I have really enjoyed being part of FNED 246 with my professor because it gave me more knowledge about how to be a better role model for my future students. Reading Aria shows me how to use my second language to help students feel welcomed and confident in who they are. I would want my students to know that they should feel safe speaking in their native language because nothing is wrong with being a little different. In a classroom I wouldn’t want my students to feel discouraged or separated from their peers who speak only english. I would encourage my students to work together regardless of a language barrier. There is always another way to help bilingual students feel welcomed and learn ways to understand and help one another. A video that stood out to me is “Precious Knowledge” because I never knew that ethnic studies were banned. It honestly scared me to see that society doesn’t want students to learn their real culture and instead be americanized. It truly broke my heart to see the teachers and students fight for their rights to learn their own culture's history and still be brought down by a white man with power. I still hope in the future the education system changes and realizes that students should have a voice in picking what they want to learn. Students shouldn’t be treated like puppets instead they must use students' strengths to build a better education system that will actually help them learn how to become a better role model for themselves. I hope to use what I learned from all my readings and videos to help become a better future art educator to assist students in becoming more aware of their surrounding and how to make learning fun and build a relationship with my students for a better understanding of where they are coming from so that I can help them become a better student.
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