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After spending the semester looking at how much education has changed to try to make it better for Emergent Bilinguals and Multilingual learners, it is important for me as a future teacher to spend time thinking about what I want my future classroom to be like. We looked at how we need to have a Culturally Relevant Pedagogy in order to focus on the multiple aspects of students achievements and recognize and support students cultural identities. We also learned a lot about translanguaging in the classroom and how it is super beneficial for Emergent bilinguals who have a mastery in one language already, but are learning a new one. Translanguaging involves allowing the student to use their full language repertoire rather than only focusing on one langauge. One example we looked at was of a teacher who was teaching on what sounds different animals make, and she allowed each student to share what sound the animals made in their language. Rather than just simply teaching that the cow says "moo", she gave all of her students the opportunity to share what they know. Both of these ideas were new to me, but I will continue to study them so that I can be the best teacher for my students.

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It is important for teachers to have a strong understanding of content matter and curriculum, however we never want to abuse our power by using our knowledge as a weapon against our students. In my classroom, I plan to have lots of open discussions so that my students know that they are heard and their voice matters. Teaching time is not for me to lecture my 2nd graders while they sit quietly and take notes. Learning is a process that should be fun and full of questions. Children are so smart and they are curious about everything. As I have gotten older, I feel like my imagination has lessened and it is sometimes hard for me to come up with original ideas. Sometimes kids come up with better ideas than I could ever come up with, so it is always a good idea to ask for their opinion. Plus it shows them that we make mistakes and need help too!

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Throughout this class, we have seen some horrible results of what racism in school has done. Languages were lost, people were ignored, and school was not a place that showed children what they were capable of. While schools have slowly started to progress, there are traces of injustice and racism woven in school curriculums that have yet to be fixed. In my classroom, we will spend time looking at books that share what education was like for some in the past and what it is like for some now. I believe making class rules is a good way to talk about respect and kindness in a way that kids can understand. As a class we will create our class rules in response to what we read in the books about school injustice. I want my classroom to be a safe and fun learning environment and this cannot happen without having expectations. I have also started to notice that school has now become all about teaching to the test, which basically means that teachers will only spend time on the material that will be covered on the state exam. When this happens, many students fall behind due to the fast paced learning that this involves. Due to this one teaching style that many teachers have used, it has sadly led to more and more students not caring about school anymore. In my classroom we will talk about how important it is for us to care about our work and try really hard on everything we do. I will teach my kids that they need to work hard in order to see progression, and most importantly that I will always be there to assist them because I want them to be successful too.

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In my classroom, I do not want my students to feel like they are not capable of doing something because of their background. I recognize that all of my students will be different and they will each have their own identity. Rather than viewing this as something that is scary and strange, I understand that each of my students will all bring their own unique gifts into the classroom. The classroom should be a space where I, the teacher, can instruct my students in ways that work for them and for me. During the first few weeks of school, I think it would be very beneficial for each student to create their own language portrait. We learned about this idea from our book Rooted in Strength, and I think it really helps to create those strong relationships between students and the teacher, and students with students.

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Historicizing is super important in our future classrooms because it informs our students about the past so that they do not make those same mistakes in the future. We spent a lot of time this semester looking at stories of schools who segregated the Hispanic community and forced them to only speak English. Stories like the Lemon Grove incident, in which the students were actually forced to go to school in a worn down building apart from the other kids, where there was only one teacher instructing them. Or the story about The Burial of Mr. Spanish where alumni students shared about how their teachers would discipline them for speaking Spanish in school. I want my kids to understand the importance of talking about the history because it has shaped the way our education system is now. There are things we can be grateful for, but there are also things I can encourage my students to keep fighting for.

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Kind of similar to identity, community is all about bringing your background into the classroom. We recognize that we are all a part of different communities outside of the classroom, and the knowledge we gain from these communities can assist us in the classroom. In my classroom I want my students to feel comfortable bringing previous knowledge, learned outside of the classroom, into our class discussions. By doing this, I am not only acknowledging students connections, but I am also teaching the other students that they can learn wherever they are. (Water Cycle example). It is so important to me that my students know they can take anything they learn in class and apply it to something they do outside of school. I plan to do lots of take home projects or even spend time learning outside to show that we do not need a building to learn.

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After reflecting on incidents in history that affected education, you can see that if people did not say something or question the people in charge nothing would have gotten changed. The reason we see these changes in the education system is because people were brave enough to stand up and say that something needs to change. In my classroom, I think it is important to be a good example to my students and stand up for them if there is something wrong. I want my students to know that I love them and will always be there to support them and encourage them. What better way to show them this then by standing by their side when things go wrong. Sadly, kids are often ignored or told to be silent because "they are too young" or "not able to understand what it going on". We need to remember that children are human beings too and they deserve to be heard and listened to. In my classroom, we will stand up for each other and always treat each other as more important than ourselves. I never want my students to feel powerless or not capable.