I never realized that teachers correcting the way a student speaks could be offensive to that student, until I read Lisa Delpit's quote and chapter four in "Education Foundations." A majority of teachers want their students to speak well and do well. After all, in the long run, people are more likely to hire someone that speaks standardized English, rather than Ebonics. Telling the student that they are wrong and constantly correcting them, however, only makes the student resent the teacher and makes them not want to participate. As Lisa stated in the quote, a student's linguistic form is their connection to family and home life and to correct it, means that there is something wrong with it.
Teachers may think that they are helping the student by correcting them, but in reality, it makes the student so focused on pronunciation, rather than the meaning and what the student is actually reading. I witnessed that firsthand, from our reading of Macbeth in class. I was so focused on how I was pronouncing the words, so I would not be corrected by my peers, that I did not understand the material or do well on the quiz. As a result, it is best to have the students read plenty of material, however they read it, or let the students act out in plays, where standardized English is being used. The student will then understand and learn code switching and that different languages should be used at different times and places. As long as teachers provide information and guidelines for standardized English, then the speaker will decide when to use it and how.
Friday, September 25, 2015
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Blog Post 3 - Exploration of Mental Filters and Their Influences on Perception
My husband and I went to Patterson's Farm to people watch. I chose to go to Patterson's Farm, not only because it is one of my favorite places, but also because people of all ages tend to go. There's a store, cafe and park for adults and a playground and pumpkin patch for kids. What I discovered about myself through observation, was that I do not pay close attention to detail. On page six of "Art of Awareness" there's a quote that states, "We need to recover our ability to see, rather than judge and dismiss." I am always in a rush to go to the next place and do the next thing, that I am guilty of dismissing many things. It was nice to stop for a moment and just sit and watch the kids play and be imaginative. It was nice to hear people laugh and watch people bond and be creative. Observing taught me to practice flexible thinking and mindfulness.
Description:
* Boy and girl -- around 4-6 years-old -- are sitting on top of a landing of a slide, on the playground.
* Boy and girl are talking for a couple minutes, before the boy goes down the slide.
* Boy goes down the slide and stops himself at the bottom, before hitting the woodchips.
* Boy screams, “Shark” and runs back up the slide.
* Two women with wagons are sitting on the bench watching.
Interpretation:
The boy and girl are exploring and using their imagination. It appears that the playground is a ship and the woodchips is water. The kids are discussing their play, before the boy goes down the slide. The boy stops at the bottom of the slide because he sees an invisible shark in the water/woodchips. The girl and boy both looked worried. The boy runs back up the slide to get away from the imaginary shark. The two women look like they're friends or sisters, watching their kids play together.
Parking lot:
Someone should stop the little boy from climbing up the slide, before he falls back.
Description:
* Two little girls -- around 3-4 years-old -- are holding hands inside of the Patterson store.
* The one little girl is pointing to a scarecrow, stuffed with hay, that's sitting on a chair.
* The same little girl bends her knees (like she's sitting) and the second girl copies the other girl's movements and bends her knees, too.
* They walk over to the scarecrow together and touch its leg.
Interpretation:
The two little girls appear to be sisters, keeping busy while their mom is at the register. The one little girl is showing the other little girl how to sit, like the scarecrow. They are exploring how the scarecrow feels, by walking over to it and touching its leg.
Parking lot:
Hopefully these little girls do not knock over the scarecrow into the glass jars next to it.
Description:
* Lady in her 50s is sitting on haystacks with a woman in her 20s.
* Younger woman is handing her camera to another woman walking by, who takes a picture of them.
* They look at the camera together and laugh.
* The older lady is dressed up in heels and the younger woman is in jeans and tennis shoes.
Interpretation:
Based on their energetic tone of voice and their laugh, it appears like the two women are having a good time. It looks like they're mother and daughter, spending the day together. Their attire reflects that going to Patterson's Farm was the daughter's idea. The daughter wants pictures of her and her mom together. The picture must have came out bad, since they were cracking up about it afterwards.
Parking lot:
Who wears heels to a park?
Description:
* Middle-aged man and woman are walking around the store together with a bag of apples.
* Man and woman are talking to the workers, while picking up different apples.
* The woman leaves the man for a few minutes, while she picks up a book from the bookshelf.
* The woman opens the books, turns a few pages and brings the book over to show the man.
* The man reads something in the book and puts more apples in his bag.
Interpretation:
The man and woman are most likely husband and wife, who are perhaps looking for the best apple for baking an apple pie. The couple are exploring the different kinds of apples and getting assistance from the workers and the recipe book.
Description:
* Boy and girl -- around 4-6 years-old -- are sitting on top of a landing of a slide, on the playground.
* Boy and girl are talking for a couple minutes, before the boy goes down the slide.
* Boy goes down the slide and stops himself at the bottom, before hitting the woodchips.
* Boy screams, “Shark” and runs back up the slide.
* Two women with wagons are sitting on the bench watching.
Interpretation:
The boy and girl are exploring and using their imagination. It appears that the playground is a ship and the woodchips is water. The kids are discussing their play, before the boy goes down the slide. The boy stops at the bottom of the slide because he sees an invisible shark in the water/woodchips. The girl and boy both looked worried. The boy runs back up the slide to get away from the imaginary shark. The two women look like they're friends or sisters, watching their kids play together.
Parking lot:
Someone should stop the little boy from climbing up the slide, before he falls back.
Description:
* Two little girls -- around 3-4 years-old -- are holding hands inside of the Patterson store.
* The one little girl is pointing to a scarecrow, stuffed with hay, that's sitting on a chair.
* The same little girl bends her knees (like she's sitting) and the second girl copies the other girl's movements and bends her knees, too.
* They walk over to the scarecrow together and touch its leg.
Interpretation:
The two little girls appear to be sisters, keeping busy while their mom is at the register. The one little girl is showing the other little girl how to sit, like the scarecrow. They are exploring how the scarecrow feels, by walking over to it and touching its leg.
Parking lot:
Hopefully these little girls do not knock over the scarecrow into the glass jars next to it.
Description:
* Lady in her 50s is sitting on haystacks with a woman in her 20s.
* Younger woman is handing her camera to another woman walking by, who takes a picture of them.
* They look at the camera together and laugh.
* The older lady is dressed up in heels and the younger woman is in jeans and tennis shoes.
Interpretation:
Based on their energetic tone of voice and their laugh, it appears like the two women are having a good time. It looks like they're mother and daughter, spending the day together. Their attire reflects that going to Patterson's Farm was the daughter's idea. The daughter wants pictures of her and her mom together. The picture must have came out bad, since they were cracking up about it afterwards.
Parking lot:
Who wears heels to a park?
Description:
* Middle-aged man and woman are walking around the store together with a bag of apples.
* Man and woman are talking to the workers, while picking up different apples.
* The woman leaves the man for a few minutes, while she picks up a book from the bookshelf.
* The woman opens the books, turns a few pages and brings the book over to show the man.
* The man reads something in the book and puts more apples in his bag.
Interpretation:
The man and woman are most likely husband and wife, who are perhaps looking for the best apple for baking an apple pie. The couple are exploring the different kinds of apples and getting assistance from the workers and the recipe book.
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Blog 2 - Quote from Lisa Delpit
Based on your lived experiences, and initial readings and discussion from Bill Ayer’s book, To Teach,
and from the Curtis and Carter reading, please discuss the significance
of the following quote attributed to Lisa Delpit, “We do not really see
with our eyes or hear through our ears, but through our beliefs.”
(Curtis and Carter, 2000, p. 9)
(~250 words).
In class, the students observed a picture of a group of people, standing next to a fire. When two students were asked to describe the picture, they thought and said two different things about it. Although the picture remained the same, the people that viewed it, interpreted it differently. The students interpreted the picture, based on their beliefs. Hearing works the same way, through our beliefs, rather than our ears. If the same two students listened to the same song, the reactions to the song would still be very different. Instead of seeing or hearing something for what it is, people translate or interpret what things mean, based off of their beliefs. The principal in "The Green Monongahela" was hesitant at first, but opened his mind to letting a student retake a reading test to go into a higher reading class. When the student passed the test, the principal's beliefs changed.
People come from different races, classes, genders, ages. People have different religions and come from different backgrounds or cultures. People were raised in different neighborhoods, by different people and have experienced different things. As a result of these differences, people have different feelings, knowledge, ideas and different beliefs. On page 32 of William Ayer's "To Teach," the teacher tells his students, "The world can be viewed and experienced as you like it." This quote relates to Lisa Delpit's quote, in that people view the world, based on what they believe. Delpit's quote is significant because it reminds people how important it is to be open-minded to others. Learn about other people -- their beliefs and differences -- and do it with an open heart. Doing this, may even change one's views or provide a new outlook on life.
(~250 words).
In class, the students observed a picture of a group of people, standing next to a fire. When two students were asked to describe the picture, they thought and said two different things about it. Although the picture remained the same, the people that viewed it, interpreted it differently. The students interpreted the picture, based on their beliefs. Hearing works the same way, through our beliefs, rather than our ears. If the same two students listened to the same song, the reactions to the song would still be very different. Instead of seeing or hearing something for what it is, people translate or interpret what things mean, based off of their beliefs. The principal in "The Green Monongahela" was hesitant at first, but opened his mind to letting a student retake a reading test to go into a higher reading class. When the student passed the test, the principal's beliefs changed.
People come from different races, classes, genders, ages. People have different religions and come from different backgrounds or cultures. People were raised in different neighborhoods, by different people and have experienced different things. As a result of these differences, people have different feelings, knowledge, ideas and different beliefs. On page 32 of William Ayer's "To Teach," the teacher tells his students, "The world can be viewed and experienced as you like it." This quote relates to Lisa Delpit's quote, in that people view the world, based on what they believe. Delpit's quote is significant because it reminds people how important it is to be open-minded to others. Learn about other people -- their beliefs and differences -- and do it with an open heart. Doing this, may even change one's views or provide a new outlook on life.
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Blog Post 1 - Class Survey
WebPost1: CLASS SURVEY
Personal information
- What name do you prefer to be called?
Call me Maria. - Hometown and photograph of you (inserted in your blog so I can connect you with your name).
Lyndhurst, Ohio. - Grade level and subject(s) that you want to teach.
I would like to teach any grade from first through fourth, in all the basic academic subjects. - What are you into; what makes you special? Share a few “unique” aspects about yourself that would help our classroom community get to know you a bit. Are you on an athletic team? Sing in the choir? Are you trying out for a play? Painting? What are you planning on doing this semester in your life that is noteworthy?
I'm a workaholic. Working full-time as an adjuster and a court reporter, in addition to going to school full-time, keeps me pretty busy. In my free time, I love to travel, read and spend times with my friends and family. - I want to know what matters most to you. To this end, please share with the class an essay that is essential to what your interests. (Include the reference to the essay [chapter, article, website] and a few sentences about its significance to you).
My friends and family matter to me most, but there's a charity that means a lot to me, as well: The Make-A-Wish Foundation. An article that is significant to me, could be found on: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/make-a-wish-kellan-tilton_55cc39e3e4b064d5910a84ef. This article is significant because I am a Wish Granter at the Make-A-Wish Foundation. It explains things that matter to me most: helping and making a difference in a child's life. Kellan's story, like many others at the Foundation, remind me to appreciate life every day. Don't take anything for granted and always be thankful for what you have. Although times are tough, there is always someone out there that has it worse than you do. Some of these kids do not live very long, yet they're full of life and have a smile on their face. The Make-A-Wish Foundation helped lead me to where I am today, at JCU, to become a teacher.
Learning Style and more:
6. Being as specific as you can, what must be in place for you to feel comfortable taking intellectual and creative risks in a college classroom?
No one wants to have the wrong answer, however if we knew all the answers, then there's no need for students to attend college. Students go to college to learn and learning is a process. Therefore, I would feel most comfortable taking risks in a classroom, knowing that my answers aren't going to be completely shot down by a teacher or other students. I also feel most comfortable expressing myself in small groups.
No one wants to have the wrong answer, however if we knew all the answers, then there's no need for students to attend college. Students go to college to learn and learning is a process. Therefore, I would feel most comfortable taking risks in a classroom, knowing that my answers aren't going to be completely shot down by a teacher or other students. I also feel most comfortable expressing myself in small groups.
Education Past and Present
7. Share a formative memory from your experiences as a student.
The memories that stick out to me most are from elementary school. I loved all the hands-on activities, including making crafts and playing games. The combination of playing and learning, while meeting new friends, made me love school.
8. Please discuss what are, for you, some significant issues or concerns facing the field of education right now.
A couple concerns I have facing the field of education are: finding a job and standardized testing/NCLB.
The memories that stick out to me most are from elementary school. I loved all the hands-on activities, including making crafts and playing games. The combination of playing and learning, while meeting new friends, made me love school.
8. Please discuss what are, for you, some significant issues or concerns facing the field of education right now.
A couple concerns I have facing the field of education are: finding a job and standardized testing/NCLB.
About Dr. Shutkin:
9. Write down a question or two that you would like to ask me about myself or the class. Why teaching?
9. Write down a question or two that you would like to ask me about myself or the class. Why teaching?
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