was different from the other articles we have read. Rather than focusing on the differences of people it focused on the similarities. One question I thought of while reading this was, because it reminded me of my experiences in the classroom, if it reminded anyone else of their classroom experiences?
"Why can't she remember that?" The importance of storybook reading in multilingual, multicultural classrooms.
1.) "Despite their diverse backgrounds, all children bring to school rich linguistic abilities acquired through social interaction in their home and communities."
1. I found this quote helpful because it reminded me of the situation in my Service Learning Project classroom. When I was in the classroom I found this statement to be true, all the children (of all cultures) had something to bring to the table when it came to carpet time and they all were able to successfully express their ideas verbally even if they were in different ways.
2. This quote means that even though children of different cultures usually get their learning foundations in different ways, they all are able to make learning experiences of their social interactions.
3. I thought this quote was the perfect one sentence summary of the article as a whole. This quote paves the way for the rest of the article to further show this point through research and examples.
2.) "Despite such culturally influenced differences ... children from every linguistic community learn to use language in ways that are highly complex and that provide a strong linguistic foundation for teachers to build on in literacy instruction."
1. I liked this quote because, like the first quote I chose, it's true. Teachers depend upon kids pre-schooling social experiences to build a foundation for teachers to build upon.
2. This quote kind of means the same thing as the first quote. It's saying that no matter where children come from they use their social interactions as learning experiences and they learn how to use language in different situations.
3. This quote further adds to the point of the first quote I chose. It further explains how even though kids come from different backgrounds they learn the same way for the most part.
3.) "Each of these preschoolers, socialized in very different linguistic and cultural communities, demonstrates the ability to use language in powerful ways to negotiate relationships with other people and to accomplish his or her social purposes."
1. This quote was helpful in summarizing the stories of the three preschoolers. It explains how all three kids, although of very different backgrounds, were able to all use language to manipulate a situation.
2. This quote means that even though the kids all came from very different cultures they were all able to use language to negotiate and be charming to get what they want.
3. This article, like I mentioned before, helped to summarize the three stories and sum them up.
Overall I liked this article. It was not hard to read or understand. It reminded me of all the articles (kind of) in the aspect that it was different from the other articles we have read. Rather than focusing on the differences of people it focused on the similarities. One question I thought of while reading this was, because it reminded me of my experiences in the classroom, if it reminded anyone else of their classroom experiences?
Thursday, February 10, 2011
McIntosh
Megan
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
By Peggy McIntosh
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
By Peggy McIntosh
1.) “I have often noticed men’s unwillingness to grant that they are over privileged, even though they may grant that women are disadvantaged. They may say they will work to improve women’s status, in the society, the university, or the curriculum, but they can’t or won’t support the idea of lessening men’s.”
1. I found this quote not so much confusing, kind of helpful, but more interesting than anything else. This quote can be changed to fit a number of social problems and still be
1. I found this quote not so much confusing, kind of helpful, but more interesting than anything else. This quote can be changed to fit a number of social problems and still be
applicable for almost all of them. It describes perfectly how deal with the underprivileged and how it’s creating more problems.
2. This quote clearly means, that while privileged people may not realized that they are privileged and are not intentionally holding back the underprivileged but as it’s said “the first step to solving a problem is identifying it.” In order to fix social issues people must first realize what the issue is.
3. This quote perfectly puts into words how the privileged may see the issues of the underprivileged, not just in male privilege but also with white privilege.
2. This quote clearly means, that while privileged people may not realized that they are privileged and are not intentionally holding back the underprivileged but as it’s said “the first step to solving a problem is identifying it.” In order to fix social issues people must first realize what the issue is.
3. This quote perfectly puts into words how the privileged may see the issues of the underprivileged, not just in male privilege but also with white privilege.
2.) “As a white person, I realized I had been taught about racism as something which puts others at a disadvantage, but had been taught not to see one of its corollary aspects, white privilege which puts me at an advantage.”
1. This quote was helpful in helping me understand the difference with racism and white privilege. Most people know about racism, but not about white privilege although they seem to go hand and hand.
2. This quote means that while people are always able to recognize racism, most of us don’t realize white privilege, mostly because we tend to ignore it.
3. By having this quote in the article Mcintosh is assuring that people know that there is a difference in racism and white privilege.
1. This quote was helpful in helping me understand the difference with racism and white privilege. Most people know about racism, but not about white privilege although they seem to go hand and hand.
2. This quote means that while people are always able to recognize racism, most of us don’t realize white privilege, mostly because we tend to ignore it.
3. By having this quote in the article Mcintosh is assuring that people know that there is a difference in racism and white privilege.
3.) “My schooling gave me no training in seeing myself as an oppressor, as an unfairly advantaged person or as a participant in a damaged culture. I was taught to see myself as an individual whose moral state depended on her individual moral will.”
1. I found this quote, along with the rule from Delpit that says that those with power don’t realize the existence of power, those without power realize it’s existence, how the views of power differ in situations depending how power is distributed.
2. This quote is explaining how we, the privileged, are not taught to see ourselves as privileged, we’re just people. But maybe if the privileged were taught to see the privilege we can change it.
3. This quote I guess in some way is defending the side of the privileged. If no one talks about the privilege then how do we know it’s there? I like how this is included in the piece.
1. I found this quote, along with the rule from Delpit that says that those with power don’t realize the existence of power, those without power realize it’s existence, how the views of power differ in situations depending how power is distributed.
2. This quote is explaining how we, the privileged, are not taught to see ourselves as privileged, we’re just people. But maybe if the privileged were taught to see the privilege we can change it.
3. This quote I guess in some way is defending the side of the privileged. If no one talks about the privilege then how do we know it’s there? I like how this is included in the piece.
Overall I thought this was an interesting piece. It brought up a lot of interesting points that made me think about privilege. This piece was easy to read, which I liked :) Like I mentioned before, in the third quote, This piece reminded me a lot of Delpit’s rules. When reading this piece a question that arose was how do we view the differences in men/women and white/black privilege? Which one do we find to be more socially inacaptable?
Thursday, February 3, 2011
About Me
My name is Megan. I am 18 years old. I attend Rhode Island College and I am an Elementary Education major. I commute to school and live at home with my mom, dad, and three sisters. I also have two dogs, Sady and Soxx. I have a job as a waitress at a restaurant near my hometown. I really like my job, but I wouldn't exactly call it a hobby. My hobbies would include, painting, reading, going to the gym, and spending time with my family and my boyfriend. My favorite place in the world to be is on my family's boat. We keep our boat in Newport and spend lots of time on it together in the summer. I really love that we keep it docked at a place with a restaurant because that way we get to go out to eat a lot, and I really love to eat!
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