According to ‘common sense’, being a good student means following, practicing, and learning cultural conformity and knowledge (includes basic knowledge). From the articles, they highlight multiple different cultural differences. Those differences were articulated with a racist undertone. I think, reserved, liberal, majority race/ white, good at memorizing, non-developmental disorders (ADD/ADHD), non-creative and average students, and lastly, rich privileged students are privileged by this definition of good student; if a student practiced all of what is described as good it would be perfect. However, this is impossible because humans have flaws. Now, we will explore what is made impossible to see, understand, and believe because of ‘common sense’ (Kumashiro, 2010).
I think, the idea that humans are complex and varied, is impossible to understand from these ideas because it focuses on a formula. How do we illustrate a student’s experience and comfort into small theories? It is not possible. However, teaching the general concept and supporting the students, in developing their own understanding and methods will help. The whole written work explores theories to lower stress and control the students. However, this is only finding an alternative or easier method to control the classroom, instead of looking for better ways to teach, and sometimes learning negative and harsh realities, allow us to open up our minds to new ideas and knowledge. However, if we focus on comforting the students, this will be impossible to see or understand (Kumashiro, 2010).
References
Kumashiro (2010). Against Common Sense, Chapter 2 (pp. 19 – 33) – “Preparing Teachers for
Crisis: What It Means to Be a Student”. Retrieved from https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kkJc7k2AyKB-Usl3pujiMAeWpfzmpZRK/view
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kkJc7k2AyKB-Usl3pujiMAeWpfzmpZRK/view