Personally, I have never had very good experiences in math classes in any grade. Math has just never been my thing, my brain doesn’t think that way. From what I have experienced, math classes favour the students who are already good at it but often times if a student is struggling they will only continue to do so and fall behind or they will not quite grasp what they are doing. I had never realized how biased and colonialized mathematics…
I feel like when teachers hear the word “multilingualism” it scares them, but from reading Dr. Jim Cummins’s article about incorporating multilingualism into the classroom, its something pretty simple that all teachers can do. Even small acts like having multilingual library books or having words in other languages around the classroom can help students feel more included and recognized in the classroom. Asking students about their languaging is another way that teachers and other students can learn about different languages…
I think it is important to integrate conversations surrounding homophobia and the oppression towards the queer community subtly into and casually into classrooms, that way students are able to begin to be exposed to these types of conversations. However, it is also important not to be too subtle about it. It should still be straightforward and teachers/educators have a responsibility not to shy away from these sorts of conversations, literature, and other teaching resources about queer theory and teaching. The…
It is not the responsibility of Indigenous people to teach white teachers or students about Indigenous history. While of course it is extremely important to learn from Indigenous leaders and knowledge keepers, there is an element to Treaty Education that we as white settler descendants need to take into our own hands and seek out understandings and knowledge ourselves. It is so important for everyone in Canada to learn about Canadian and Indigenous history. White settler descendants and other non-Indigenous…
[Culturally relevant pedagogy and critical literacy in diverse English classrooms: A case study of a secondary English teacher’s activism and agency]: What will culturally relevant pedagogy look like, sound like, feel like, in your future classroom? Culturally relevant pedagogy is incredibly important because it allows all students to be able to connect with their education in their own personal ways. Teachers need to be able to understand what their students need in order for them to be able to teach…