That to me is a reason why he should be a teacher to his people. In a way education portrays how person hopes to succeed in their life. It is more than just a status or a piece of paper to others, creating an opportunity to say I stepped out the lines in which you bind me too. For one to explore his or her mind to reach points of education, people thought you could not have reach to fulfill to make creator in life. Although Sherman Alexis is a creative writer I think his essay uses nautilus in the context of straightforward statements and his reference of the fence can be treated so far as a rhetorical statement this shows how he might still be saying that although he is a Indian he is not going to be held to an expectation in which they are the lower level of the smart
The voice of Frank shows the immaturity of him during his childhood. That juvenile voice magnified the intensity of the book and grabs a hold of the readers attention. Frank McCourt, it seems, intended to write this book for anyone who has lived, or is living a hard childhood. This audience could relate with what he went through. I think Frank is trying to teach that the struggles that you go through only make you stronger when you have to face the world.
Mallory Phillips In Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s The Purpose of Education speech, he uses many examples of ethos, pathos, and logos. These are the three essential qualities that your speech or paper must have before your audience will accept your message. (Gale, 2011) Dr. King has sent us a message from the past, education should force us to think incisively and to think for one’s self and not let our mental life become invaded by half truths, prejudices, and propaganda to discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and the facts from the fiction. He lived a very full and meaningful life, filled with major ups and downs that made him such a highly respected man. He was known for his inspirational speeches and open minded attitude.
I’ve always been a person with a growth mindset, I can thank my dad for that, and this book just seemed to be a great fit for the type of reading that I do for fun outside of school ,so I felt it would be the best fit for me. As I began reading this book, I had already learned about the immense power of effort and where the right amount of concentrated and well preformed effort could take anyone. However, I had no idea of this “fixed mindset” which caused people to believe that effort was not as powerful, as I know it to be, but actually bad. I learned so much about the extent that the fixed mindset can take you. It can take someone who as all the talent in the world, such as one of my personal heroes Billy Beane, and force them to fail at their true dream and passion.
Towards Dialogic Teaching Robin Alexander After reading Dialogic Teaching, the main purpose of the publication seems to be that Alexander wants to change the style of teaching so that it is based more on the dialogue side rather than written work. He then extends to saying not just about using dialogue more but using it more effectively, as he says, “Talk has always been one of the essential tools of teaching and the best teachers use it with flair and precision.” He starts talking about using dialogue more effectively as he believes that, “Children need to talk, and to experience a rich diet of spoken language, in order to think and to learn.” He also goes on to say that “Reading, writing and number may be the acknowledged curriculum 'basics' but talk is arguably the true foundation of learning.” These two quotes from the publication fit together to prove Alexander's purpose of changing the teaching style to involve more dialogue as it will benefit the children more. This leads on to one of the main claims that, if more dialogue is inputted into teaching techniques, then this will have a positive effect on the students’ progress. This is already happening and being proven to be correct as: “The project has been achieved in many of the Yorkshire and London project classrooms. The transformation of the classroom culture and the growth in children's confidence is palpable and impressive.” Another quote in the publication shows that there is a growing amount of interest in Dialogic Teaching, “many local authorities and schools in England, Wales and, latterly, Scotland, have launched initiatives which draw on the ideas in this publication, and there is growing international interest.” This means that Alexander's main purpose of the publication is more likely to happen as more people agree with him that more dialogue should be included in the teaching styles.
The key to overcoming things like discrimination and prejudice is education. The more we learn about other races and cultures the better we will be able to understand and relate them to our own culture. With this knowledge we will be able to see past the stereotypes and judge each person on their own merit. It is up to us to take actions that will increase this knowledge. We need two types of people in order to make this a reality.
“Superman is me” Reading can be a hobby, a job, or even entertaining pleasure to some, but for Sherman Alexie it was a means of survival. He found this as a tool to forget and dismiss his problems by getting lost in the fluttered words of texts. Whether it was manuals, newspapers, magazines, mail, or books it never really mattered to him. In his renowned writing piece The Joy of Reading and Writing: Superman And Me, Alexie demonstrates the beginnings foundation of which dictated his career as a writer as well as the social endeavors the early Native Americans in their Reserve lived under in America. Alexie recalls the moment he picked up a Superman comic book, despite lacking the abilities to read even read at his early age and somehow
Skrzynecki’s words, “gentle father kept pace only with the Joneses of his own mind’s making” as quoted from his poem ‘Feliks Skrzynecki’ exhibits, through the descriptive word ‘gentle’ and the metaphorical use of ‘only with the Joneses of his own mind’s making’, the obvious admirations of son to father as well as the childhood lesson of staying true to oneself. Thus, upholding the concept of belonging in the English curriculum as well as continuing the analysis of Skrzynecki’s poems is vital as it permits students to understand the notion of familial relationships. After all without our family, who else could we belong to? Will Hodkinson’s feature article “Marked as an enemy of the state” also demonstrates the importance of familial belonging. Baldaev’s widowed wife Valentina expresses her strong emotions when referring to Baldaev’s drawings as “she didn’t know what to do with them, but she was concerned that her family would throw them out when she died.
The question now arises is that why we in general and teachers in particular should reflect on our practice? Firstly, it is required for personal and professional growth. With the help of reflective writings we attempt to enhance our mental capabilities and improve our practice. Also, it helps us to do things right and be able to justify our actions. Reflective writings make us creative and innovative and facilitate us to consider fundamental issues in learning.
I have learned first-hand of the effect on people’s achievements and behavior from other’s attitudes and expectations. Developing a cultural content rich and diverse curriculum is key in developing student’s abilities to consider alternate perspectives and ways of thinking. Teachers play an extremely important role in a schools multicultural education. To ensure proper preparation for pre service teachers’ effective pre service multicultural education programs should be adopted. Soliciting parental support and involvement is a great way to encourage school and home communication.