For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood by Christopher Emdin (Chapters 7-9) by Mayela Vazquez https://padlet.com/mayelavazquez/o9lm72se7mav en-us 2017-10-24 02:30:18 UTC 2025-10-07 12:01:07 UTC hello@padlet.com "The only significant difference between out-of-school battles and in-school battles is that the former are focused on the subject that the students are learning and on research about the academic particular content" (p. 158). mayelavazquez https://padlet.com/mayelavazquez/o9lm72se7mav/wish/199834526 The video relates to the quote because the quote explains that in-school battles focus on the subject and in the video, Mr. Moody is rapping about math and life purposes - he then asks the class to elaborate. The students start rapping about the question Mr. Moody asked. In the book, Emdin explains that rap battles help engage students in learning. Rap battles create metaphors, analogies, and many more strategies. In the video, the students are engaged by participating and listening to their peers. ]]> 2017-10-24 02:33:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mayelavazquez/o9lm72se7mav/wish/199834526 "When a teacher makes connections between the context and the content, innovative lessons that connect things graffiti and mathematics or hip hop music and science begin to emerge" (Emdin, 2016, pg. 144) leahthompson83012 https://padlet.com/mayelavazquez/o9lm72se7mav/wish/200236727 I chose this quote because I think it is very important for teachers to teach content in a way that is relate able for students. Mr. Emdin explains in the video how important these connections are and how similar hip-hop and Science are. I think if we provide relate able material for the students, it can create a lifelong love for that subject. Learning does not have to be boring or stuffy, it can be exciting and fun!]]> 2017-10-25 00:19:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mayelavazquez/o9lm72se7mav/wish/200236727 "The question is then, how are youth expected to truly engage in the classroom when even the physical structure and aesthetics of the places where they are supposed to be learning are the same as those in places where they go when they have been arrested?" (p. 170). rasannarouse https://padlet.com/mayelavazquez/o9lm72se7mav/wish/200245539 I chose this picture because I think it embodies what this quote is saying.  How can we expect students to perform their best and do the best they can when school for them is a form of punishment. Many students in the urban area walk through metal detectors every morning just to get to their classrooms, and once they get in their classrooms, the walls are bare and boring; This plain setting does not promote a positive learning environment. In order, to change the correlation between school and prison in the urban community, teachers have to make sure their classrooms are welcoming, they have to make sure their classrooms are culturally responsive in order for these children to feel like their classrooms are their safe haven and not a prison cell.  ]]> 2017-10-25 01:22:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mayelavazquez/o9lm72se7mav/wish/200245539 "As each of these students described themselves as from a different place within a twenty-street radius, I realized that they were forming affiliations to each other based on their closeness to local geographic spaces and the networks within them." (Pg.138) asegars1 https://padlet.com/mayelavazquez/o9lm72se7mav/wish/200430205 In this quote, Emdin acknowledges that these students do not come from the same place or have the same background, yet they all had developed a strong connection to one another based on where they are from now and their other similarities. I really thought that this picture worked well with this quote, because just like the students in the book, not all of these kids are going to be from the same place or have the same story. However, they all have similarities with one another that make them fit together just like puzzle pieces.]]> 2017-10-25 14:35:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mayelavazquez/o9lm72se7mav/wish/200430205 "The students have to first connect to a classroom/school that welcomes their brilliance, celebrates it, and makes them realize that they have a natural ability (by virtue of their neoindigineity) to be academically successful." (Pg.176) asegars1 https://padlet.com/mayelavazquez/o9lm72se7mav/wish/200451932 I feel like this quote and this video really work well together, because just like Emdin, the teacher in this video realizes that his students need to feel welcome in their classroom. The teacher starts off everyday by giving compliments to each individual student, showing them that he cares about them and their education. This is exactly what I think Emdin means when he says we need to welcome the "brilliance" of our students, because it is our job to motivate them and to help them succeed. ]]> 2017-10-25 15:10:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mayelavazquez/o9lm72se7mav/wish/200451932 "The use of those gestures by Obama conveyed the message that the president is one of us" (p 129). mayelavazquez https://padlet.com/mayelavazquez/o9lm72se7mav/wish/200655505 This is an image that relates to this quote because it shows Former President Obama shakes the dirt off his shoulders. Emdin refers to Obama doing this on page 129. Even though he was the President of the US, he showed the Black community that he was still one of them by doing a common gesture that a lot of Black people would recognize. By doing something that people in the Black community recognize as a symbol to "let things bounce off", he is creating a sense that he is "one of us". When I am teaching, I want the students to have a sense that although I am the one in power of my classroom, I think of my students and I as equals. I am the teacher and they are the students but we learn from each other everyday together.]]> 2017-10-26 01:13:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mayelavazquez/o9lm72se7mav/wish/200655505 "For reality pedagogues, teaching code switching is concerned first and foremost with how we teach youth to be deliberate in a literal movement from one world with certain rules of engagement and language to another." (Ch. 10 pg. 177) leahthompson83012 https://padlet.com/mayelavazquez/o9lm72se7mav/wish/201437289 I think this quote explains how code switching does not mean you need to abandon who you are but rather just gain the ability to be engaging in different worlds. It is important in a professional setting to present yourself in a manner of professionalism. Speaking is a huge part of professionalism and often times gets those who are qualified overlooked if it is not "proper". The video I chose talks about why code switching is important and how if it is not used, can hold someone back from better opportunities. ]]> 2017-10-28 19:51:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mayelavazquez/o9lm72se7mav/wish/201437289 "The interesting thing about social media as it relates to education is that the pairing has the potential to positively transform education, but this hasn't been explored deeply because of a fear of social media by educators and school administrators." (p.195) rasannarouse https://padlet.com/mayelavazquez/o9lm72se7mav/wish/203690481 I chose this video because this video did a great job at incorporating social media into the classroom. I think social media within the classroom is extremely important. Social media is a great platform for students to learn how to communicate with others! Also, I believe that allowing social media in school will allow individuals to remove the negative connotations about social media and replace them with positive connotations! ]]> 2017-11-05 22:00:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mayelavazquez/o9lm72se7mav/wish/203690481 "Another way to consider the aesthetics of the neoindigenous is to create a graffiti wall in the classroom. Allowing for this space in classrooms not only makes the class more attractive, but serves as a therapeutic space for students" (Ch. 9, pg. 173). mayelavazquez https://padlet.com/mayelavazquez/o9lm72se7mav/wish/204658197 The video relates to the quote because in the book, Emdin, states that creating a graffiti wall in schools allow students to express their culture. In the video, a high school in Queens, NY incorporated educational graffiti inside the school walls. The school noticed that the attendance increased and the students felt important - a student in the video explained that she felt like she had a voice ever since the graffiti walls were created. ]]> 2017-11-08 03:01:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mayelavazquez/o9lm72se7mav/wish/204658197 “The longer teachers teach, the better they have at their practice. That practice may serve to empower students or it may break students’ spirit. That decision belongs to the teacher" (pg. 207). mayelavazquez https://padlet.com/mayelavazquez/o9lm72se7mav/wish/204659628 This picture relates to the quote because the more we practice teaching the better we get. We can spend that time practicing empowering students or doing the opposite. I want to practice lifting my students, so it will become easier to do and become a natural response. Some teachers have been teaching so long that they have become good at breaking students’ spirit. If we practice effective teaching, we can become the teachers we strive to be]]> 2017-11-08 03:09:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mayelavazquez/o9lm72se7mav/wish/204659628