Peggy Orenstein proved this in her essay, "Learning Silence: Scenes from the Class Struggle," in which she did field research in junior high schools interviewing and observing the interaction of teachers to their students. I think the reason teachers unknowingly give more attention to a particular gender is because of the way that the teachers were brought up to think. The roles of each gender have already been laid out and embedded in the minds of the teachers from their own teachers and parents while growing up. I think that teachers have many preconceived notions of the gender relations of their students. The teachers unknowing pass the ideas that they learned as a child onto their students, who also do not realize that it is being done to them.
Thinking about Torey Hayden’s students and my cousin I began to think about all those children and people who are on the border, they have some sort of disability, but they are aware of it and can sense this different way people look at them and treat them. This issue of separateness and an omnipresent stigma of being different or strange or crazy attached to our special education students is exactly why I feel it is so important that they can be part of a mainstream classroom, in which the teacher can create a community of acceptance and appreciation for all. Though this may seem idealistic, where are we going to move to as a society made up of fatalists, such as Edna and the doctor who
Pro School Uniforms Today’s schools have many internal problems such as bullying, lost class time, and intruders. These problems can simply be corrected by the use of school uniforms. School uniforms are distinct articles of clothing worn by students to match one another and show unity. The characteristic unity is a group coming together as a whole, or a sense of belonging. Students should always feel that they belong to the school for the right reason: getting an education in a safe and friendly environment.
Banding: is a less rigid form of streaming. Each band contains two or more classes, which may be regrouped for different subjects. Setting: Pupils are placed in classes on the basis of their attainment in particular subjects for example, they may be in set 1 for maths but then set 3 for English. Mixed ability: students are randomly or intentionally mixed in terms of their perceived ability. The processes that take place within the school are classification of pupils, labelling, typing and the self-fulfilling prophecy, banding and streaming and pupil subcultures and identities.
CRN:23166 Going to high school is an experience, because walking into any high school for most teenagers is like walking into another world. In one’s opinion high school could be considered a metaphor for the real world because school is a subculture in itself. The text book attests that, “While in school, young people acquire identities and learn patterns of behavior…exposed to a hierarchical, bureaucratic environment...[and schools] emphasize conformity to societal needs...” (Margaret L. Anderson, 2008). Choosing The Breakfast Club to analyze social inequality seemed like a perfect example to write about. The movie explores the relationship amongst high school students who are socially separated, are forced together and find that they had more in common than they initially thought.
Does Social Norm shape our Personality? Andrew Lansley, a British Conservative politician, once said, “Peer pressure and social norms are a powerful influence on behavior” (Brainy Quote, 2015). Personally, I think this quote portrays the structure of society we are living in right now: people imitate others, as they don’t want to be left alone. Frankly, people nowadays are acting and thinking similarly because of the social norms that are enforced upon them from when was young. The idea of social norms and common beliefs have become part our life, which are causing people to think similarly in making a decision.
Some student profiles created by faculty members contain information that could be called into question because of biases and stereotyping. Conclusion This report provides a descriptive framework of the Kelsey Elementary School. At first glance, the systems, faculty, and personal that are in place seem to function well. Further observation reveals that although there are good communication methods in place, there is room for improvement. There are several factors that lead to a breakdown in communications but there are many tools and exercises that can aide in the improvement of communication between staff members, teachers and students, administrators and faculty, and all others associated with Kelsey
“Cult of the Individual”: A Two-Pronged Concept Reading Bruce Pirie’s book, Reshaping High School English has become an exercise in self reflection and frustration at seeing some of my own classroom practices as being shallow. In Chapter two, entitled Beyond Barney and the Cult of the Individual, Pirie asserts that many teachers have become focused on the individual thoughts and feelings of their students to the point that it has become doctrine. While I do not believe teachers should forget that their students are individuals and have unique interests and background, I am compelled to examine my own routines and practices. Perhaps, as Pirie suggests, I am contributing to a generation of narcissistic young people. Classrooms by their very nature are social environments.
The novel, looking for Alibrandi, by Melina Marchetta strongly conveys the concept that one isn’t garneted to belong to another as result of them being the same. This is emphasised on page 18 where Josie describes the students in her school. In doing so visual imagery is used in phrases like ‘Blond yuppies’ in order for the reader to receive a clear image of the students. Josie also uses Figurative Language when stating that most ‘students in the school are in clone groups’. The meaning behind this is not to say that they are in a particular group but to refer to them as all being significantly similar.
Identity is shaped by personal choice Identity is shaped by our personal choices. What we decide to wear to school or place of business, who we choose to associate with, and what we're passionate about. After an analysis of Emily White, High School Secret Life, the eHow.com article “How to Dress Goth, Hip Hop, Emo, and Preppy, and Julian Dibbel's, Alter Egos: Avatars and Their Creators, the assumption that 'identity is shaped by personal choices' is absolutely correct. The main argument of essay Emily White, High School Secret Life is that the writer believes that identities are shaped by personal choices. White, argues that “The cafeteria life at Calhoun is a game of chance: devastation comes when a kid draws the wrong lunch.” (White 16).