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? The article points out that many of the lyrics in notable hip hop artists’ songs criticize the current education system by saying the schools are teaching students lies rather than how to survive. Hip hop music can be a great way to educate students on…
What’s your understanding of citizenship? How can we relate Treaty Education to citizenship? I never thought of citizenship as being anything other than belonging to a country. A citizen of Canada pays taxes and has the papers and the licences that show they call Canada home. I have expanded my definition of citizenship to mean they contribute positively to our society (working, volunteering) and we have certain rights. Here in Canada we live relatively free lives and are supposedly a…
According to the Levin article, how are school curricula developed and implemented? What new information/perspectives does this reading provide about the development and implementation of school curriculum? Is there anything that surprises you or maybe that concerns you? After reading pages 1-4 of the Treaty Education document, what connections can you make between the article and the implementation of Treaty Education in Saskatchewan? What tensions might you imagine were part of the development of the Treaty Education curriculum? School curricula is…