Social Injustices in Milwaukee
16 years ago
Saturday, September 13, 2008
the articel was interesting. good way to get my mind thinking on becoming a teacher. i have always been thinking on what my classroom managment is going to be. this article makes me think about it a lot. will i be able to create a environment where all kids feel comfortable? not have an hostile environmnet for studenst to be in. its a very hard thing to do. some teachers probably dont even realize they are doing it. in one of my classes we talked about classroom managment. what should/shouldn't be allowed. "you throw a ball like a girl" its harrasment. will it be taken as a joke or as an isult? whats good reasoning? i feel that its all in teh context of what is going on. there are so many gary areas in classroom managment its hard to be right all the time. an articel like this makes you step back and realize situations we will be facing as teachers and we face everyday....
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I agree that the article forces us as future teachers to review our class room management policy. Every since the on set of education in this country, someone has always been oppressed. In today's education system, the "other" is oppressed. The other takes many forms and oppression is based on race, gender, sexual orientation, and disability.
This country was formed on the principal that we all should have equality, including the "other." The "other" has not had this equal access to education. For instance, teachers downplay it when students bully the "other." Many teachers think it is just "normal kid stuff." However, the emotional damage that results to the kid is not normal and it is an outrage that some teachers allow it.
As a result, teachers should develop classroom management system that protects genders, sexual orientation, race and disabilities. The article by Kumashiro offered many suggestions to do this such as support groups and integrating information about the "other" into the curriculum in order to dissipate stereotypes and prejudices that students learn.
I agree with these types of approaches by teachers also need to learn to protect the "other." However, I think teachers also should not allow bullying or harassment of the other. Rather, the teacher should attempt to correct and educate the students to lose their prejudices and stereotypes. Holding on to such prejudices in a multicultural world could cause pose problems for students in their careers later in life. Schools need to fix this! Also, teaching is about more than teaching a curriculum, it is also about caring and protecting all students unconditionally no matter what. A teacher who does not care should leave the profession!
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