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I found the idea of a "safe hero" very interesting. Without putting the same label on it I realized that I wondered about that all growing up. I think it's important to not just show the 'clean version' of people and their stories, but to try to be true to their full character.

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I was interested in the standardized testing.  Why are we still using them.  They are hurting our diverse population

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That teachers have so much influence on how students see themselves.

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It was interesting the subject about school creating equal opportunities... but no so much because of the way boundaries work.  

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It was interesting the subject about school creating equal opportunities... but no so much because of the way boundaries work.  

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Educators need to be helpful to students in educating them about others' backgrounds and being mindful of the different backgrounds in the classroom.

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I loved how the book talked about how racist is not in the past and it is currently still happening

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I was really interested in how having high expectations and believing in your students can make them more self-confident in to achieve those expectations you set. Creating opportunities for all to grow.

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We are scheduled to build a new school.  We have quite a low-socioeconomic student body.  I see how they treat the current building and the lack of respect.  On one hand, I am super excited for new beginnings and kids to feel confident in where they attend.  On the other, I am nervous that as to how much they respect it.

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Curriculum Transformation is needed if we believe one basic purpose of school is to prepare students to become productive and critical citizens. Teachers can develop their own curriculum by going beyond textbooks and using supplemental materials,

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Curriculum Transformation is needed if we believe one basic purpose of school is to prepare students to become productive and critical citizens. Teachers can develop their own curriculum by going beyond textbooks and using supplemental materials,

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Biggest thing I got from this chapter, was my role as an educator and how deep rooted it is.

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I hadn’t ever thought about how racism and other forms of institutional or systemic discrimination is  helpful to those that have the power. I guess that's pretty obvious or else it would easily stop, but I hadn’t considered quite how it helps people, I just focused on how it harms people. It makes it more difficult to stop because it is helping those in power.

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Although curriculum is provided by the state, it is okay to include outside sources as an accessory to the curriculum. Incorporating the students' individual cultures and experiences can broaden their perspectives on what is being taught.

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As teachers, we can't change the conditions of where our students live but we can change our biases and some of the obstacles that our students face at our schools.

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The case studies really made these concerns personal for me as I learned about  people's experience from a first person perspective. 

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The case studies really made these concerns personal for me as I learned about  people's experience from a first person perspective. 

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Lorelee

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Theses are all pretty novel concepts. I've heard the terms but never learned them.... Social justice etc...

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Theses are all pretty novel concepts. I've heard the terms but never learned them.... Social justice etc...

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The most applicable was the discrimination of "low expectations." I teach at a school of mostly latino students. Most teachers and admin are white. I think that there is a systemic assumption of poor outcomes

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I loved the part about how mentors need to be multicultural navigators. There is more to helping a student make educational progress than just the academics.

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I really liked how it said "The purpose of schooling is to provide equal educational opportunity for all students." The goal for us, as teachers, is now to find ways to provide that equal opportunity for all regardless of current situations, biases, discriminating factors or previous beliefs.

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The thing that interested me the most in this chapter was the idea that tracking students can have such a negative impact on how student perceive themselves. This was absolutely something that I experienced in my own education both positively and negatively.  The advantages to advanced students for doing this are not as great as we think but the disadvantages for the majority of students are significant.

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That “self fulfilling prophecy” means that students will perform in the ways we expect as teachers. How we convey our expectations to the student will translate to their success and failure.

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The curriculum discussion was really interesting to me and that we have more power to teach instead of just following the textbook.
Angie

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"Little evidence to support the contention that standardized tests lead to greater achievement."  Yet, we still live and die by them.

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"Little evidence to support the contention that standardized tests lead to greater achievement."  Yet, we still live and die by them.

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Diana Dearden

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“When teachers connected the students’ identities with success in learning, the result was students who were self-assured in their own identities and dedicated to their schooling” (page 67) -Heather

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“When teachers connected the students’ identities with success in learning, the result was students who were self-assured in their own identities and dedicated to their schooling” (page 67) -Heather