Comments for my education blog http://kelmart26.edublogs.org Just another Edublogs.org weblog Tue, 27 May 2008 15:07:30 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 Comment on Culturally Responsive Pedagogy – K Martin by Ashley Mewshaw http://kelmart26.edublogs.org/2008/05/23/culturally-responsive-pedagogy-k-martin/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Ashley Mewshaw Tue, 27 May 2008 15:07:30 +0000 http://kelmart26.edublogs.org/?p=17#comment-17 I agree, Kelly, I want to strive for a more pluralistic curriculum, as well. I think we can learn so much from each other, just take our class for example! :) I agree, Kelly, I want to strive for a more pluralistic curriculum, as well. I think we can learn so much from each other, just take our class for example! :)

]]> Comment on Culturally Responsive Pedagogy – K Martin by mtp85 http://kelmart26.edublogs.org/2008/05/23/culturally-responsive-pedagogy-k-martin/comment-page-1/#comment-16 mtp85 Sat, 24 May 2008 15:49:11 +0000 http://kelmart26.edublogs.org/?p=17#comment-16 I agree Kelly. We can't do it all if we don't have the foundation. I agree Kelly. We can’t do it all if we don’t have the foundation.

]]> Comment on Culture Activity – Kelley Martin by mtp85 http://kelmart26.edublogs.org/2008/05/15/culture-activity-kelley-martin/comment-page-1/#comment-13 mtp85 Fri, 16 May 2008 02:55:24 +0000 http://kelmart26.edublogs.org/2008/05/15/culture-activity-kelley-martin/#comment-13 I agree with you. As teachers we need to be able to make sure that our kids feel accepted. To be accepted for who you are is one of the most important gifts you can give a child. I agree with you. As teachers we need to be able to make sure that our kids feel accepted. To be accepted for who you are is one of the most important gifts you can give a child.

]]> Comment on Gentrification’s Impact on Schools Kelley Martin by Desiree Walls http://kelmart26.edublogs.org/2008/05/14/gentrification-and-impact-on-schools-kelley-martin/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Desiree Walls Fri, 16 May 2008 00:25:42 +0000 http://kelmart26.edublogs.org/2008/05/14/gentrification-and-impact-on-schools-kelley-martin/#comment-12 I completely agree with you on the importance of helping make children feel comfortable in their learning environment. Without having a sense of security and stability, they will be unable to reach full academic performance. I look forward to learning more about important factors surrounding these situations, such as gentrification, and how to apply them so we can help our future students. I completely agree with you on the importance of helping make children feel comfortable in their learning environment. Without having a sense of security and stability, they will be unable to reach full academic performance. I look forward to learning more about important factors surrounding these situations, such as gentrification, and how to apply them so we can help our future students.

]]> Comment on Gentrification’s Impact on Schools Kelley Martin by jgreer http://kelmart26.edublogs.org/2008/05/14/gentrification-and-impact-on-schools-kelley-martin/comment-page-1/#comment-11 jgreer Thu, 15 May 2008 23:48:34 +0000 http://kelmart26.edublogs.org/2008/05/14/gentrification-and-impact-on-schools-kelley-martin/#comment-11 Hi Kelley, this is Jessica G. I agree with you about the school needs to be somewhere safe physically and mentally. So often schools sytems ignore the mental aspect of school and how that affects a student's ability to focus and learn. I can see now why UACM students are so sought after for jobs. We are getting WELL prepared! Hi Kelley, this is Jessica G.

I agree with you about the school needs to be somewhere safe physically and mentally. So often schools sytems ignore the mental aspect of school and how that affects a student’s ability to focus and learn. I can see now why UACM students are so sought after for jobs. We are getting WELL prepared!

]]> Comment on Reflections – Kelley Martin by pvom http://kelmart26.edublogs.org/2008/05/13/reflections-kelley-martin/comment-page-1/#comment-10 pvom Wed, 14 May 2008 23:14:46 +0000 http://kelmart26.edublogs.org/2008/05/13/reflections-kelley-martin/#comment-10 I'm sure all of us could peel the layers off a little more. I guess the more we peel, the more we can work on those areas that need to be improved upon. I intend to show my classes that I too can find fault in my beliefs and actions. By sharing with them these moments, they will hopefully grow more comfortable in being critical of their own development. I’m sure all of us could peel the layers off a little more. I guess the more we peel, the more we can work on those areas that need to be improved upon. I intend to show my classes that I too can find fault in my beliefs and actions. By sharing with them these moments, they will hopefully grow more comfortable in being critical of their own development.

]]> Comment on Reflections – Kelley Martin by Pearl http://kelmart26.edublogs.org/2008/05/13/reflections-kelley-martin/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Pearl Wed, 14 May 2008 03:06:57 +0000 http://kelmart26.edublogs.org/2008/05/13/reflections-kelley-martin/#comment-9 "The Little Mermaid" used to be one of my favorite movies too, but Christensen made me realize that Disney movies have issues that need to be addressed. “The Little Mermaid” used to be one of my favorite movies too, but Christensen made me realize that Disney movies have issues that need to be addressed.

]]> Comment on Blue Eyes – Kelley Martin by nana101466 http://kelmart26.edublogs.org/2008/05/12/blue-eyes-kelley-martin/comment-page-1/#comment-8 nana101466 Tue, 13 May 2008 12:37:04 +0000 http://kelmart26.edublogs.org/2008/05/12/blue-eyes-kelley-martin/#comment-8 I think Jane Elliott method was a bit extreme. Yet, I agree with Elliott’s statement, that if minorities face being treated like less than a person everyday of their lives, a “privilege” person should be able to endure this for a few hours. I think using this method inside the elementary classroom today would even be controversial. However, how will the students understand? Are activities like this necessary for insight? If the student feels comfortable enough with you as a teacher, to ask such a question as how and why did MLK died, what is your responsibility as a teacher of that student? How much would you sugar-coat? Would you sugar-coat at all? If I was face with this situation as a teacher, I would try to handle this issue a number of ways. I would try to avoid having this as a yearly activity due to the content of this experience. I would judge weather or not these activities would take place depending on the class because every class that I will have will be different. Are they respectable to one another? There is no need re-teaching a lesson already learnt. Right now, I would sugar-coat as much as possible because the subject of race is a lot for a third-grader to take in. However, as my experience grows with children my mind might change. I think Jane Elliott method was a bit extreme. Yet, I agree with Elliott’s statement, that if minorities face being treated like less than a person everyday of their lives, a “privilege” person should be able to endure this for a few hours. I think using this method inside the elementary classroom today would even be controversial. However, how will the students understand? Are activities like this necessary for insight? If the student feels comfortable enough with you as a teacher, to ask such a question as how and why did MLK died, what is your responsibility as a teacher of that student? How much would you sugar-coat? Would you sugar-coat at all?
If I was face with this situation as a teacher, I would try to handle this issue a number of ways. I would try to avoid having this as a yearly activity due to the content of this experience. I would judge weather or not these activities would take place depending on the class because every class that I will have will be different. Are they respectable to one another? There is no need re-teaching a lesson already learnt.
Right now, I would sugar-coat as much as possible because the subject of race is a lot for a third-grader to take in. However, as my experience grows with children my mind might change.

]]> Comment on Blue Eyes – Kelley Martin by easchult http://kelmart26.edublogs.org/2008/05/12/blue-eyes-kelley-martin/comment-page-1/#comment-7 easchult Tue, 13 May 2008 11:06:49 +0000 http://kelmart26.edublogs.org/2008/05/12/blue-eyes-kelley-martin/#comment-7 I really liked the Blue Eyed exercise - I think that it is a hard but important lesson for kids to learn, and I thought it spoke to the power of the exercise when students came back and said how they carry the collars with them still. I really liked the Blue Eyed exercise – I think that it is a hard but important lesson for kids to learn, and I thought it spoke to the power of the exercise when students came back and said how they carry the collars with them still.

]]> Comment on Blue Eyes – Kelley Martin by zondra http://kelmart26.edublogs.org/2008/05/12/blue-eyes-kelley-martin/comment-page-1/#comment-6 zondra Mon, 12 May 2008 21:22:09 +0000 http://kelmart26.edublogs.org/2008/05/12/blue-eyes-kelley-martin/#comment-6 In my fourth grade class we did a similar exercise. My elementary school was majority African American, so to do the experiment we drew letters from a bag. If you drew a “P” then you would be privileged and if you drew a “NP” then you were not. The privileged students got to sit in the front of the class, eat lunch first, and play during recess; the not privileged students sat in the back, ate lunch last, and not allowed to play. This assignment went on for a week. What is important to realize is that this exercise not only gave some of my classmates a deeper understanding of how racism negatively affects society and the individual, but it also gave insight to what it was like to be white and have those privileges. In my fourth grade class we did a similar exercise. My elementary school was majority African American, so to do the experiment we drew letters from a bag. If you drew a “P” then you would be privileged and if you drew a “NP” then you were not. The privileged students got to sit in the front of the class, eat lunch first, and play during recess; the not privileged students sat in the back, ate lunch last, and not allowed to play. This assignment went on for a week. What is important to realize is that this exercise not only gave some of my classmates a deeper understanding of how racism negatively affects society and the individual, but it also gave insight to what it was like to be white and have those privileges.

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