When I was looking on Pinterest I found these pictures and
immediately thought of this class.
When I saw this picture I immediately thought of this class
when we talked about Disney, and the hidden curriculum within children’s
movies. Linda Christensen talked about
the secret education that is in media.
This secret education sends false messages that
enforce the cultures of power. Some of
the ideas that movies are really showing children that white people are the
good guys and the black people are the bad guys, stepmothers are evil, and that
you need to be pretty to be successful.
This picture reminded me of the article we read about
tracking students, and how teachers need to create projects and assignments
that are meaningful to the students. Doing
the same type of worksheets day after day is not only boring but is
meaningless. A worksheet teaches the
child to memorize facts, not learn about the importance and does not provide opportunity
for discussion. Discussion allows the students
to think for themselves and form options about topics.
When I saw this picture I just thought it was cute but then I
read the comment underneath it that said, “I would do this 1st week of elementary school - teaching
about diversity or anti bulling. Cookies
look different but have same ingredients... fun :-)”. When I read that I connected it to all of our
discussions on is separate equal. We are
all people; we are all made of the same types of organs and bones, so we should
treat each other as equals. This picture
also reminded me of Collier and Rodriquez, and how it is important to include a
child background and culture into the curriculum. Ignoring a child’s first language will only
turn them off to learning, so teachers need to incorporate their native
language into the classroom.
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