Working in her current school has made her realize how important it is for her students to understand and be tolerable towards others and have a different view outside of what they are used to. She states that she sees a lot of her students using derogatory terms and racial slurs towards one another without really knowing the meaning behind them. This teacher says that she finds herself talking about tolerance and race very often in her classroom because some of her students would be
Knowing the background information of the speaker(s) and audience(s) will help us to understand how the speaker tailors a message in order to effectively reach their audience(s). One influential leader among African Americans was Booker T. Washington. In his autobiography, Up From Slavery, he describes his life as a slave; his education after freedom from slavery; and discusses people who helped him succeed in life. Mr. Washington was a race leader who saw himself “lifting as he rose.” As he succeeded, he wanted to help others succeed. The highlight of Mr. Washington’s autobiography was in his speech entitled “The Atlanta Exposition Address.” In this speech he was not only representing himself, but he represented the
In 1895 he was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University. He had placed his stress on culture and liberty, urging higher education, and full political and civil rights for all DuBois wanted Black Africa independent from colonial rule and united within He demanded for all black citizens 1. right to vote 2. civic equality 3. education on Negro youth according to ability
During this era, the civil rights movement was occurring and activists such as Martin Luther King Jr. himself influenced Americans to change justice, equality, and freedom for all African Americans by empowering the people through his words. This particular speech had a massive impact on Americans simply because of the segregation issues that were present
“I have a dream that one day little black boys and girls will be holding hands with little white boys and girls.” –Martin Luther King, Jr. The Civil Rights Movement has been a long, non-violent struggle to bring civil right and equality laws to the United States and all citizens. Especially in the South, the fight was to end discrimination towards African Americans and to end segregation from 1945 to 1970. The same goals, tactics, and focus the civil rights movement had on ending the discrimination of ethnic groups was also applied to other struggles such as women’s liberation, gay liberation, and also disabled rights movement. Because of the Civil Rights Movement’s goals and tactics it left a lasting impact on the United States.
Martin Luther King Jr’s writings, teachings and speech’s are timeless; they left people rethinking their attitudes towards African Americans and racism. He spoke of a compelling brotherhood and sisterhood of all American citizens, and how he one day wished that all brothers and sisters, white or black could unite as one and form a unity. Martin Luther King made it known to the nation and the world that civil rights and justice should be upheld for not only white citizens but black citizens too. He was one of the most influential people of the 20th century and since 1983 America has named a holiday after him, to look back and
He submits that prison enabled him to study far more intensively than he would have if his life had gone differently and he attended some college. His education allowed him to perceive the world with a peripheral mind that was never brain-washed in school. “My homemade education gave me, with every additional book that I read, a little bit more sensitivity to the deafness, dumbness, and blindness that was afflicting the black race in America.” (217). The significance of this quote encompasses what Malcolm X is trying to accomplish, to address the issues of education on behalf of his people, in order to empower the black community. In a sense, he wants to liberate them from the limitations education imposes for the minority groups.
The opposite learning styles, involving listening and verbal skills, are more difficult for me. I would much rather learn how something works by using it than by listening to someone tell me how it works. When any of my teachers stand in front of the classroom and just reads form the text book. This type of teaching is my kryptonite, the words just pass right through me. To help me my learning process in class's like that i need to recreate the lectured material using my own visual tools and adapt my teacher's preferred teaching methods to my preferred learning styles.
After reading the article I understand that content integration in the curriculum is only the first dimension of multicultural education. Students come to school with prejudices toward different groups and that is why all teachers, whether you teach math or social studies, should be sensitive to that matter and work towards reduce prejudice in their classrooms and school and create a more positive racial attitude among the students. It is in the hands of educators to encourage students to become more critical readers and thinkers, and help them understand the values that underline knowledge. Students need construct their own knowledge and think for themselves. Teachers need to help students understand the implicit cultural assumptions and perspectives of the discipline they’re teaching.
EDUC 6657R-10 Creating an Effective Classroom Learning Environment Instructor: Dr. Denise Love August 15, 2010 According to Jones and Jones (2010), when one “attempts to put classroom management into perspective, one needs to be aware that in order to increase student achievement a teacher must create a classroom community in which students’ personal and academic needs are met.” I teach in a very challenging environment. My students come from troubled homes in a very low socioeconomic neighborhood ridden with crime and violence. My students do not come to school ready to learn or ready to be “directed” in any way. They are accustomed to living on the streets where anything goes. They do not accept correction or high expectations easily.