On February 5, 2018, I started my first fieldwork placement in a second-grade classroom at W.F. Ready School. I was both nervous and excited for this new experience. Upon entering my assigned classroom, I was greeted with smiles and curious…
Category: ECS 100
Knowledge, Schooling and Society
“This course introduces students to historical and foundational questions: what counts as knowledge and how has knowledge been “produced” and reproduced through schooling and its administration in the past and the present. Students will explore these questions in various ways, including observations in contemporary schools and communities. This course begins the complex process of constructing teacher knowledge.”
Oh, Canada: Bridges and Barriers to Inclusion in Canadian Schools
Although there has been a turning point in our education system towards people with diverse abilities, it is still heartbreaking to know that people with diverse abilities were once labelled as “idiots” or “academically weak” and experienced segregation by being…
White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
The article White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack discusses white privilege in our society. White privilege is being able to see your race highly represented in media, books, and advertisements. It is being able to walk around freely in a store or…
Shattering the Silence: The Hidden History of Indian Residential Schools in Saskatchewan
I believe that as future educators, it is important that we are continuously searching for and participating in professional development opportunities. Not only will this benefit us, but it will also benefit the learning, growth, and development of our future…