Final Thoughts
I hope you enjoy my video. The video captures my final thoughts along with what I have learned over the semester. I have really enjoyed this class and have learned a lot about myself along with who I want to be as a teacher. The article I reference is The problem of common sense (From…
The Umbrella Term Queer
In the article “As a Sort of Blanket Term” they talk about the concept of queer sexual idenity and how it marks both similar to and distinct from other forms of sexuality marking. How it marks this concept is by with queer sexual idenity is seen as a board umbrall term that “the term queer…
Read The World
Growing up as a child my upbringing was very positive. I grew up with a family who loved me, and who also taught me to love others. I was raised that I was never to judge people based on who they are, or where they come from. However I attended a very cathelic elementary school,…
The Struggles With Math
Growing up as a child I was never good at math. I struggled wrapping my head around the concepts and terms that we learned in math. My brain did not work in that sense and I have always been stronger in subjects such as english, and the arts. However a subject I was also strong…
Treaty Education
The purpose of teaching Treaty Ed is to educate students about their country’s history. Students need to learn the culture of the people who are Indigenous to the land they live on. It is also important to learn about how Inidgous peoples were treated and how they still are treated. This might not always be…
A Sense of Place
Creating a sense of place for one’s students is one of the most important concepts a teacher can have in the classroom. Creating a sense of place for students makes one classroom a safe welcoming place that students can express who they truly are. One of my “I believe statements” has always been that the…
Hip Hop In The Classroom
Growing up I was in many different styles of dance however hip hop was always the style of dance that I felt I had the most freedom in. Hip hop, unlike other styles of dance, has no real right way to do a movement, giving students a chance to explore what really works best for…
Review of the Curriculum
The curriculum is something that has been around for years, adapting and changing based on the generation needs and the viewpoints of society based on stereotypes. After many years of adapting and changing one would think the curriculum would be up to date and have a broad view of knowledge to fit everyone’s needs in…
“Good Student”
Looking at commonsense more as a whole this week I looked at how commonsense has a factor in our society of what is considered to be a good student. In Kumashiro’s article “Preparing Teachers For Crisis: A Sample Lesson, What It Means To Be A Student” she begins the article talking about a situation that…
Art-Based Education
Arts-based education is often forgotten about in the curriculum. In many different schools around the world art is pushed aside or forgotten for the stereotype of one can not have a “real career” or one will go nowhere in life with art. This is why subjects that are seen as “more important” as math or…