ECS-210

My upbringing/schooling has shaped how I read the world into a narrow tunnel. Although I was not raised to be racist, judgmental, or oppressive to those of diversity around me, it does not mean that I wasn’t. I definitely read the world with a white settlers eye. A young, white, female eye. I challenged “sexist” […]

Looking back at the teaching and learning of mathematics during my time in school, I do believe that aspects were oppressive and/or discrimination. In the sense of the Inuit traditions, beliefs, values, and teachings of mathematics, I do feel as though the teaching of mathematics in our classrooms should be open to and willing to […]

I would first like to speak to how much I enjoyed listening to Claire speak in our lecture. I was completely engrossed in her presentation; content, delivery style and all. Claire spoke the hard truth in a clear, honest, and direct manner. Especially when speaking on the teaching of Treaty Education in our Saskatchewan classrooms. […]

To be a “good” student in regards to the commomsense ideas we have from our own educational experiences is a discourse in which I am so excited to challenge. I look forward to breaking the stigma that a “good” student learns and understands in a “normal” and constructive way. All students learn in new and […]

The greatest sign of a success for a teacher…is to be able to say, “The children are now working as if I did not exist.”                                                             […]

Discussing the topic of a traditionalist perspective in schools across the world has widened my perspective and peaked my interest around the role that schools play in children development. After completing the mentimeter poll during the class lecture, I struggled with seeing the way in which school divides their attention and energy on certain topics. […]