Entry 3

The reason I chose to create a drawing is similar to the previous entry. I could not believe that I had been taught incorrectly some of the things that I thought I knew. I had even told my students the information incorrectly. I had believed that Rosa Parks started the movement for the Civil Rights Act. I also believed that she had been sitting in a white chair and in reality she was sitting where she was allowed to. It makes the situation even more upsetting that they tried to kick her out of her chair. In regard to the podcast I could not believe anything I heard. For a teacher to be able to humiliate students by dividing them like that is shocking to me. I would think that teachers would need to discuss their lesson with the school. I hope that there is more awareness now when it comes to teaching about slavery and history. I think students can feel emotional enough by just listening to what slaves had to go through. Having students understand how they felt through acting and actions I feel is very inappropriate, no matter the age of the student. 

Entry 2

The reason why I chose to create a drawing is because I wanted to display how I felt after the readings. When I read the readings about how people were using different textbooks and the cases of choosing the wrong answers, I felt lost. Well I felt more confused than lost. I started to wonder what I had been taught wrong. I am in a fifth-grade classroom and now I worry that I may be teaching them wrong as well. I don’t understand how a state like Mississippi can be allowed to teach a content the wrong way. As a teacher I would never be able to teach my students incorrectly then send them off like that. I feel as if we are brain washing out students by teaching them incorrect information. Now I wonder if this is why history may repeat itself because we are not truly learning from our mistakes.

Entry 1 - Black Ants and Buddhists Chapter 1

After reading chapter 1 of Black Ants and Buddhists I felt a little upset. I felt upset because I could not believe that Massachusetts or any state would think that it is fine to outlaw bilingual education. It was more upsetting that it happened recently in 2002. I cannot make sense of the fact that there would be a need to outlaw education in any form. Education should be available to anyone, not taken away. When I think about education, I think about an opportunity for students like the ones mentioned in the chapter who can have a safe place. The author mentioned that she had students who were in "foster homes, or in shelters because of financial hardship; long-distance moves; separation; domestic violence" and more. She even mentioned how she had students who were adopted from other countries. Often times students who are moved here from another country are here for a better education and a chance to succeed. Why would anyone feel the need to take that opportunity away? 

This chapter also really hit home for me when she talked about the type of students she had. I grew up living next door to a foster home. All throughout my childhood I saw kids coming in and out every year. There were kids who were abandoned, abused or coming from an abusive home, or the parents had been sent to jail. As teachers I feel that it is important that we learn how to connect with all our students and make them feel welcome. I like what the author wrote, "Multicultural education is a process of comprehensive school reform. And basic education for all students". Education is for everyone no matter the students background, whether they are bilingual or coming from a broken home. At the end of the day education is an opportunity for students to learn, connect, and grow.