Pamela Daher
3-27-07
ED 350
Professor Shutkin
Web Blog VII
From reading Dr. Lisa Delpit article, I found that it would be extremely useful for my research project for many reasons. In the article it had a section which, stated The Cultural Clash Between Students and School, which explains that how the style of teaching can insult and cause problems with students from different culture. I thought it was important that Dr. Delpit stated how these different three groups of teachers interact and use language with their student. In my research project, I am focusing on how teachers should understand their students’ backgrounds and getting to know how to communicate with their students by body language, oral language, and tone of voice. I think this article relates to my topic and shows how all of these relate to how important it is to research the students’ culture. I like how this article describes the African-American culture to help teachers have a better understanding of their culture and how they should present themselves to their students. In the article Dr. Lisa Delpit stated, “If teachers are to teach effectively, recognition of the importance of student perception of teacher intent is critical (Delpit, 239). I thought this quote was significant because Dr. Lisa Delpit states how important it is for teachers to recognize how students view them and that has to do a lot by the way teachers teach and interact with their students. I think the best way for teachers to know how to interact and to teach effectively is by understanding their students’ culture.
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Monday, March 12, 2007
Web Blog VI
Pamela Daher
3-12-07
Professor Shutkin
ED 350
Web Blog VI
I believe achievement, cultural competence, and sociopolitical consciousness were all thoroughly discussed in Crossing Over to Canaan. In the section why students don’t achieve I believe the most accurate hypotheses was the third one, which stated, “…Working-class and poor students know other like them who do not achieve in school or did not persist yet are materially successful” (Ladson-Billings, 59). I thought this one was most accurate because I do believe that in today society is a consumer-driven culture where nice cars, fancy clothes, and jewelry show off success and young students are seduced by this material gain, and believe to gain these materials they should focus on sports or other activities and push their education to the side (59). From the definitions of achievement I believe that the teacher being knowledgeable and skillful is extremely important because then the teacher has the ability to teach the students and to keep them focus and interested in the subject this will help the students achieve the goal of the lesson. The aspect of culture is a complex concept because it is hard for teacher to understand the different cultures and to incorporate everyone in the classroom. I feel that it is the teacher responsibility for learning and understanding the cultures because it shows the students that they recognize their culture and how it affects their lives. For the sociopolitical aspect, I do believe that the teacher has a major role in society because “of their commitment to social justice and the public good, they are compelled to integrate their social commitment into the academic skills and knowledge of the curriculum (121). As a future teacher, I believe that teacher teaches their students to become successful and to be good citizens and to help to improve their community, which has impact in their society.
3-12-07
Professor Shutkin
ED 350
Web Blog VI
I believe achievement, cultural competence, and sociopolitical consciousness were all thoroughly discussed in Crossing Over to Canaan. In the section why students don’t achieve I believe the most accurate hypotheses was the third one, which stated, “…Working-class and poor students know other like them who do not achieve in school or did not persist yet are materially successful” (Ladson-Billings, 59). I thought this one was most accurate because I do believe that in today society is a consumer-driven culture where nice cars, fancy clothes, and jewelry show off success and young students are seduced by this material gain, and believe to gain these materials they should focus on sports or other activities and push their education to the side (59). From the definitions of achievement I believe that the teacher being knowledgeable and skillful is extremely important because then the teacher has the ability to teach the students and to keep them focus and interested in the subject this will help the students achieve the goal of the lesson. The aspect of culture is a complex concept because it is hard for teacher to understand the different cultures and to incorporate everyone in the classroom. I feel that it is the teacher responsibility for learning and understanding the cultures because it shows the students that they recognize their culture and how it affects their lives. For the sociopolitical aspect, I do believe that the teacher has a major role in society because “of their commitment to social justice and the public good, they are compelled to integrate their social commitment into the academic skills and knowledge of the curriculum (121). As a future teacher, I believe that teacher teaches their students to become successful and to be good citizens and to help to improve their community, which has impact in their society.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Blog V
Pamela Daher
2-27-07
ED 350
Professor Shutkin
Web Blog V
1). Why are new teachers among the more vulnerable professionals?
New teachers are among the more vulnerable professionals because they need to be nurtured and supported in this profession (Billings, 23). In addition, “most new teachers are frightened and overwhelmed by the demands of teaching” (23). Teachers need the opportunity to be challenged and to try new things and they need to be challenged about preconceived and stereotypical notions about teaching particular groups of students (24).
2). What is the purpose to attempt to Teach for Diversity?
In the beginning of chapter 2 Billings stated that the attempt to Teach for Diversity “was first to build a community among the perspective teachers so that they would be equipped to build a community among their own students” (34). The purpose of Teach for Diversity program is an opportunity where teachers can learn from each other’s experiences. As well, collective thinking about teaching and learning should be an aspect of preparing to teach (34).
2-27-07
ED 350
Professor Shutkin
Web Blog V
1). Why are new teachers among the more vulnerable professionals?
New teachers are among the more vulnerable professionals because they need to be nurtured and supported in this profession (Billings, 23). In addition, “most new teachers are frightened and overwhelmed by the demands of teaching” (23). Teachers need the opportunity to be challenged and to try new things and they need to be challenged about preconceived and stereotypical notions about teaching particular groups of students (24).
2). What is the purpose to attempt to Teach for Diversity?
In the beginning of chapter 2 Billings stated that the attempt to Teach for Diversity “was first to build a community among the perspective teachers so that they would be equipped to build a community among their own students” (34). The purpose of Teach for Diversity program is an opportunity where teachers can learn from each other’s experiences. As well, collective thinking about teaching and learning should be an aspect of preparing to teach (34).
Monday, February 12, 2007
Blog 4
Pamela Daher
2-12-07
ED 350
Professor Shutkin
Web Blog IV
Why did Plantation owners physically abused their slaves and how did they deculturalized their slaves?
The plantation owners’ physically abused their slaves because they believed brutality was essential to maintain control (Spring, 42). In addition, the plantation owners’ feared that their slaves would run away or go against their masters. The plantation owners used to beat their slaves for punishment and would sometimes beat them so badly that they would kill them and would not even be prosecuted. The plantation would not only abuse their slaves but even deculturalized them. Spring stated, “Deculturalization was considered key to making enslaved Africans dependent on their owners” (42). Plantation owners would take away their slaves identity by giving them new names. The slaves were unable to communicate with their owners because they could not speak English, so the enslaved Africans had to create a language of communication that would be understood by their owners and fellow slaves (43). The African slaves had completely lost all their cultural traditions and lost identity of themselves because of their owners.
2-12-07
ED 350
Professor Shutkin
Web Blog IV
Why did Plantation owners physically abused their slaves and how did they deculturalized their slaves?
The plantation owners’ physically abused their slaves because they believed brutality was essential to maintain control (Spring, 42). In addition, the plantation owners’ feared that their slaves would run away or go against their masters. The plantation owners used to beat their slaves for punishment and would sometimes beat them so badly that they would kill them and would not even be prosecuted. The plantation would not only abuse their slaves but even deculturalized them. Spring stated, “Deculturalization was considered key to making enslaved Africans dependent on their owners” (42). Plantation owners would take away their slaves identity by giving them new names. The slaves were unable to communicate with their owners because they could not speak English, so the enslaved Africans had to create a language of communication that would be understood by their owners and fellow slaves (43). The African slaves had completely lost all their cultural traditions and lost identity of themselves because of their owners.
Thursday, February 1, 2007
Blog 3
Pamela Daher
2-1-07
ED 350
Professor Shutkin
Blog Three
The National Museum of the American Indian and the article written by Howard Zinn are related because thy both told the story from the Native Americans point of view. Both articles shared the common ideas of ideology, sentiment, and historiography. In both articles, the ideas of ideology were similar because they both discussed the struggles the Native Americans faced when the English invaded their land. In both articles, they discussed that the Native Americans allowed the English to live on their land, however the English thought the Native Americans were naïve and thought they had the right to own the land. Both articles discussed that the English killed many Native Americans and treated them badly. The ideas of sentiment were similar in both articles because they both included all the sad stories that the English did to the Native Americans. They both expressed all the suffering the Native Americans faced during this war and how badly the English treated them. The ideas of historiography were related in both stories because they both told the history in the same time period and included stories on the same characters such as Powhatan. Overall, both stories were related because they told the history from the Native Americans perspective.
2-1-07
ED 350
Professor Shutkin
Blog Three
The National Museum of the American Indian and the article written by Howard Zinn are related because thy both told the story from the Native Americans point of view. Both articles shared the common ideas of ideology, sentiment, and historiography. In both articles, the ideas of ideology were similar because they both discussed the struggles the Native Americans faced when the English invaded their land. In both articles, they discussed that the Native Americans allowed the English to live on their land, however the English thought the Native Americans were naïve and thought they had the right to own the land. Both articles discussed that the English killed many Native Americans and treated them badly. The ideas of sentiment were similar in both articles because they both included all the sad stories that the English did to the Native Americans. They both expressed all the suffering the Native Americans faced during this war and how badly the English treated them. The ideas of historiography were related in both stories because they both told the history in the same time period and included stories on the same characters such as Powhatan. Overall, both stories were related because they told the history from the Native Americans perspective.
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Blog 2
Pamela Daher
ED 350
Professor Shutkin
1-24-06
Web Blog 2
ED 350
Professor Shutkin
1-24-06
Web Blog 2
Dear Pamela,
My name is Sequoyah and I am a mixed-blood Cherokee who created the written Cherokee language. I developed the written Cherokee language to preserve my Cherokee culture (21). I believe that creating the written Cherokee language will allow my fellow Cherokees to embrace their culture by being able to read and write in their own language. In addition, I value my heritage and wanted to preserve my culture and by creating the written Cherokee language. My language is based on the creation of characters to represent different sounds in the Cherokee language. My creation of the written language made the missionaries react negatively to my invention because it threatened their efforts to translate religious tracts to teach Protestant Anglo-Saxon culture to my fellow Cherokees (21). I am glad they were upset because my purpose as I stated before was to protect my Cherokee culture and wanting it to grow. I included this picture below so that you can have a sample of the Cherokee written language that I created.
Sincerely,
Sequoyah
Blog 1
Pamela Daher
1-18-06
ED 350
Professor Shutkin
Web log 1
I thought the article was interesting because it has opened my opens to see the goals and missions for teachers to create a healthy environment for their students. From reading the article, I learned more about how much a teacher can make a difference in a diverse classroom. I enjoyed on how Sonia Nieto included more goals on what teachers should strive on to provide a great education to their students. Some questions I have are how should the teacher get the parents more involved in their child education in a poverty community? Some goals I have for this course is learn to create an atmosphere in my classroom that is welcoming to all of my students from a different background. Another goal is to learn more about different cultures so I can relate more to everyone in my classroom.
1-18-06
ED 350
Professor Shutkin
Web log 1
I thought the article was interesting because it has opened my opens to see the goals and missions for teachers to create a healthy environment for their students. From reading the article, I learned more about how much a teacher can make a difference in a diverse classroom. I enjoyed on how Sonia Nieto included more goals on what teachers should strive on to provide a great education to their students. Some questions I have are how should the teacher get the parents more involved in their child education in a poverty community? Some goals I have for this course is learn to create an atmosphere in my classroom that is welcoming to all of my students from a different background. Another goal is to learn more about different cultures so I can relate more to everyone in my classroom.
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