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Through today's self-paced class, I learned about all of the really terrible and cruel things that minorities have experienced in the past. It was quite the interesting experience to see all of the horrible artifacts of racism on display in a museum like that. It brought up so many emotions in me.

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In the Fables from Africa book, my competency book, it shows weaker or less 'cool' animals being the good guys. The Lion is the bad guy, despite being the 'King of the Jungle' and has to be saved by a tiny mouse. In White Fang, my non-competency book, the natives abuse and neglect poor little White Fang, but the white people treat him well and he comes to trust them. I would compare the Lion in Fables from Africa to the natives in White Fang based on their roles in the story. But, I feel that the comparison of the mouse from Fables from Africa to the natives and the Lion to the white men is more interesting, and seems to fit a little better in reality. Overall, I think there are some interesting comparisons to be made between the two stories.

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"Like this?"  said Mrs Warthog, and she pulled so hard that the rope went tight and Lion was once again hanging upside down from the tree.
"What did you do that for?" said Lion.
"My family and I set you free," said Mrs Warthog, "and you were going to thank us by eating Baby Warthog here! What an ungrateful scoundrel you are."
The warthogs turned their backs and walked away with their noses in the air.

This was my favorite part because it has the mother warthog outsmart the Lion, rather than any other male character.

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I learned to read the instructions and take my time to observe all the information I take in. I felt that I went at an okay pace not too fast or too slow but enough to understand all the different concepts.
Victoria Moreno

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The both share a story of being in a tight spot and not being sure what to do but run from the problem. Until being faced with a decision to face that problem head on. The difference being it's too different stories with different outcomes to the end
victoria Moreno

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I learned that there are a lot of content available especially for younger audiences that is appropriate and can help students become more aware on issues that are often looked down upon and not talked about.

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Both boys felt invisible due to the lack of friends which was because of their different life styles. Gabe came from a different culture that spoke a different language and the boy had a job that other his age didn't. The only difference was Gabe handled it better and made friends rather then lie and lose them.

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My favorite part of this book was when Gabe reached out to Jonny even though he was the one that was 'out of place' and tried helping him with the soccer trick that he had been struggling with.

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In this lesson I learned about the disparities in education and the "school to prison" pipeline that occurs due to suspension. I also learned more about how to handle injustice in the classroom as a future educator.

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The 2 books that I chose are very different. The Proudest Blue is a story about a young girl admiring her sister's hijab on the first day of school and learning to love it even when faced with adversity. It is a story about being proud of who you are, while in Skippyjon Jones, the main character is always trying to be something he's not (a cat trying to be a chihuahua)

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Skylar Fitz

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My favorite part of the book is the part when it says: "it's fine to be round when the weather is fair but there are times it is better to be square"

This is my favorite part because its accepting of both sides. Its not making the round pumpkins feel bad about being round and the square not feel bad about being square. There is a place for everyone.

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The Justice System in the high school was very interesting. I can see some problems with students not caring or not wanting to participate but I really like how it was about giving the victims what they need and not punishment

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These are both books that are triggered to help children learn about the world but the problem with Dick & Jane is that only one kind of family is represented. A white family with a mother and father and a few kids. This is not what every family looks like. Meanwhile in Spookley, it is a book about acceptance no matter what you look like

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I really liked learning about restorative justice and ways/benefits of implementing it into real life classrooms. I also learned about how important it is to be aware of all my students' different needs in the classroom and do my best to make sure I address those differences without following harmful stereotypes.

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In One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss, it highlights all sorts of different fish by making them different sizes, shapes, colors, personalities, etc. without making judgements and saying one fish is better than another fish for x,y,z reasons. In Sideways Stories From Wayside School by Louis Sachar, it shows the children's differences without celebrating them or appreciating them. At the beginning of each chapter, it gives a small picture of each character in it, but all of the characters were white children. There was no racial/ethnic/cultural diversity between any of the children and I think that was really sad not to include that.

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I learned some of the ways we as future educators are able to implement key lessons at an early age. There are many childrens books that I read my self as a child that I was unaware of the messages it was sending off. This is why it is important as educators to strive for more positive books

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I had learned a lot from this self paced course especially when it comes to being in a classroom and when it comes to different groups of students and how to make them feel welcomed in a good safe classroom environment. As well as the impacts both positive and negative and how to deal with them. Ways to represent and respect everyone race, religion, gender etc

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The two stories focused on the differences of different groups and what those differences mean. The family book took a more positive out look and embraced the differences in families while in the doctor sues book it is comparing the animals.

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I learned so many things that I could incorporate in my school. It was nice to see a recap of what we learned throughout the year. I liked that is was like a maze, it was fun. -Vanessa Lopez

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Abby Gale - Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar

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Abby Gale - Sideways Stories from Wayside School by Louis Sachar

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Abby Gale - One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss

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Abby Gale - One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish by Dr. Seuss

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similarities and differences- Evelin Espinoza 

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similarities and differences- Evelin Espinoza 

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The differences of both the competency and non competency books were that the non competency book is more picture like book mainly towards a comic, and Dalia's wondrous hair is showing reading in two languages and educational. Similarities would be they both are entertain for the younger audience to read about

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I learned that you need to take into consideration students feeling and allow them to talk out their differences. Its best for them to solve there arguments then for you to intervene and punish them altogether because that doesn't allow them to learn from experiences .

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both of my books were picture books and they were both trying to tell a story to bring children to smile or laughter, but if I ran a zoo made comments and drew illustrations stereotyping people of asian decent which caused controversy. This was written by DR. Suess so many struggle to say this wasn't a good book but the fact he made characters with slanted eyes and wrote this in his book is unacceptable and stereotypes people which could make student feel uncomfortable or upset.

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I thought it was interesting because I had never been exposed to this kind of culture in my previous studies about race and how to address the issues of diverse students in the classroom as an educator. So learning these new things was very meaningful to me. In both the video and the article, I learned a lot of new and different ways of thinking about how to help students, even minority students, that I hadn't thought about before. I also hope that every student can be treated fairly and cared for, and I believe that it will change their lives as well.

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I learned about the history of how bad segregation and racism was. seeing the images was very eye opening. I often at times while looking at the images caught myself with a choked look on my face from what I saw.

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The similarities was that there were both "accents" in the book with the tone of voice. The differences are that Nappy Hair explains the diversity in the book while SkippyJon Jones is pretty much felt out racist.

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This is my favorite page because it summaries how everyone worked together and got along. And the artist complement everyone creating a positive environment for the community to feel welcome and appreciated.

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I like this part because its words off affirmation :)

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First of all they are both a book with a fictional theme. In both stories, the main character encounters different problems and dares to solve them bravely, and in the end achieves a different self with a different landscape of life. But the difference is that one is a child born with physical defects, how to overcome their own psychological barriers to successfully study and live with their classmates in school story, but also to gain their own friendship. The Hunger Games, on the other hand, is the story of a girl who bravely wins a competition and changes her life.

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Huiqing Zhang

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I learned a lot in this lesson. I loved learning about how we as teachers should not punish our students but we should learn to talk it out to a resolution. I also learned a lot about racist imagery in America and how harmful it is. I also loved finding culturally competent books. This was a good and helpful lesson.

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In today's activity I learned how to handle different situations between students, as well as learning even more about how different people thought of people from different cultures. It was very sad and interesting to see how they took different measures and portrayed them in their drawings.

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Similarities and differences - Aidan Pete

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Similarities and differences - Aidan Pete

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I would say the similarities between frybread and If I ran the zoo would be the creativity. I love the creativeness and message of the Frybread book and also the creative imagination of If I Ran the Zoo. I would say the differences would be in messages and images. The message in Frybread is the message of connection of other natives and celebrating Native American culture. But in If I Ran the Zoo it has racist imagery and also the book doesn't really have a message.

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Similarities and Differences- Matt Romero 

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So similarities from The Hate U Give us and Geronimo Stilton is that they both explore historical events but one goes to even further in depth with it's message. The differences is that one is more meaningful and impactful compared to a mouse meeting a mouse version of Christopher Columbus.

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I learned that students should get to choose what they want to read, but when teachers read to students it should help teach them something new about the real world. Books read aloud should be inclusive and have real meaning.

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Both books are for children. They are similar in the level of reading. They are different because the "Different Families" book is realistic and shows different parts of everyones families. The "Santa" book doesn't include everyone and does't teach students about anything

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I like this part because it is realistic and it normalized divorces and shows the benefits of have extra family

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I learned a lot about myself as a teacher throughout this course. The case studies were able to place me into the shoes of teachers and force me to think about what I would do if put in an (uncomfortable) situation such as the ones presented. It made me realize that I am very privileged to not have had to deal with some of these issues when I was a student, but I still need to be educated on them because my students will be in similar situations.

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Similarities and differences- Katie Coppotelli

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Similarities and differences- Katie Coppotelli

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They Both Die at the End and Frankenstein both present the audience with themes of mortality. However, this is where the similarities stop. Frankenstein deals with a man that abandons a creature he created because of its outward appearance and lack of "human-like" qualities. Victor Frankenstein consistently plays the victim and pretends his actions do not have consequences. They Both Die at the End deals with the concept of receiving a message the day that you die, alerting you it is your time. The main character, Rufus and Mateo become each other's "Last Friends" and abandon all societal "norms" and restrictions to live one last day of a fulfilling life, falling for each other in the process. These novels differ because one shows how a person is so constrained to societal norms when faced with death, while the other novel shows the characters letting go of societal norms when faced with death.

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This course and assignment has helped me understand and learn what to incorporate into future lessons and what to represent and teach within my future career. I saw many different books that explain many different aspects within the hardships of our society and I want to help promote respect and friendship. -skylar hall-spinelli

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There weren't many similarities between these two stories, but some aspects shared the same. Both stories were describing families throughout them and helping in tough situations. These families were being honest and fair within their family relationships in both stories. The fly guy was heling their family get home and bonding and the other story was describing two different families one white and one black. In the cultural competency book, they were facing harder issues in describing racism and different treatment between white and black to their different children.

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I want to make my classroom a better environment everyday. This course has taught me how to do that by ensuring my students are comfortable and feel welcomed in order for them to grow within their education.
Krystiana Leal

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The only real similarity between my two books is that the main characters are little girls. Besides that, they are definitely different types of books. Nasreen's Secret School is hopeful, and educational while Pinkalicious is more childish and unrealistic.
Krystiana Leal

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(Something Happened in Our Town)- skylar h.s

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(Something Happened in Our Town)- skylar h.s

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In today's activity, I learned a lot about school suspension and how that can affect a student. I also learned how stereotypes goes hand in hand when a student is sent to the office and is written up. As a future educator, what I learned from this course and this activity, will help me make decision that will be student centered and not adult centered and just be there for my student and creating safe environment.
Carla Diaz

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In The Day You Begin it talks about being different from everyone else but it takes one person to connect with you and a whole new world opens and you see that while everyone is different, you can also share similarities. In Skippyjon Jones, it talks about a cat being a Chihuahua and talking like a Mexican would. In this book it's more of making fun of the way people speak Spanish than it being an entertainment book. I didn't see any similarities between the two.
Carla Diaz

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Through this self paced course, I was able to see prejudice against a lot more groups of people. It really opened my eyes to the problem of systemic racism in our education system alone, and reminded me of why I want to make a difference in my classroom. I also learned of more ways to deal with conflicts in the classroom than just suspension.

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Differences and Similarities- Caitlyn Kimsey

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Differences and Similarities- Caitlyn Kimsey

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The similarities between my two books were that both had mostly male main characters. However, they did show the girls/women in a nicer and smarter light. The difference between my books were that my competency book showed that it wasn't about physical strength to win battles but a mind game. Even more diverse, it was the wife who proved it. Meanwhile, the non component book was about a student who came from "outer space" and was a different color than the rest and was easily manipulated and easy to tease.

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Caitlyn Kimsey

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Caitlyn Kimsey

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I learned a lot about how many gaps there are in suspension rates between races and how I can do something about it. I learned about better interventions for me to use as an educator in order to prevent kids from ending up in the prison pipeline and instead giving them skills and the opportunity to be successful.

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The similarities are only that the characters are all female in both books and there is a familial/friend relationship as the focus.

The differences are that one book is about a Black/African American Nana and her granddaughter while the other is about three young white girls. Nana & Me provides representation of both Black/African American people as well as what warm affirming family bonds may look like while Wildflowers is an adventure story without any real deeper messages.

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It's my favorite part because it provides representation of Black/African American hairstyles and describes how it is done. It also displays a shared bond between family.

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I learned a lot more from actual classroom settings than I do from self paced online settings. I believe that from here I learned that it is important to make your students be very well emotionally educated.