I can not believe how fast this semester is going! I have learned so much in this class and I am so glad I decided to take this course. One of the most important concepts that I learned was on the topic of stereotyping. Through the lecture videos and discussion posts I was enlightened to so many different forms of stereotyping that I had not even thought of before. Through this, it has made me much more aware of stereotyping and has made me think before I speak. This will be such an important tool when in my classroom one day. It is also a skill that I can teach to my students.
I learned a lot about integrating a student of a different culture into an English speaking classroom. My biggest take away was how important it is to make t
he student feel comfortable in the classroom. I also learned a lot about how important classroom management is in order to have student success. Some of the biggest components of effective classroom management is identifying students personalities and backgrounds and learning how to deal with them.
I thought the idea of Learned Helplessness was very interesting. I feel that this topic could have been covered even further than it was because it is such an important concept to avoid. Along with this, the topic of special education and how to integrate these students into a classroom would be a topic I would be interested in learning more about. I think this is such an important topic to learn more about because it is so prevalent in our society today.
As a learner I think I did a good job of managing my time and staying on top of my work. This was a goal for myself when the semester started and I hope that I can continue to do this. To improve as a learner I could do more of the readings and extra resource readings provided to us. This would help deepen my understanding of the topics. This is something I want to work on so that I can learn as much as I can from this course.
I agree that stereotyping is an important topic to learn. A classroom will be much more effective if teachers learn how to deal with stereotypes that both themselves and their students will face. I love your quote. It is so true. Education is a lot more than head knowledge. If a students knows a lot of information in their head, but their heart is hardened, that won’t be good for the child. If a student learns how to be kind and humble, then they will learn a lot more and know how to apply it to their life.
Yes, girl yes! I totally agree that with the lesson on stereotyping and the questionnaires we took earlier in the year, I can say that since my “result” that I prefer light-skinned over dark-skinned, first of all, I like ALL people and talk to them all, though when meeting a new person that is dark-skinned, I do hesitate. 🤦 Since then I have been more aware of my actions and think before I speak or act on anything. Plus our main goal is to find ways to connect with each one of our students, NOT just the majority, Each child is different, they have different backgrounds and different stories that they are living in. We have to learn how to deal with that and still ensure that they are learning.