Where do we struggle with Language in the Classroom? by Aris Winger https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg What we say matters. How we say it matters. en-us 2022-08-16 15:21:09 UTC 2022-08-17 17:47:22 UTC hello@padlet.com in science a term may be used in a different way than it is used in general society - making sure we all understand the word and how it is being used https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262637706 2022-08-16 21:12:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262637706 Kind vs. real https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262637714 Telling a student they will fail is not kind, but it might be true.]]> 2022-08-16 21:12:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262637714 Sometimes, I'm afraid that when I advocate vocally for my students who are women and/people of color, that I might alienate the white men in the room. https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262637735 2022-08-16 21:12:09 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262637735 I struggle with slip ups on gender identity https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262637895 2022-08-16 21:12:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262637895 biologically male/female https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262637910 2022-08-16 21:12:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262637910 actual title of a paper published this century (retracted 8 years later): "Separating Programming Sheep from Non-Programming Goats" in attempt to identify some kind of intrinsic ability https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262638507 2022-08-16 21:13:18 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262638507 A lot. And when students get me with a good zinger, I will laugh at myself. https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262638531 2022-08-16 21:13:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262638531 "ok guys..." https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262638587 2022-08-16 21:13:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262638587 all the time, personally, but am super careful with it in the classroom https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262638834 2022-08-16 21:13:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262638834 Deal with questions that is very off topic. I could deflect or I could try to find the kernel of relevance in a seemingly off the way question. https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262638935 2022-08-16 21:13:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262638935 I already overthink what I am going to say, I fear I will paralyzed if I think about every word I might say - sometimes it is easier to say nothing at all https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262639134 2022-08-16 21:13:57 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262639134 I tend to laugh when someone tells me something not so great happened. I read something about it may be my way to relay, "Everything is going to be okay." I need to work on stop laughing and start saying, "It will be okay..." or something along those lines https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262639280 2022-08-16 21:14:02 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262639280 Yah, right. https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262639433 2022-08-16 21:14:15 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262639433 oh yeah..... but really try to be straightforward in the classroom https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262639508 2022-08-16 21:14:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262639508 https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262639519 Hard not to be overtly political when talking about some topics (e.g. climate change).]]> 2022-08-16 21:14:23 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262639519 Overthinking about what I'm going to say but not always being mindful enough about language https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262639672 2022-08-16 21:14:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262639672 I **know** there is something and will listen to myself more carefully to find it! https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262639812 2022-08-16 21:14:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262639812 I struggle sometimes with using the most "politically correct" term to identify a group. I always feel like someone is going to object to the identifier I use. https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262639816 2022-08-16 21:14:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262639816 "what did you expect to see on the exam?" https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262640102 2022-08-16 21:15:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262640102 a lot, but recently realized that not everyone enjoys it and reacts well to it https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262640586 2022-08-16 21:15:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262640586 Once, a student let me know that she thought I was harsh when I asked her to stop having a side conversation during class. To be honest, I think it's reasonable to ask students to be respectful in the classroom, but maybe my delivery wasn't kind. https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262640614 2022-08-16 21:15:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262640614 ...yep, I am a sarcastic person and I love sarcastic humor, but I try to be conscious of it while teaching https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262640669 2022-08-16 21:16:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262640669 Addressing students as Mr. or Miss... https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262641162 2022-08-16 21:16:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262641162 not specific quote but discussing some opportunity through the lens of assuming they could access it from a financial situation - not understanding the personal situations of my students https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262641275 2022-08-16 21:17:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262641275 I called one Black student by another Black student's name. There were only 2 Black students in that particular class. I wanted them to know I saw them as different people and I failed. https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262641354 2022-08-16 21:17:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262641354 Rather than going into how to solve i said "because of math." It got a good laugh, but I still regret it. https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262641435 2022-08-16 21:17:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262641435 I am unsettled that there are certainly some cases of this in my journey, but they are not readily coming to me...need to be more introspective in this area https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262641698 2022-08-16 21:17:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262641698 Telling someone they are wrong without being discouraging https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262641731 2022-08-16 21:17:59 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262641731 i once said "here you go, sir!" to a nonbinary student. apologized later and we're cool but YIKES https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262641749 2022-08-16 21:18:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262641749 I'm proud of myself that last semester when I accidentally misgendered someone in the classroom- I took the step to apologize in private as soon as possible after the class session ended. https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262642154 2022-08-16 21:18:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262642154 trying to humanize myself by talking about my personal life https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262642617 because I think it may be a source of distance, since my life is so different from my students]]> 2022-08-16 21:19:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262642617 gender pronouns https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262642751 if not the typical pronouns, should those be announced to the class? something like "person X prefers they being called they"?]]> 2022-08-16 21:19:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262642751 I made a joke once using an accent that wasn't my own and it didn't go over well with at least one student :/ https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262642827 2022-08-16 21:20:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262642827 I once said bukaki when i meant to say o find out they are WAY different https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262643430 2022-08-16 21:21:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262643430 I've shifted the wording I use regarding grading/scoring : Not 'I'm giving you this score' but 'the student has earned this score'.... puts the activity and responsibility on them and changes from a perception of judgement to a place of meeting one's own goals https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262644171 2022-08-16 21:22:41 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262644171 I've been volunteering my own pronouns (even though I'm a cis/het woman who presents as such). But by volunteering that information, I'm hoping it normalizes it for everyone. https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262647353 2022-08-16 21:29:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ariswinger/fyns8ftnoovrluqg/wish/2262647353