Blog #11

 

            Something that stuck to me is when the nun went to Rodriguezs's house and told the Parents to only speak to him in English. This stuck to me because I don't believe anyone should be telling parents how to treat their kids in the own household. Telling them to only speak English in their house, is taking away their culture which no one should be able to do. If you want the student to improve their English, you should tell their parent to help him study, or take an English learning course, not take away their native langue. 

            Something else I remember is the video of the girl talking about her classroom. I believe this was very insightful. I got to see some of her idea on how to decorate. I also saw some idea on how to make your classroom inviting on a budget. She also showed us how she keeps things organized which is very important in a classroom environment. 

            The last thing I remember was the "woke kindergarten" video. I took from this video to not do anything she says. Students at that age shouldn't be exposed to information like that. For older kids, I think it's important to use and respect their pronoun but I don't think it's a topic that should be discussed at school. Students should do their own research out of school because you never know how parents feel and if they want their kids exposed to information like that. 

How A Sanctuary for Self-Expression can Change Lives

 

    In the video, Reed talked about her experience as a trans woman. Her parents were on her side throughout the whole process which made her more confident throughout everything. She went to a camp with feminine presenting children to learned to be more comfortable with herself. Her parents let her get work done so she can feel like a woman which helped her a lot because other mothers would make their daughter wait until they're 18 to get any work done. This can make them feel trapped in a body that they feel isn't theirs. The mother that was on the stage was telling people how to support your children throughout this. She brought her son to meetings so he can learn how to become comfortable and also helped him throughout the process.

Blog #10

 

    The video argues about how you have to talk about people with their preferred pronouns. The person in the video reads a book. The book goes through the alphabet and says the kids name, their pronouns, and something they like to do. For example, "Kelly can kick super high. His heart lives in the sky." The person in the video says how even though Kelly looks like a girl, he likes using he/him pronouns. Ki says how this might be confusing to younger kids but tries to explain it to them. Some other pronouns she talks about is "tree, she, him, they, ze, and all pronouns". The whole video, Ki is talking at a high pitch voice to keep the kindergarteners engaged. She also says questions to the kids for them to answer. 

    I disagree with this video. Students at this age should not be informed with this confusing information. It's very damaging to the students. I talked to my mother about this video because she used to teach kindergarten, and she told me how her students didn't even know the difference between a boy and a girl. They would call their boy classmates "she" and girl classmates "he". Throwing different pronounces at them like "they, zi, and tree" will just confuse them instead of helping them. Kids at this age like to follow trends of what people are doing. This video can severally confuse them to think that they want to go by something that they don't know anything about. Topics like this are too complex for this age group. We should leave that up to them to discover at a different stage of their life. Kids shouldn't have to deal with this stress about what they identify as. Teaching this to students can also cause a lot of controversy. Parents might not agree on issues like this which can cause you, as the teacher, to get in a lot of trouble as well as the school itself. Students should be able to explore topics like this on their own time once they grow up to understand stuff like this more. 

Blog #9

1st Quote:

"Pennys Early instinctual reaction to the negative assumptions held by many of the service providers she encountered led her to seek the advice of adults with disabilities."

Instead of giving up after these encounters, she decided to go to those who had firsthand knowledge of similar challenges relating to her. This shows how sometimes, when trying to seek advice from service providers, it can be negative and going to get advice from people who are experiencing similar problems to you might be the best option.

2nd Quote: 

"Ableist assumptions become dysfunctional when the educational and developmental services provided to disabled children focus inordinately on the characteristics of their disability to the exclusion of all else, when changing disability becomes the overriding focus of service providers and, at times, parents."

When people focus too much on a student's disability rather than them as a person, it can become harmful. If their main goal is to "fix" or change the disability, rather than supporting the child's overall growth, they may unintentionally limit the child's potential. People may focus too much on what they see as a "problem" instead of the child's personality as a whole. this can cause the child to think their disability is the only thing that defines them.

3rd Quote:

"The Court decided that a deaf girl who was integrated into a regular class was not entitled to a sign language interpreter because she was “receiving benefit” — that is, she was passing."

This shows how unfair the court can be at times. She can sometimes read her teachers lips and understand what's going on. This isn't fair to the student as well as the teacher. The other students in the classroom are ahead of her because they can fully understand what's going on in their classroom.

These three quotes show how disabled people are affected negatively. These quotes emphasize the need for a more inclusive and equitable approach to disability rights and education. It's important to acknowledge someone's disability, but you should also look at other aspect on their life and not primarily focus on that.