"Other People's Children" Delpit

 Blog #2 “Other People’s Children” written by Lisa Delpit 

https://creditsforteachers.com/how-culture-affects-learning/#:~:text=A%20classroom%20environment%20so%20harshly,in%20noisy%20or%20silly%20games.

Reflection:

I am an early childhood education major at RIC. I am learning about developmentally appropriate practice right now. Delpit discusses how teaching is an example of a career path that requires open-mindedness and clarity of rules to eliminate confusion. I totally can relate this topic to my education class. We are talking about how culture affects a students’ learning. Some students grow up in more passive cultures. They are taught to respect others’ opinions and rely on nonverbal communication. Other cultures are more assertive and will voice their opinion, and are not afraid to hurt someone’s feelings. Additionally, students who are more sociable tend to do better academically in school. If students are more passive, they may feel silenced. They may reach out at all and end up failing because of it. Rules made in classrooms need to be fair and developmentally appropriate. This means that teachers tailor rules to what the students are capable of doing. We need to eliminate the bias that all students understand us. We need to make inclusive classrooms everywhere. 

For example, a student may be Chinese. In Chinese culture, they are taught that eye contact is rude. If this student is asking for help, he or she will more than likely have to look at the teacher to ask for help. He or she may avoid asking questions to avoid eye contact. Although no task like this is easy, teachers will come across students who are falling behind at some point. To eliminate ambiguous student learning, parents should be involved. Teachers should meet with parents to get to know them better. Culture should always be a part of the conversation. Culture is one of the things that impacts how we learn and where we are developmentally. Good teachers are very much community-oriented. We have partners like RIDE, school principals, and parents that work together to give the best education possible.

Privilege, Power, and Difference, Johnson

 Blog #1: Privilege, Power, and Difference written by Johnson

Reflection: As the author notes, we are stuck in this “paralysis” of social structures that makes it hard to escape. Reflecting on this passage, I have learned that I have been blind to my privilege, because I am a white, Christian, woman who thinks that she is not privileged. . Johnson describes this as a paradoxical experience when you are privileged but do not feel privileged. I do not have to feel special to have access to privilege. My reference group would be white people. I tend to compare myself to other whites instead of African Americans. 

https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/fall-2018/what-is-white-privilege-really

9/21 Amazing Grace Kozol Hyperlink

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In Mott Haven, Disease, poverty, addiction, etc. increases the risk that a child faces injustices. Children in the South Bronx, the poorest neighborhood in the US, are facing so many difficulties. This piece of literature reveals the struggles of children living in the poorest of sitatuins. Children living in impoverished families are helpless and have to live in the families they were born from. Even when families are luckyenoguh to recieve health care, they are given inssufucint, harsh treatment. One of the personal testimonies recalls that you "get used to the offense". Not only are injustices more common in the Bronx, but it is being normalized. Bronx communities do not know anything else. Not only are parents dying of AIDS, young children are following their parent's footsteps, making the same choices, and dying as well. The problem in this article and both articles below express that if people were more educated, they would have the knowledge to know that a better live exists and they can get out of their situation. People living in impoverished situations cannot see their life's purpose.

The article below talks about the AIDS epidemic in the Bronx. The article explains that the South Bronx has more HIV deaths than anywhere else in NYC. This article highlights Mott Haven, containing one of the highest death rates in NYC. The rates are also higher in Latino and African Americans groups. The Bronx also has the highest population of children out of NY's 5 boroughs. Language and cultural differences also worsen this crisis. There are fewer health services and less Latinos/African Americans are insured for HIV/AIDS treatment. Mott Haven is also mentioned in Amazing Grace. In hospital diumpstes, fetal tissues, body parts, and syringes are found. Even when people are able to afford healthcare, the quality is the worst.

http://bronxink.org/2019/10/13/28716-how-hiv-outreach-is-tackling-an-invisible-crisis-in-the-bronx/#:~:text=In%20total%2C%20the%20Bronx%20saw,among%20the%20worst%2Daffected%20areas.

The article below shows some statistics of Mott Haven. One of the most intriguing stats is the level of education. 45.18% (almost half) the population of Mott Haven have received some high school as their highest form of education. This clearly addresses the problem that education is not universal and people in impoverished communities receive a lack of resources. People cannot better themselves without the proper  knowledge to do so, as expressed in Amazing Grace

Week 1

My name is Kayla. I am an undergraduate student. I am a preschool teacher at a special needs school in West Warwick. Over the break, I did a lot of church ministry. I volunteered at my church's youth group for most of the summer. When I am not in class, I work, go to mass, young adult events at my church, and go on dates with my boyfriend. I love singing, running, and volunteering at my church.