Angie's Blog

 Reading “Aria” the author stated, “But my father was not shy, I realized, when I'd watch him speaking Spanish with relatives. Using Spanish, he was quickly effusive. Especially when talking with other men, his voice would spark and flicker. Rare was alive with sounds. In Spanish, he expressed ideas and feelings he rarely revealed in English. With firm Spanish sounds, he conveyed confidence and authority English would never allow him.”. It makes me angry that the nuns in her school came into their house to speak with her parents because they thought she wasn’t doing a good job speaking English just because she speaks Spanish with her parents. At first yes it was a great idea because her parents wanted what was best for their children and they helped by changing to speaking English. However, I know for a fact that not every Hispanic or Spanish-speaking family has an easy life. I know personally my dad went through a lot to try and give me a better future and he works in construction...

Reading “Literacy with an Attitude” made me think about all the different schools I attended growing up because I jumped around too many schools. I used to go to a catholic school where teachers would teach lessons using textbooks, and we would have to complete worksheets from that textbook. Teachers would base their knowledge on their textbooks to be able to teach a lesson to my class. I never really cared for school because it was always based on a book and no creativity could be shown. Moving away from my catholic school was an adjustment and improvement in my learning skills because although some classes were still boring, they still incorporated freedom in other classes. I will never forget my history class in middle school because my teacher was always so passionate about what he taught and incorporated our art class to make art based on what we were learning. My teacher would not only teach us but also allow us to use our knowledge to make art or presentations about what we took...

  Watching “ Introduction to Culturally Relevant Pedagogy” and reading “What to look for in a classroom” made me think about how my classrooms growing up were set up for me to be able to work with my peers in class. I have been to many different schools, and I would have to say the most successful classes I always passed in were classes where I could collaborate with people at my table. When working with others you get to be more comfortable asking questions and not feeling left out if you don't understand something because perhaps someone in your table also doesn't understand the same thing. Being able to collaborate with one another, not only your teacher, is a great way for student6s to learn to build off each other's ideas and enhance our communication skills. Pedagogical understanding helps teachers create engaging lessons that capture students' interest and encourage active participation. It's important for students to feel motivated in class and comfortable e...

     In the reading "The academic and Social value of Ethnic Studies" it states, "In other words, racial and ethnic minorities are added consistently in a ‘contribu-tions’ fashion to the predominantly Euro-American narrative of textbooks. Scholarship by and about African Americans, Latino/as, Native Americans, and Asian Americans continues not to be used to frame academic content" (2). Ive never really payed much attention about how growing up I've had to learn about Euro-American history, but not my own history. Still till this day I have little knowledge about where I come from because I've been mostly tested on Euro-American studies. In the "Short History of Public Schooling" it shows how the old schooling system was educating students to be educated in a military enforced way to prepare them to be ready to work when adults. It truly shows how the American way of education doesn't give much freedom for students to learn what they truly need ...