The "Other" in our Classroom

The "other" is a very sensitive subject in the classroom; teachers are constantly trying to incorporate "other" ideas into the curriculum but also trying to juggle the curriculum and not cut anything important out in order to focus on the minority. Other teachers completely take out necessary information in a lesson in order to put in the two cents about the "other." As educators we need to work together to strike a balance between educating our students on what is necessary and also regularly incorporating the opinions, viewpoints, etc. of the "other" in our lesson plans. An idea for a social studies teacher would be to focus on the viewpoint of the minority in regards to Native Americans asking open ended questions to the classroom such as "how would you feel if you were kicked off of your own land," or "why do you think such atrocities were accepted during the time of the early settlers?" Small questions bring awareness without getting off topic in a lesson.

Post 2- Puberty in our Adoloscences

I believe that some things should be dealt with in the home rather than in our education system; two of those being morals and issues with puberty. I understand that a basic sex education and health class is appropriate for students but parents need to take responsibility as well and have open discussion of what sex truly is and how it can affect a relationship. Young adults need to know more than just abstinence teaching or "this is how you put on a condom" education; they need to know much more that only an open and nurturing parent-child relationship can foster.

Teens Biases in Society

After reading through Chapter 7 I realized how much teens are trully knocked down by society. They are constantly thought of as a problem and something to be worried about. The "bad eggs" are constantly punished and never really talked to it seems; they are the filth of society to some that are a complete lost cause. I believe that society as a whole needs to take different measure to mold teenagers into outstanding citizens rather than constantly watch them like hawks waiting for them to make a mistake. Just like our justice system, we should be seeing them as innocent until proven guilty, not the other way around.

Confusion

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