CI 2311 Blogs

    When asked, what is worth learning? The first thought that enters my mind is core subjects. Is math really worth learning? Or is Science? However, this question may result in many different answers depending on the topic at hand. For this weeks module, I'm choosing to discuss the blackout poem. "What happened to me that day in school was not a type of violence involving physical harm but rather a type of emotional destruction legitimized as teaching." When we are learning, are we taught lessons that are going to benefit us in the future? Or as future educators are we instilling good lessons our students will remember years after being taught? In my blackout poem I wanted to express how teaching can result in more harm than good if not done out of good conscience and benefit to our students. Not only that, but I thought to express violence in schools involving physical harm I feel that this is best represented through explicit curriculum. Through explicit curriculu...

            What does money really have to do with it? Education is defined as the process of receiving or giving systematic instruction, especially at school or university. So where does money come in? Not only is money needed to fund schools, it is also necessary to fund the teachers, faculty, and students. Because teaching is a job, it is very clear why they need to be paid. However, why do students need money? While reading the article "The Poverty Myth" by Jacqueline Ching, the student, Brenna, shared her experience as a low class student. She was made to feel inferior because of her free/ reduced lunch by her peers and even riding the bus as other students were picked up and dropped off in nice cars. However, it doesn't stop there. Sadly, some teachers discuss the status of their students among their peers too. Instead of finding ways to accommodate them. Students are more aware of their situations than some may think. Because of this reasoning, ...