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"The best classroom teachers develop ways to make the classroom feel like a family that has its own distinct rules, ways of speaking and power dynamics."(Edmin, P.60, paragraph 2)
Reflection:
This quote is important because it indicates one fundamental aspect for students in schools l which is having a sense of belonging  in the classroom, as part of a family  in a  big school community.
A classroom tends to work in a functional or dysfunctional way. When the teachers develop ways of clear classroom expectations, teamwork practices, proper ways of communication and trust with their students, a functional classroom environment develops organically. Students need that respectful and caring environment to express themselves in a positive way. Establishing a functional classroom requires cooperation between students, and between students and teachers. Teachers also can establish self monitoring behavior practices that provide guidance without controlling students. These self monitoring practices also encourages students to be good role models to their peers and that way the family structure gets stronger with  students self- efficacy.

This a picture of a teacher giving feedback to the student, and the student is smiling and with a positive attitude.

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"Pentecostal Pedagogy is an approach to teaching that reminds us that teaching is not just telling students what you know; it is about knowing how to share what you know so that it can be optimally received."(Edmin, P. 51, paragraph 3)
Reflection:
This quote is important because Pentecostal Pedagogy can be suitable for certain classrooms that respond better to a more dynamic environment.
This approach promotes student engagement and focus by eliciting a response from students similar to a Pentecostal service. The preacher proclaims and asks the congregation to respond to the teaching by affirmation. It is an innovative approach, but I do not agree with it since a diverse classroom may have students of different backgrounds that may consider this approach too noisy and discourage participation. I do agree that teaching deals with more than just the transfer of knowledge but the way knowledge is communicated have an impact on student participation and understanding.  African American students may benefit from a more flexible classroom arrangement like been allowed to stand next to their desks for a specific period of time and also by providing movement activities between classroom periods for students to move and stretch.This flexible environment may hep student focus in class.

This is a picture of a Pentecostal congregation that is responding to their pastor's sermon with affirmations and raising their hands.

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"The issue is not that youth of color see academic success as limited to whites. It is that they typically see white teachers as enforcers of rules that are unrelated to the actual teaching and learning process. Consequently, they respond negatively to whatever structures these teachers value, even at the expense of their own academic success." (Emdin,p. 34, paragraph 1)

Reflection:
This quote is important because it shows the dynamic in some urban classrooms where students of color feel disenfranchised of their own academic success due to rules that they consider to be unfair and that do not contribute to their learning experience.
The different perspectives regarding what some students of color may consider as rules that have nothing to do with the learning process and the teacher's perspective of having rules in the classroom that may facilitate teaching can become a point of contention and disagreement between students and teachers. One important factor to be able to solve these differences is to conduct a discussion in an environment of respect for one another. Teachers should explain their classroom expectations from the beginning of the school year to clarify possible misunderstandings and to see possible points of conflict that may create a difficult classroom environment. Students should receive a copy of classroom rules and express their opinion. After this initial period, there should be a common agreement that both parties should go by in order  for the students and the teachers to have a more productive classroom environment. Students of color should be able to participate in expressing their opinions about classroom expectations of behavior and that way feel included in the decision process and more willing to cooperate in following classroom rules.

This is an image where there is a situation between a student and his teacher , and the student decided to just be quiet.

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"In reality pedagogy based classroom every individual is perceived as having a distinct perspective and is given the opportunity to express that in the classroom." (Emdin, P.27, paragraph 4)

Reflection:
This quote is important because reality pedagogy is about giving individual differences  an opportunity to flourish in a positive way by understanding how they contribute to the classroom community environment.
My understanding of reality pedagogy is about allowing students contributions to reflect their particular perspectives about a topic. Also is about creating a respectful learning environment where different strategies to solve problems and different opinions are valued. A reality pedagogy classroom should provide guidance for students with different learning abilities.

This is an cartoon image where kids are in different areas of the classroom, and it looks like a reality pedagogy classroom where each student brings their own perspective and use it in their work.

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"In fact, the student's symptoms of fear, anger and powerlessness led to what Dr. Well's calls post racial tension stress disorder, which derives from youth seeing themselves as powerless in a world that conveys to them the message that race doesn't matter, at the same time it subjects them to physical and symbolic violence(at the hands of police and schools) because of their race." (Emdin, P.22-23, paragraph 1)

Reflection:
This quote  is important  because it  showcases the reality of many students of color in  context of their personal experiences,  and how their attitudes towards learning are influenced by these experiences.  In order to deescalate the fear, anger and tension of students, teachers should provide a welcoming environment in the classroom that promotes a place that is secure, positive and nurturing for students psychological well being. Routines are often necessary, especially with elementary school students to have consistency and establish a sense of belonging. Conflict resolution strategies should be explained and demonstrated in order to help students deal with these situations. Teaching students why it is important to respect and be kind to each other.

This is picture of Jaime Escalante, a teacher at Garfield High in L.A. He was a Calculus teacher. His Latino students passed the AP Calculus test with high marks, but the State of California school board thought that his Latino students were not smart enough to pass the test and concluded that the students cheated on the Calculus test.  They had to retake the test and again the students got high scores on the test.