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Blog 4, quotes

While reading the article ‘Unlearning the Myths That Bind Us’ by Linda Christen she discusses how things we were told about the classroom that aren’t true actually creates knots between us from not only the teacher, but each other. “Many students don’t want to believe that they have been manipulated by children's media or advertising” She discusses how that advertising from television actually causes children to learn about things, whether they wish to or not. Tv shows and movies teach us how to act towards one another in a certain light, how to make a dialogue with fellow humans or how to react if something goes terribly wrong.Though it is not always things we notice, or always bad to watch tv, It actually helps build growth in conversational skills. Though one thing that set me off in the article was when the quote ‘a black Cinderella? Give me a break’ This is a real problem. Children are supposed to be able to have someone they can look up to their lives and imagine being like them. However this quote shows how children of color do not get to have that dream, as the tv shows they watch do not show  a ton of people in color, even now it can be rare for adults to be able to relate to a character if they can not see themselves being the character. “Now instead of seeing a bunch of ducks in clothes, they see racism, sexism, and violence” this is another part of the story that frustrates me, I know this is true, as there are a ton of theories out there about children's cartoons. People have begun to take things way too far, it is just a simple children's show in my opinion. Not typically up for discussion unless the trend is reoccurring.

hyperlink-
http://www.pbs.org/parents/childrenandmedia/article-faq.html

Aria, reflection

While reading about the article Aria by Richard Roderiguez it made me realize some things that I took for granite growing up. As I am someone whose only language is English I had it extremely easy in the education system as I grew up. I never had to worry about translating from another language to have things make sense to me. The article makes me think about a friend of mine growing up named Joseph who moved here from Syria when he was in sixth grade. I had remembered meeting him in seventh grade and how he seemed to have problems with pronouncing certain words, and understanding a few terms every now and then, as he would often seem lost in thought. I realize now that could have been him thinking about what some words mean in Arabic, then thinking about the sentences in English. But that never seemed to stop him from working hard. He now goes to Brown university and had high honors his entire high school career. It was admirable now that I realize how much it could have taken him to do some simple equations when he first moved. The article does relate to me in the sense though that I have to worry about students in my classroom in the future who do not understand English, I do not fluently speak another language,so I do worry about how I am going to help them in learning. Maybe by printing out the assignments in another language, as well as switching it from their language to English so they learn.

Hyperlink:
https://www.educationcorner.com/k12-bilingual-education.html

Bliog #2, quotes response.

The next time someone says ‘all lives matter’ show them this post’ by Kevin Rose gave a unique spin to the problem brought up with what seems to be too often. Whenever a black lives matter rally goes on, some people will argue that all lives matter. But this is not the point. “The real issue is that, while strictly true, "All Lives Matter" is a tone deaf slogan that distracts from the real problems black people in America face” shows how the terms, all lives matter can get constructed wrong when it comes to all types of people. The main people who stand out to say this the most seems to be white people, as they will have rallies for all lives matter. While yes, all lives do matter it is not the point of having a black lives rally movement. "everyone should get their fair share," while true, only served to ignore the problem you were trying to point out.” The point behind why this is right, is because when saying I should get my fair share, in the sense makes it sound selfish, even though the sentence is only miss the word too at the end of it. The example from reddit explains how simply the topic can get misconstrued, as people are only fighting for the same fair chance that everyone else might get."black lives matter" is essentially saying that we should just go back to ignoring the problem.” This helps prove the point that everyone should have fair rights, anyone of color, sexual preference, gender, everyone should be allowed the same amount of rights as everyone else.

hyperlink:

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jesse-damiani/every-time-you-say-all-li_1_b_11004780.html

USA, land of limitations. Kristoff

While reading the blog 'USA, land of limitations' by Nicholas Kristoff. In the article this Arthur then argues in the article is the best way to predict where you will end is where you begin. I do not fully believe in this, however Kristoff does make a good argument for it. In the article Kristoff brings up his friend Rick, this on its own is bringing in the reader by putting a real life friend in the story. Rick died at the age of 65, but throughout Ricks life he had gone through an uphill battle with finances, and jobs. However, Rick was known to be smart and talented, a little goofy but he was a hard worker. Ricks early life had no parents, a resided grandparent, and he had siblings. So they all worked together to provide for the rest of their siblings by hunting fish. Kristoffs point of adding the story about Rick is because it helps the reader connect to the article more. But it shows how when Rick grew up he was on his own, and he was still on his own at the end of his life.

Hyperlink:
https://www.children.org/global-poverty/global-poverty-facts/facts-about-poverty-in-usa