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Teachers who hold within themselves perceptions of inadequacy of students will never be able to teach them to be something greater than what they are. You cannot teach someone you do not believe in. (Emdin, Conclusion, page 207)

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Teachers who hold within themselves perceptions of inadequacy of students will never be able to teach them to be something greater than what they are. You cannot teach someone you do not believe in. (Emdin, Conclusion, page 207)

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This quote is my absolute favorite. that is exactly how i dont want to be as a teacher. I want to believe in my kids and their ability to achieve whatever they want, as long as they put int the hard work and faith in themselves. How is a student supposed to believe in themselves if the teacher has already given up on them. They need to think higher of students and not judge them one thing, but always give them chances to grow into their best selves. I chose this picture because parents sometimes don't tell their kids how valued they are, how great they are. So as teachers that see these kids 40h a week, i think it is our responsibility to show these kids just how amazing they are. 'Our faith in them matters.'

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Students mentioned that my yelling distracted them, made them upset, and put them in a mood that made them disinterested in learning. (Emdin, Chapter 11, page 186)

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Students mentioned that my yelling distracted them, made them upset, and put them in a mood that made them disinterested in learning. (Emdin, Chapter 11, page 186)

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That quote hit me deep, sometimes teachers cant handle the truth, although it is staring right at them. Teachers sometimes dont see how they are standing, or how the talk to the kids, they might think it is normal gestures and normal talking but it is the opposite. And students will not learn in an angry environment, it gets depressing for them because they will think teachers dont care so the more the teacher yells, the less they will listen to the teacher. That is why i chose this picture, you can see the teacher yelling but you also see the student covering his ears with noise canceling headphones not caring. You need to communicate with the students in a friendly manner and show you care.

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The language chart includes categories for the different contexts/worlds that students may have to code switch between.  What isso valuable about this type of chart is that it recognizes that there are different worlds, each with their own language codes, that students need to navigate across and between. (Emdin, Chapter 10, page 179)

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The language chart includes categories for the different contexts/worlds that students may have to code switch between.  What isso valuable about this type of chart is that it recognizes that there are different worlds, each with their own language codes, that students need to navigate across and between. (Emdin, Chapter 10, page 179)

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I thought this was awesome, teachers creating a chart of the different codes and slangs their students use is brilliant. That chart might just be what can save them and have their students be more interested in learning because he teacher is becoming more like them. I chose this picture because sometimes when you speak a word that no one understand it gets confusing, but i think you ought to try and make them feel comfortable. The student knows what they are saying, so it is time for the teacher to step up and learn

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When one becomes trained to be someone other than who they are, they become disingenuous or in authentic 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, Chapter 10, page 177)

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When one becomes trained to be someone other than who they are, they become disingenuous or in authentic 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, Chapter 10, page 177)

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I liked this quote because it spoke to me. When i moved to the USA, i had to change because people thought i was weird being from Europe, not celebrating thanksgiving or opening presents on Christmas eve instead of Christmas day. I started lying to people, telling them i was born in GA because i hated the jokes. I chose this picture because we are all different cultures, we speak different languages and we have different slangs and traditions. We need to embrace them instead of shy away from them and lie about, that is why i think this picture represents cultures and differences so well.

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I then make the point that students must be taught to become code switchers,  social chameleons, and instigators/catalysts of the new norms in the world through the development of new and powerful hybridized identities. (Emdin, Chapter 10 page 176)

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I then make the point that students must be taught to become code switchers,  social chameleons, and instigators/catalysts of the new norms in the world through the development of new and powerful hybridized identities. (Emdin, Chapter 10 page 176)

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This quote i liked very much because some teacher keep trying to change their students for the real world, and they change their personality and character. I think that is damaging to them, i do believe that they should be chameleons and learn tricks of the trade to survive. I think that is what Emdin is trying to say, that some students need to change in order to survive in this cruel world. I chose this picture because i think that sometimes you have to change who you are, so that they accept you.

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"The facing of an opponent becomes a means to strengthen the physical, spiritual and mental self and recognize that the battle is not with the person who stands in front of you but with life." (Emdin, 153)

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"The facing of an opponent becomes a means to strengthen the physical, spiritual and mental self and recognize that the battle is not with the person who stands in front of you but with life." (Emdin, 153)

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This quote speaks to me personally. How many times did I fight the wrong person, using up all my strength when I could have teamed up with them and beat our big enemy together. Students always fight the wrong thing, and sometimes they don't know what they stand for. Sometimes they fight against their teacher, even though their teacher is the one fighting for them and not against them. I chose this picture because we all have our demons hat we need to get rid off, and we need to see the enemy for who he truly is and not assume that we know what we are fighting for. Sometimes smiling in the face of the enemy gets them even more upset and that is what we all ought to do

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"One student responded by saying 'But, you are the teacher. How come you don't know?' This became the perfect opportunity to share with them that just because she was the teacher didn't mean she had all the answers." (Emdin, 146)

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"One student responded by saying 'But, you are the teacher. How come you don't know?' This became the perfect opportunity to share with them that just because she was the teacher didn't mean she had all the answers." (Emdin, 146)

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I loved how the students were perplexed because she didn't knwo something. We as teachers are percieved as know it all, and yes sometime i think its great that we know things, ahead of our students but sometimes even we have a lack of words. If ever the time comes and i don't know the answer to what the student as asking me, then i will respond "This is the perfect for all of us to grow together in knowledge and figure this out together. Students need to understand that teachers have weaknesses too that we need to accept, but together we can learn so much.
I chose this picture because we are all different and by different i don't just mean race or culture, but we need t accept our teacher and come together to solve problems instead of creating them.

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"When students are fully engaged, their curiosity about the content is awakened, and they are constantly exploring the connections between the context and content that the teacher identified and brought to the classroom" (Emdin, 145)

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"When students are fully engaged, their curiosity about the content is awakened, and they are constantly exploring the connections between the context and content that the teacher identified and brought to the classroom" (Emdin, 145)

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This quote is important for other teachers to hear. i certainly and fully believe that when you teach a class and the students aren't interested in what you teach, they will loose interest and respect in you. If you manage though to make the content exciting and inviting then more kids want to start learning. You need to find out what interests them and how you can connect that to your lesson plan. i chose this picture because these kids look like they are excited to learn, as they should be because school shouldn't just be about learning hard, but about liking and loving what you learn about.

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"As i witnessed her come apart, the realization hit me once again that there was no way that either of is could keep up the schedule we'd created and maintain our joy for teaching" (Emdin, 135)

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"As i witnessed her come apart, the realization hit me once again that there was no way that either of is could keep up the schedule we'd created and maintain our joy for teaching" (Emdin, 135)

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This quote struck me because reading about her, i really saw how much she was trying to be a great teacher, but the stress of hat school was taking away her joy. She tried so hard for these kids but because she was coming to work loosing her humor and faith in herself. i see so many teachers complain about their students and i want to ask them, why they are int he field of teaching if they hate it. i chose this picture because you see these kids hanging on the word of the teacher, and that's the kind of teacher i want to be. Where the students are hanging on my every word, excited to learn something new. if you don't like your job, i don't see a point in staying, but to look for something else.

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"In other words, the teachers acceptance of their vulnerability connects them to students who are often vulnerable because of how they are positioned in society. It is this joint vulnerability that is the prerequisite for change." (Emdin, 109)

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"In other words, the teachers acceptance of their vulnerability connects them to students who are often vulnerable because of how they are positioned in society. It is this joint vulnerability that is the prerequisite for change." (Emdin, 109)

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What struck me in this quote is how students feel because of their position in society, that they feel different and unwanted or outcasts. I think being vulnerable means opening yourself to wanting to be accepted even though it may come with some risks. In this video that I chose, this woman talks about what vulnerability is and how it can help in the classroom if we all accept that we have this emotion. Vulnerability is not a wekaness but an accurate measurement of a students courage. When they armor up because they are vulnerable they shut themselves off and that is the opposite of what teachers need or want. Without vulnerability, without that courage you cannot create anything new. I loved that video, it just empowered me watching it, and I will watch it again soon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR3ekIdK4og

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"In engaging in the co-teaching process, students should receive positive reinforcement from the teacher, and some of this reinforcement should be in the form of classroom currency" (Emdin, 95)

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"In engaging in the co-teaching process, students should receive positive reinforcement from the teacher, and some of this reinforcement should be in the form of classroom currency" (Emdin, 95)

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I very much like the idea of co-teaching, because the students might come up with fresh ideas on how to teach the lesson, or an activity you can teach them if you haven't yet thought about it. The other thing that popped out in the quote is the positive reinforcement, I student teach in two different school and they both have a different approach on how to reward them. My favorite is that whenever a child does something good they get a star or something else. I definitely think it works and in this video it shows. I chose this video because when a child receives positive reinforcement it wants them to behave better. When you punish them it kills their motivation in class, but through more praise the child will feel good by doing good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEa8F5mS_ls

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"I argue that this is the case because increasing the number of teachers in the classroom without increasing the teachers' knowledge about the students and where they come from does not amount to much change" (Emdin, 86)

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"I argue that this is the case because increasing the number of teachers in the classroom without increasing the teachers' knowledge about the students and where they come from does not amount to much change" (Emdin, 86)

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Now just because there are a lot of teachers in the classroom, does not mean the students are learning anything. It doesnt mean that the more teachers there are, the more these kids will learn. You need to get to know them otherwise don't expect a lot of change from them and in this video that I chose, it is about a teacher and what he thinks his students should hear from him. How many times has your teacher ever said to you that they care about you as a person that achieving high academic standards is not the most important thing you need to learn, or what you will use in your future. This teacher in the video talks about teaching adversity to the students, how to handle their messy situation in life. You cant put 5 teachers in a classroom of 24 students and expect to do better, you as a teacher need to do better and learn about them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O7v4EJjx-g

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"Young women of color in particular are not only encouraged to be docile but are academically rewarded for being "well-behaved young ladies" and reprimanded for asking too many questions or speaking out in class. ewarding submissiveness occurs to boys as well, but its prevalence with girls leads to what I call "pretty brown girl syndrome." (Emdin, 66)

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"Young women of color in particular are not only encouraged to be docile but are academically rewarded for being "well-behaved young ladies" and reprimanded for asking too many questions or speaking out in class. ewarding submissiveness occurs to boys as well, but its prevalence with girls leads to what I call "pretty brown girl syndrome." (Emdin, 66)

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Now this quote made me furious, because i thought it to be unbelievable that some teachers would treat students of different colors differently, because of their race. I think it is shameful and just disrespectful to them, these are students, with an eager hand to write and an eager brain to do all the work but teachers see them as loud so they try to train them as being docile, and if they are, they are being rewarded. The video that I chose talks about how black girls are being misunderstood a lot and teacher don't understand that their identities come from ,where THEY come from. Teachers shouldn't see these students as victims, but they should find ways to engage and interact with these girls, before it is too late.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HCqUClUWlc

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"As a teacher, I had to find an approach to teaching that would empower each of my students while addressing their collective needs. This proved to be virtually impossible given their different personalities and those of the twenty-seven other complex beings I was responsible for teaching." (Emdin, 62) 

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"As a teacher, I had to find an approach to teaching that would empower each of my students while addressing their collective needs. This proved to be virtually impossible given their different personalities and those of the twenty-seven other complex beings I was responsible for teaching." (Emdin, 62) 

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I really liked the quote because as a teacher it is really important to understand that each of the students are unique, and the way you would have to teach them would also be unique. There is a difference in enagaging students in the lesson, or empowering them. To empower your students you would make them feel more comfortable around you, and that is what you want in a classroom. Now I chose this video because it talks about how we as teachers should create an environment where the students would want to learn but not have to. The video talks about giving the children choices of what they want to learn, and inspiring many different possibilities for their future. We shouldnt monitor and change the direction of what they are thinking but help them become critical thinkers and more creative.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYBJQ5rIFjA

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"Teachers who believe they are gifted at their craft because they are seen as special by the school administration for reasons that have nothing to do with engaging students must be introduced to pedagogy as it is expressed among the neoindigenous." (Emdin, 49

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"Teachers who believe they are gifted at their craft because they are seen as special by the school administration for reasons that have nothing to do with engaging students must be introduced to pedagogy as it is expressed among the neoindigenous." (Emdin, 49

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In my opinion the administration has not much influence when it comes to teaching students well. I know they have a role to play but it is the teacher that is in charge of keeping the students motivated to listen. Just because your lesson plan is perfect in detail and meticulously made, doesn't mean it will go well with the students! I do believe that lesson plans are helpful, in that they help when you have like couple of extra minutes left or you want to test them on something. But the fact that these students eyes are glazing over when the teacher talks, and he doesnt realize, you know it wont go well.

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"Furthermore, teaching to an exam and strictly following a curriculum makes it easier for these teachers to remain emotionally disconnected from students" (Emdin, 37)

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"Furthermore, teaching to an exam and strictly following a curriculum makes it easier for these teachers to remain emotionally disconnected from students" (Emdin, 37)

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I do believe that the curriculum is important to learn but when teachers teach like a robot without any emotion the students won't be interested. I have been told you shouldn't smile till november and be very serious with the students. I don't think that will work at all because students need to see some kind of humanity in you. If you disconnect from the students they won't be motivated to learn at all!

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"...he described everything that is wrong with the culture of urban education and the biggest hindrance to white folks who teach in the hood. First, the belief that students are in need for 'cleaning up' presumes that they are dirty. Second, the aim of 'giving them a better life' indicates that their present life has little or no value." (Emdin, 20)

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"...he described everything that is wrong with the culture of urban education and the biggest hindrance to white folks who teach in the hood. First, the belief that students are in need for 'cleaning up' presumes that they are dirty. Second, the aim of 'giving them a better life' indicates that their present life has little or no value." (Emdin, 20)

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The fact that some people believe you need to better their lives because you think something is wrong is infuriating. It is infuriating beause they believe their life is that bad, but have you actually tried to ask them about their home life? The fact that some believe you have to clean them up, is just horrible to think that you think these kids are dirty in the first place! They deserve compassion and patience and not that you look at them as if they are your project!

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"The reality is that we privilege people who look and act like us, and perceive those who don't as different and, frequently inferior." (Emdin, 19)

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"The reality is that we privilege people who look and act like us, and perceive those who don't as different and, frequently inferior." (Emdin, 19)

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There is such a big truth about this that no one talks about. They would refuse and say that they treat everyone the same but in reality there is favoritism! Teachers and people need to understand that just because someone has a different skin color, doesn't mean they are a complete different species. one has to treat people how they want to be treated!

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"In the more affluent schools, one's ability to teach subject material is prioritized, and so is a caring temperament. In this case, care is demonstrated by a teacher's patience and dedication to teaching." (Emdin, 5)

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"In the more affluent schools, one's ability to teach subject material is prioritized, and so is a caring temperament. In this case, care is demonstrated by a teacher's patience and dedication to teaching." (Emdin, 5)

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I definitely agree that to teach a lesson plan you don't just throw it at the students. You need to have patience in explaining to them on what it is they need to know. I do believe that in more affluent schools they seem to care more but testing also seems to be a big part of their routine.