Author: Amber Smith

[“As a Sort of Blanket Term”: Qualitative Analysis of Queer Sexual Identity Marking]: In what ways is queer sexual identity marking both similar to and distinct from other forms of sexuality marking? There are similarities and differences between queer sexual identity marking and other forms of sexual identity marking. Queer sexual identity marking can be…

How has your upbringing/schooling shaped how you “read the world?” What biases and lenses do you bring to the classroom? How might we unlearn/work against these biases? This question is something that I have always pondered. I have mentioned to people numerous times that we spend more time at school than we do at home,…

Part 1: At the beginning of the reading, Leroy Little Bear (2000) states that colonialism “tries to maintain a singular social order by means of force and law, suppressing the diversity of human worldviews. … Typically, this proposition creates oppression and discrimination” (p. 77). Think back to your experiences of the teaching and learning of…

During fall semester several years ago, Dr. Mike Cappello received an email from an intern asking for help. Here’s part of it: “As part of my classes for my three week block I have picked up a Social Studies 30 course. This past week we have been discussing the concept of standard of living and…

1) What will culturally relevant pedagogy look like, sound like, feel like, in your future classroom? In my future classroom, I am aiming to provide a very welcoming approach to education by the different ways that I will teach and provide knowledge within the class, as well as make it a very open and accepting…

How can hip hop be used as a tool to promote social justice and youth activism in the classroom? What is the relationship between hip hop culture and the development of critical consciousness amongst students? There are multiple ways that hip hop culture can be used as a beneficial tool to promote social justice and…

[Curriculum Policy and the Politics of What Should Be Learned in Schools] Although curriculum is a fundamental part of the framework of schooling, curriculum decisions and choices are shaped in large measure by other considerations-ideology, personal values, issues in the public domain, and interests. Curriculum decisions are often part of a much larger public debate…

What does it mean to be “good” student according to the commonsense? Which students are privileged by this definition of the “good” student? How is the “good” student shaped by historical factors? The definitions or assumptions about individuals being “good” students is often overlooked or misunderstood. According to commonsense, being a “good” student requires them…

Ever since our class had discussed hidden curriculum (HC) in lecture, I have been intrigued with the idea. It is something that I had never seriously considered and had instantly been drawn to the ideas and objectives proposed. I found a peer-reviewed article that I will be focusing on: “Revealing the Hidden Curriculum in Higher…