Section A - Confronting Class in the Classroom / bell hooks by https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z en-us 2020-09-29 23:03:08 UTC 2023-11-06 19:24:06 UTC hello@padlet.com According to hooks, how is class traditionally approached in the classroom? What does class actually mean besides income levels? evakolcze3 https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/789846987 2020-09-29 23:05:48 UTC https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/789846987 How is class a form of silencing? Think about a film or tv show where a classroom setting was depicted. Describe it. Was class represented at all? evakolcze3 https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/789847846 2020-09-29 23:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/789847846 According to hooks, what happens when students from different classes are together in a classroom? How do you think the online classroom environment affects class differences? evakolcze3 https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/789848048 2020-09-29 23:06:41 UTC https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/789848048 hooks speaks from her own personal experience as a student in a classroom. Summarize her thoughts on these experiences. evakolcze3 https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/789848243 2020-09-29 23:06:51 UTC https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/789848243 hooks describes class conflicts in the classroom, describe the conditions that lead to this taking place. Describe a film or tv show that depicts conflicts within a classroom setting. Was class represented at all? evakolcze3 https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/789848402 2020-09-29 23:06:59 UTC https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/789848402 What strategies does hooks use in her own classroom to ensure people feel heard? What is it about these strategies that makes them successful? evakolcze3 https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/789848624 2020-09-29 23:07:08 UTC https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/789848624 https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795225109 People who aren't in the middle class might feel left out. ]]> 2020-10-01 16:01:02 UTC https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795225109 n01446347 https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795232501 hooks felt like she was being censored as a student, because her lack material privileged was shaping the education she was being taught and receiving. Stanford University followed "[b]ourgeois values in the classroom [which] create[d] a barrier[s]" that imposed oppressive attitudes and values on those of nonmaterially privileged background. ]]> 2020-10-01 16:02:37 UTC https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795232501 https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795237298 Someone using a scholarship might be looked down upon.]]> 2020-10-01 16:03:39 UTC https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795237298 Conditions that lead to conflicts in the classroom https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795241618 Different classes approach discussions in different ways. Middle and Upper class are more "polite" when discussing, while lower-class students tend to use more emotions to have a more meaningful conversation, but this can be seen as "upsetting the classroom". This tends to lead to conflicts because people discuss differently.

One clear example of class conflict that hook describes is when she was asked if she was at Stanford on a scholarship. She explains "Underlying this question was the implication that receiving financial aid “diminished” one in some way." ]]> 2020-10-01 16:04:34 UTC https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795241618 https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795242068 Online classes generally are better because you can actually see the class inequality, but those that can't afford the material needed for online classes may be left out (not being able to have consistent access to a laptop or computer). ]]> 2020-10-01 16:04:39 UTC https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795242068 Film: Freedom Writers https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795244725 The movie is about a classroom of at-risk students who can't seem to get along in the classroom due to their differences(class being one of them). They struggle to put aside prejudices in the beginning of the film, leading to conflict. Most of the students in the school came from low income neighbourhoods (most of them were not white). It shows how they have to overcome adversity in the classroom and in life.]]> 2020-10-01 16:05:14 UTC https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795244725 https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795263953 "At Stanford, I was often asked by peers and professors if I was there on a scholarship. Underlying this
question was the implication that receiving financial aid “diminished” one in some way."]]> 2020-10-01 16:09:21 UTC https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795263953 https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795269280 In The Breakfast club, class is represented as two of the characters who get detention are working class, Bender "The Rebel" and Allison "The Basket Case". Would their rebellion be seen in the same way if they were of a higher class? Would it even have to exist? The movie uses stereotypical character archetypes to demonstrate class difference in both the lower and upper class characters.]]> 2020-10-01 16:10:26 UTC https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795269280 According to Hooks https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795269318 She states that class is traditionally approached in classroom through a capitalistic and minority segregated way, meaning that those who are in working and poor classes, and minorities have less power in voicing out their personal views in a classroom setting. Working and poor class individuals also prominently think about how they'll pay for the degree rather than the education they will be receiving. With minorities like POC and women, they feel less that they possess less power in what they say through their differences from rich and white individuals.]]> 2020-10-01 16:10:27 UTC https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795269318 https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795269848 From what I had understood about the reading, the topic of class (at least in any meaningful capacity) is largely ignored and overlooked, and if at all discussed, is approached rather poorly and casually]]> 2020-10-01 16:10:33 UTC https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795269848 hooks talks about ensuring everyone has a voice and allowing for a teaching style that's more critical of its system https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795271916 2020-10-01 16:10:59 UTC https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795271916 in regards to silencing oddityincommodity https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795273829 In bell hooks article, she states that the education system supports quiet and non-destructive behaviour. In The Breakfast Club, the character John Bender who comes from a working class background, behaves in a manner that could be considered as "rebellious" and "aggressive" as he is the only person who gets into arguments with the principal (with the infamous "Eat My Shorts!" line being uttered by Bender). ]]> 2020-10-01 16:11:23 UTC https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795273829 https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795276179 As a result of teaching or being put in the position of a student, hooks faced many issues regarding race and class. 
In some cases, her ideas and feelings would be discarded because of her race or class. On another note, those concerned with her financial background found any financial aid to diminish her value. In the teaching position, she was concerned for the black students who might be alienated after adopting ideas which strayed from their families' beliefs. 
These experiences translated into hooks' teaching style, as she tried to accommodate those who might've felt they did not have a voice. She found that listening to others' perspectives inspired a greater understanding of each other and their own potential to succeed.]]> 2020-10-01 16:11:49 UTC https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795276179 https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795278523 as hooks attended a prestigious university, she was often approached with the question if she had a scholarship to support her studies. This gave an underlying classist impression to her.]]> 2020-10-01 16:12:16 UTC https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795278523 https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795280548 The strategies she used to ensure people feel heard were that she made students read paragraphs so everyone could hear different "unique perspectives"]]> 2020-10-01 16:12:42 UTC https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795280548 https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795286607 She said that it didn't matter if a student may not speak again after this moment, but that student’s presence has been acknowledged. ]]> 2020-10-01 16:13:57 UTC https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795286607 https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795294090 Just the physical experience of hearing, of listening intently, to each particular voice successfully strengthens our capacity to learn together. ]]> 2020-10-01 16:15:33 UTC https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795294090 https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795301937 hooks says "It was assumed that any student coming from a poor or working-class background would willingly surrender all values and habits of being associated with this background. Those of us from diverse ethnic/racial backgrounds learned that no aspect of our vernacular culture could be voiced in elite settings." this relates back to how her classroom worked and touches down on how different classed backgrounds and races worked in the classroom and how they felt.]]> 2020-10-01 16:17:14 UTC https://padlet.com/evakolcze3/ftmdvthuwdwna43z/wish/795301937