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I am a person that loves kids.
I am a person that cares but doesn't know how to show it.
I am a person that gets sad often but is too afraid to show it.
I am a person that inspires to teach young people.
I am Lasean Edwards.

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My favorite literacy experience happened when I was in field last semester with my 5th grade class. For Dr. Seuss day the students go to dress as their favorite character in a book. One of my students dressed as Cat in hat, this is a picture of her.

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Your struggles with teaching culturally diverse students

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Your struggles with teaching culturally diverse students

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My struggles with teaching culturally diverse students is that I will do all this planning and preparation for a lesson and the students still have a hard time gasping what I'm trying to teach. I'm scared that I won't be able to teach them and there will be a disconnect between us. This is a picture of me and my first graders.

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Your strength on teaching culturally diverse students

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Your strength on teaching culturally diverse students

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My strength on teaching culturally diverse students is I am open to learning new ways to help them and build relationships with them to make them feel comfortable in my classroom. This is a picture of me and my 5th graders.

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This is a self-portrait of myself. Although this picture has a filter on it I feel it is acceptable for this part because I hide all of my emotions behind a smile and never talk about what bothers me and it is like I am hiding behind a filter, like the picture. No one sees this side of me because I try to smile and stay positive.

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One small dog was a book that I read when I was in elementary school I read this book and oved it and as I get older I go back and read this book because I loved it so much. This is a picture f the book.

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Literacy practices of your everyday life

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Literacy practices of your everyday life

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Snapchat, Instagram and twitter are three apps that I use everyday and are part of my everyday literacy practices. I use these apps a form of entertainment but it also teaches literacy because I am reading the content on them.

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A cultural discomfort I have is getting nervous when I walk pass a group of guys. Whenever I am in this situation I pretend that I am on my phone to avoid the eye contact. I chose this picture because I was pretending to be on my phone at the time this picture was taken.

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My cultural bias is when I'm around a lot of white people I feel uneasy and feel the need to watch my surroundings. Knowing the history between white and black people I don't feel completely safe around a group of them because I think that they have a hidden agenda. This picture represents that because it looks like I'm trying to get out of the stroller and look around at my surroundings.

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My privilege is that I have an active father in my life. Growing up I was one of the only ones in my group of friends that knew who my father was and lived with him. My father has taken me to school, doctor appointments and even cuts my toe nails for me when they get too long. Most people don't have that privilege but I do. This is of picture of my father and I at my high school baccalaureate.

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The important object in my life is my cellphone. My entire life is on my phone and its how I stay in contact with my friends and family.  This is a picture of my phone.

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My favorite characteristic about myself is my ability to be optimistic. No matter what I'm going through, how sad or mad I am I am able to just keep a smile on my face and look for the positive. When you think positive and look for the good in any situation it changes your whole mindset. This is picture of me smiling big.