I have always been interested in social justice, so this week’s readings really sparked my interest. A connection I made with this was with the material I learned in my EDFN 306 class. In this class, we discussed gender diversity…

3 Things I learned 1) I never thought of social class and socioeconomic status as different things. After reading this section, I learned they are different, but I also had trouble understanding the difference. I had to re-read the section…

3 Things I Learned: 1) In previous classes, I have learned that the Indigenous people are very spiritual beings. Something interesting I learned from the reading Marie Battiste’s Nourishing the Learning Spirit is that there is a spirit for everything…

3 Things I learned 1) In past readings and classes, I learned about self-esteem and self-concept. In this reading, I learned about self-efficacy. More specifically, the self-efficacy of teachers and how to develop and maintain higher efficacy. Self-efficacy is involved…

3 Things I Learned 1) On page 76, the reading states that for many adolescence, peers are the main determinants of how invested there are in school and how much effort they put into their education – this can be…

3 Things I learned 1) In the article, Enough Talk About Grit; It’s Time to Talk About Privilege, Paul L. Thomas discusses that using the term effort in lessons as a mask for privilege causes harm to students. Although effort is an…

Throughout this course, we have touched on subjects that some people may find difficult to discuss, such as racism, class, gender, and disabilities. I believe that it is one of our roles as future educators to accept these differences as…

Red: A Crayon’s Story is a children’s book written and illustrated by Michael Hall. Michael Hall is a New York Times bestselling picture book author and illustrator based in Minneapolis. At around eight years old, Hall was diagnosed with dyslexia. During…

There’s a Beautiful Girl Under All of This: Performing Hegemonic Femininity in Reality Television is an article about a reality makeover show called The Swan that was aired in 2004. The title of the TV show refers to the children’s story The Ugly…