Curriculum as Numeracy
From my own experience with Math I never once thought of it being discriminatory and I cannot remember a time I though it was. Unless we are talking about being discriminatory to those who do not learn at the same pace, do not understand it, or need more help. The only area I noticed it…
Blog 9: Curriculum as Literacy
In my home town of Weyburn we had a pretty mixed group of students within our school and I felt like biases were set but they were usually by the media or others around town and not so much in school. Through out we would learn about other cultures and we even touched on gender…
Blog 8: Curriculum and Citizenship
In my K-12 schooling I cannot remember doing or learning any examples of citizenship. In my elementary years we would go to old folks’ homes to sing to them but it was something we had to do and we never thought anything of it. It just seemed like a nice this to do and many…
Blog Seven: Treaty Education
Treaty Education is important for everyone to know no matter what many people believe or think. We need to taught it and need to learn about it because it is what makes our country the way it is. We all live and occupy Treaty land and are considered Treaty people no matter what anyone thinks…
Blog #6: Curriculum, Politics and Treaty Education
School curriculum as the article title goes to show is developed and implemented by politics. What does concern me a bit is that the government is the one to decide how schools are run and taught and yes all of them went to school but none of them actually have to teach it. As somethings…
Blog #5: Learning from Place: A Return to Traditional Mushkegowuk Ways of Knowing
Within the article Learning from Place: A Return to Traditional Mushkegowuk Ways of Knowing it is about how the people of the Cree community are losing their language and their ways especially the younger generations. They go to the river to help connect them with the land and for them to learn about the stories…
Blog #4: The “Good” Student
According to the article being a “good” student according to common-sense is a student who follows all of the set rules and does not steer away from them. They almost in a sense seem to me like robots as they do everything they are told and are always on time for whatever class it is…
Blog #3: Assignment One Practice Response
The article I chose was by Jen Gilbert and the article is called “Intimate Possibilities: The Beyond Bullying Project and Stories of LGBTQ Sexuality and Gender in US Schools” I chose this topic as it is something I have seen multiple people struggle and these people have been somewhat close to me or I have…
Blog Post Two: Curriculum Theory and Practice
Although schooling has changed in many ways since Tyler’s time many things have also not changed. Such as students have no say in anything to do within the classroom and if they do it is rare. I know in my schooling I can only recall a handful of time we were about to chose what…