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"You cannot teach someone you do not believe in" (Emdin p.207).

I agree with this quote because if you do not believe in your students then you will just be like the other teachers they've have that didn't believe in them. You won't hear them out, you won't recognize things that could be going on with them at home, you wouldn't get to know them, and you wouldn't have a desire to push them to want to be with you for learning. With great power comes great responsibility, and if you aren't willing to believe in your students every year as if they were your own then you shouldn't teach at all.

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Students react to hearing "I believe in you"

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In Community ISD, we were recently inspired by a video created by Mr. Henry of El Dorado High School (you can watch that video here: https://youtu.be/fFaJdBq78lc) showing what it looks like when teachers tell students they are important and inspiring.

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"Creating an online presence is a skill that should be taught in classrooms" (Emdin 196).

I think this is true because at a very young age (K) students are put on computers to do math, reading, and other subjects. As they grow older they are then introduced to social media and all that it entails. If we are to teach them how to be a role model in school, then we should also teach them how to be one online...because we are introducing them to the cyber world.

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" I Didn't want to be like every other adult in the school who didn't believe in them, but I also didn't want to risk the possibility of them taking their frustrations out on the laptops" (Emdin p.193).

I like this quote because I liked how he stooped and thought before he reacted to the students being frustrated about the internet access. He could have easily yelled at them and threatened them about not damaging the laptops, but he thought about how everyone else treated them and he consciously decided to approach them in a different way.

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"When one becomes trained to be someone other than who they are, they become disingenuous or inauthentic and cannot develop what I call hybridized identities- where an individual can embrace and express many cultures with their multiple codes seamlessly and simultaneously" (Emdin p. 177).

I believe as a multicultural person, I should be able to code switch; knowing the right time to use slang and then knowing when to speak professionally. But if someone isn't multicultural, and code switching is not something that they have to do then they shouldn't do it. People should always Stay authentic to themselves, and never try to switch to act like those around them if that isn't how they are genuinely.

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"They are encouraged to separate themselves from their neoindigenous culture in order to "make it out of the hood" rather than celebrate what their histories, neighborhoods, and home communities have to offer" (Emdin p.177).
I chose this quote because it reminded me of something J. Cole (rapper) said at one of his concerts. He said that since he was younger, the goal was to make it out of his small town in North Carolina and move to the suburbs, because that is where you go when you've "made it." He also said that when he got to the suburbs, his neighbors called the police on him and raided his house for no reason at all. It is easy to think that because you have money now you should move around other affluent people, but in reality we should go back to where we came from and help those youth find their path as well as our elders who've helped us in some way. That is how you give back and stop the cycle.

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"The question is then, how are youth expected to truly engage in the classroom when even the physical structure and aesthetics of the places where they are supposed to be learning are the same as those in places where they go when they have been arrested" (Emdin p.170)?

I like this quote because the class room culture and environment is very important to a students learning. If they are in a setting that in uncomfortable or resembles a prison/jail then they are not going to be open to learning. Even if you can't change the structure of the school, you can at least make your classroom as inviting a 'nice' as possible.

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"The wearing of the matching outfits and the euphoria that comes with being recognized for one's self-presentation serve as an escape from a harsh reality." (Emdin p.167)

I like this quote because students typically dress like the people they see around them. This is because they like their style, they look up to them, and they want to fit in. When they enter school and their friends see them in the latest clothes and shoes, the compliments they're given gives them a feeling that makes them forget about what their guardian or themselves, had to do to obtain it for them.

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"The core message of the initiative is to meet urban youth who are traditionally disengaged in science classrooms on their cultural turf and provide them with the opportunity to express the same passion they have for hip-hop culture for science." (Emdin p.159)

I chose this because if students were able to learn information in ways that they connected to, then the assignment wouldn't necessarily feel like work; the assignment would be one that they are excited to do. It would also engage them in the content of different subjects making them want to learn more, look in their text books, or research online.

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Science Genius B.A.T.T.L.E.S Winner: Jabari Johnson

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"In some instances, once students are fully engaged they begin asking questions that are either outside of the expertise of the teacher or that require very specialized knowledge about the subject." (Emdin p.146)

Why? I chose this quote because   when students are so engaged that they began to want to know more information about a topic, that is when you know that you did a lesson well. When this happens this is a perfect opportunity to turn them on to different ways to research information. They can then bring it into to class to share with there peers and teacher. The students will be so excited to do research and there parents can even help them so that they are monitoring there online usage.

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"As I left the court to speak to her, the students asked if I would be there the next day, and without giving it a thought, I said yes." (Emdin p. 136)

Why? I chose this quote because the students asking if he was coming back was there way of inviting him back to play with them on their territory. This was a huge small moment because this shows that they connected over playing basketball. Through there easy conversation he had gained there trust and respect. After many other game, he was invited to more than just the court but to other events around the community. I would like to have this type of relationship with my student. I want for them to welcome me into their lives outside of the classroom, so that I can get to know them better.