Gavin FNED

"The System Isn't Broken: It was Designed This Way" by Christine E. Sleeter  is about the inequalities in the American educational system are the consequence of intentional planning and historical heritage rather than being coincidental. The article talks about the development of education in the United States over time and emphasizes the ways in which practices and policies have traditionally harmed underprivileged groups. For example, segregation, unequal funding, and biased curricula. She talks about how the school system is functioning how it was desgned to rather than saying it doesn't work. She says she wants to change it without directly stating it.  I think this relates to the "Pecious Knowledge" video we watched because it is the constant argument of does our school system work? Some people agree with it and some people want to chnage it. The fact is that every kid is different and learns a different way. That is the most challenging part is to aco...

The four "I"s of oppression are ideological, institutional, interpersonal, and internalized.  The four "I"s of oppression work together to establish and uphold oppressive systems rather than existing as distinct elements. All four layers of oppression must be addressed in order to stop opression from happening in our society.  Some examples of systems of oppression include racism, sexism, ableism, classism, ageism, and anti-Semitism.  The Video: " The Four I's of Oppression with Luna Malbroux" explains the four I's and goes into detail about how it effects society. The three levels all work togther rather then opposing each other. She also goes into detail about how  some groups benefit from these opressive structures. 

 The two videos we watched and the reading we did all tie in together. In the video and reading by Lisa Delpit she argues that teachers must recognize and understand cultural differences to give all students better opportunities to succeed in school. She explains how educators can shift from seeing all children as the same to perceptively seeing and understanding cultural and ethnic differences. It is important to keep that diversity in your classroom and make all students feel welcomed. If you have prrejudice and stereotypes in a classroom it can her the students education.  ________________________________________________________________________________________________ In the kids video "The Tiger Goes Wild", it shows an entertaining and captivating children's book to age-appropriately communicate difficult social justice themes. It inspires kids to accept their individual identities and to think critically about the world around them. I think that it is important to le...

     The acronym SCWAAMP staands for different things that we value in our culture and country here in the United States.      The acronym stands for...  S - S traitness C - Christianity W - Whiteness A - American-ness A - Able-bodieness M - Maleness P - Property Ownership