Option #4: Go in a different direction entirely, but still demonstrate a deep understanding of the readings for this week and your ability to make them meaningful for your future profession.
When reading these article it made me realize that race is a sensitive topic when parents get involved. How scared white parents don't even speak about it to their own kids. I believe in the first article " Even babies discriminate" She states that 75% of white families don't speak about race to their young kids, which makes them color blind. I believe that if they grow up without being taught about different color people and our culture, they will grow up being scared of the different culture. Honestly I don't know how to talk about race in a classroom because I'm scared that I might offend someone without even knowing about it.
What I like about the second article " Facing Race Issues in the classroom: How to connect with students" because how the students said things like "The teacher treat us like we're peers and we respect that." Which I would like to hear as a teacher and I want to make my students feel like a peer or a friend. To respect each other. Also how the article list out steps to make the students feel safe. I also really liked the article " The Gender Spectrum" because they listed out the terms that I didn't know and now that I do I can confidently say it without being scared i'm saying it wrong or in a wrong context.
Fear is normal, but you are able to get over that.
ReplyDeleteWe will spend time explicitly talking about race this semester to help you to become more "comfortable." But, there is never true "comfort" as much as it is a belief that this being comfortable is less important than the effects of deeply thinking and reacting to understanding race.