Critical Hip Hip Pedagogy as a Form of Liberatory Praxis (2009) brings forth how hip hop displays aspects of youth culture. According to Akom (2009), hip hop is an area where we might see theory and practice coming together… where we might see an attempt to develop innovative approaches...

When reading Curriculum policy and the politics of what should be learned in schools, is how prevalent politics seem to be embedded into our curriculum. It is interesting to learn “who gets what” and how this is decided. Individuals who are in a position of power are the ones...

According to Kumashiro (2010), a “good student” is someone who can follow instructions well; someone who can sit quietly for long periods of time; someone who gets along well with others. If a student does not fit into these types of behaviours in the classroom, then they are deemed...

While reviewing the outline for Assignment #1, I decided to take a look at the topic of sexual health curriculum. I came across a book titled Sexual Health Education in Schools Across Canada (2013) which discusses the viewpoints of what should or should not be included in the curriculum....

The ways in which I have experienced the Tyler rationale in my own schooling was the management of thinking and practice (Smith, 2000), specifically in high school class. For example, in the majority of my classes, I had either a textbook or notebook full of material that I was...

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Kumoshiro (2009) defines common sense as an approach that everyone should know about; what they are ‘supposed’ to be doing or know how to do. It is a collective assumption that a society unconsciously knows what do at a given time. If someone attempts to something outside of these...

“The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn.”- Gloria Steinem “The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.”- Sydney J. Harris “The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.”- Albert Einstein “Nothing ever becomes...

“The aim of education should be to teach us rather how to think, than what to think — rather to improve our minds, so as to enable us to think for ourselves, than to load the memory with thoughts of other men.”- Bill Beattie “Tell me and I’ll forget;...

“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”- Mark Twain “Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude.”- Zig Ziglar “The difference between school and life? In school,...