(From my response on Public Achievement)
It is to simple to be easy, being authentic is the only way to create community, with out the real you, you cannot be in a real community. If you want team work and success in the classroom, the first step is to start with being yourself and genuinely curious about all the other selves in the room.
(From my response on Public Achievement)
A camp that I worked at encouraged failing forward, but they forgot about one factor, judgement. Peer judgement makes it hard to fail forward, but in a class with students that you have created a community in, failing will constantly be the quickest and most meaningful way to succeed.
This class gave me opportunity to reflect on my summer teaching experience in Palestine, I did not think much of my impact while I was their, but I must have had one. Also, globally what are learning environments like? I am looking at a program in Northern India about the differences in learning environments around the world, because of the time I have now had to reflect on my time in Palestine.
(excerpt from midterm)
Thought when I student teach I will not have much influence over the classroom I am looking forward to the day that I do, I am looking forward to tapestries, and weird rocks from all over the world, and lamp lighting. I am looking forward to utilizing the ultimate potential of the spaces I inhabit. Ayers brought this up in the comic book, and now when ever I walk into a classroom I begin day dreaming about what the dead spaces that exist have the potential to be.
(excerpt from midterm)
I enjoy living in a fear based narrative, it is safe and that means I do not have to take responsibility. If I am 23 and I still enjoy this how might a 17 year old be who is less aware that we even write our own narratives? Emdin is deep and I will be reading the remainder of his book over break, hoping that I will be able to soak up more of these complex concepts.
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