I think that Time Wise knows exactly what he is talking about. He realizes that racism is still here and alive today even after things like Brown vs. Board of Education. He knows that we can try as hard as we want but racism will still be in our everyday lives. He even says that people do try to change how people feel but there is still a lot more work to do. I really liked listening to him talk and completely agree with him.
He was saying how people liked Bush as president better than Obama because of his color. Obama is an intelligent man and has done more than Bush to change and better the country but is still less liked as a person. Many people wouldn't vote for him just because he was black. This just shows how some people will refuse to get to know people just because of the color of their skin. This happens in our every day lives. Someone will not talk to someone and get to know them because of the color of their skin. Some people might really like what Obama has to say but will refuse to listen because he is black.
Brown vs. Board of Education tried to put a stop to African Americans being treated as second class citizens and giving them the same education that white students were getting. African Americans were going to start being treated equally. Wise was right, even after this law was passed they were still not given equal rights. They were still treated terribly. It was a start but definitely not the end of segregation.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
talking point #5
Kahne and Westheimer
1. "In contrast, much of the current discussion regarding service learning emphasizes charity, not change."
Service learning helps everyone involved. The person doing the work can be changed. Maybe before they started their work their opinions were different than when they finished. The people that are being helped are changing as well. They are receiving services that they don't have to worry about paying for. So saying that it is just charity is wrong. It changes many people that the service learning touches.
2."Service learning can advance other priorities, such as the acquisition of vocational skills."
Doing service learning is doing something that you would normally not do. This gives people the opportunity to explore other areas of learning and activities they never would have thought of taking part in. After starting our service learning project I have learned so much more about teaching and urban setting schools. The students teach me so much. If I had never gone to this school and don't this service learning, I wouldn't have the better teaching skills that I have today.
3. “ ‘In the service of what?’ is a question that inevitably merits the attention of teachers, policy makers, and academicians who take seriously the idea that learning and service reinforce each other and should come together in America’s schools.”
Helping others learn can help you learn yourself. Everyone is benefited by service learning. It shouldn't be for a reward at the end of the service because then you won't get anything educational out of it. Some people do service learning just because they have to and they hate every second of it. If you go into it with a positive attitude then you can really take something from it.
I did not like reading this article at all. It was very hard to get through and I don't think I understood much of it at all. I didn't know what else to say and kind of kept saying the same thing. I did understand that service learning is for the best and need to try to connect it to school as much as possible.
1. "In contrast, much of the current discussion regarding service learning emphasizes charity, not change."
Service learning helps everyone involved. The person doing the work can be changed. Maybe before they started their work their opinions were different than when they finished. The people that are being helped are changing as well. They are receiving services that they don't have to worry about paying for. So saying that it is just charity is wrong. It changes many people that the service learning touches.
2."Service learning can advance other priorities, such as the acquisition of vocational skills."
Doing service learning is doing something that you would normally not do. This gives people the opportunity to explore other areas of learning and activities they never would have thought of taking part in. After starting our service learning project I have learned so much more about teaching and urban setting schools. The students teach me so much. If I had never gone to this school and don't this service learning, I wouldn't have the better teaching skills that I have today.
3. “ ‘In the service of what?’ is a question that inevitably merits the attention of teachers, policy makers, and academicians who take seriously the idea that learning and service reinforce each other and should come together in America’s schools.”
Helping others learn can help you learn yourself. Everyone is benefited by service learning. It shouldn't be for a reward at the end of the service because then you won't get anything educational out of it. Some people do service learning just because they have to and they hate every second of it. If you go into it with a positive attitude then you can really take something from it.
I did not like reading this article at all. It was very hard to get through and I don't think I understood much of it at all. I didn't know what else to say and kind of kept saying the same thing. I did understand that service learning is for the best and need to try to connect it to school as much as possible.
talking point #4
Christensen
1. "There should be more women of color who play the leads in these white-on-white wedding cake tales."
Hardly ever do you see a white person as the main character in any Disney or other children's company that makes movies or anything that has to do with what children see, hear or even interact with. Disney started when people of color were not treated like they are treated today. It is not unbelievable that Walt Disney would have been racist and not make any of his main characters black. The characters that are darker colored are usually the ones who are the villains. Just recently I heard that Disney was going to be coming out with a new princess that is black. I think it's a good idea and it is about time that this children industry shows that it doesn't matter what color you are, everyone is an equal character.
This is the conclusion but it won't let me move it after i posted it!
I loved reading this because it made me realize things that I had never taken time to think about before. I enjoy watching Disney movies but now I will like them even more because I will be able to tell the secret messages they are trying to say. Disney does seem to be turning itself around now with the making of the new movie with the black princess as the main character.
2. "The newer cartoons -like Mulan, Aladdin, and Pocahontas - are subtler and take more sophistication to see through."
Like Christensen was talking about, the older cartoons are very open about how they feel towards women, people of color and even poor people. Now when you watch cartoons you need to really be aware of what you are looking for. When we watched the scene from Beauty and the Beast in class I realized things that I had never seen before. When I use to watch the movie I never thought that Bell was being treated differently just because she was smart and wanted to learn. Someone doesn't think of these things unless they are told about it previously. I asked my 16 year old sister what she thought of that same opening sequence and she said she loved the song and wanted to go watch the movie with me. Unless I told her about the prejudice toward Bell, she never would have thought twice about it.
3. "The Barbie syndrome starts as we begin a lifelong search for the perfect body. Crash diets, fat phobias, and an obsession with the materialistic become commonplace."
Mostly all characters we see on TV or in movies are thin and pretty. Not until recently has bigger people and people who are not as pretty been main characters in shows or movies. I even see this Barbie syndrome in young children today. My cousin looks at Cosmo magazine in the stores and says that she's getting fat. She is 11 years old and should not be doing this. She is beautiful and does not need to change anything about herself. But the image that the media is giving her is that there is something wrong with her. A big thing growing up was that she was tanner than everyone in her class and it really bothered her. Fortunately she has come to realize that it is OK to look a little different than everyone else.
1. "There should be more women of color who play the leads in these white-on-white wedding cake tales."
Hardly ever do you see a white person as the main character in any Disney or other children's company that makes movies or anything that has to do with what children see, hear or even interact with. Disney started when people of color were not treated like they are treated today. It is not unbelievable that Walt Disney would have been racist and not make any of his main characters black. The characters that are darker colored are usually the ones who are the villains. Just recently I heard that Disney was going to be coming out with a new princess that is black. I think it's a good idea and it is about time that this children industry shows that it doesn't matter what color you are, everyone is an equal character.
This is the conclusion but it won't let me move it after i posted it!
I loved reading this because it made me realize things that I had never taken time to think about before. I enjoy watching Disney movies but now I will like them even more because I will be able to tell the secret messages they are trying to say. Disney does seem to be turning itself around now with the making of the new movie with the black princess as the main character.
2. "The newer cartoons -like Mulan, Aladdin, and Pocahontas - are subtler and take more sophistication to see through."
Like Christensen was talking about, the older cartoons are very open about how they feel towards women, people of color and even poor people. Now when you watch cartoons you need to really be aware of what you are looking for. When we watched the scene from Beauty and the Beast in class I realized things that I had never seen before. When I use to watch the movie I never thought that Bell was being treated differently just because she was smart and wanted to learn. Someone doesn't think of these things unless they are told about it previously. I asked my 16 year old sister what she thought of that same opening sequence and she said she loved the song and wanted to go watch the movie with me. Unless I told her about the prejudice toward Bell, she never would have thought twice about it.
3. "The Barbie syndrome starts as we begin a lifelong search for the perfect body. Crash diets, fat phobias, and an obsession with the materialistic become commonplace."
Mostly all characters we see on TV or in movies are thin and pretty. Not until recently has bigger people and people who are not as pretty been main characters in shows or movies. I even see this Barbie syndrome in young children today. My cousin looks at Cosmo magazine in the stores and says that she's getting fat. She is 11 years old and should not be doing this. She is beautiful and does not need to change anything about herself. But the image that the media is giving her is that there is something wrong with her. A big thing growing up was that she was tanner than everyone in her class and it really bothered her. Fortunately she has come to realize that it is OK to look a little different than everyone else.
Monday, October 5, 2009
talking point #3
Carlson
1. "To the extent that gayness is recognized in the curriculum, it is likely to be in the health curriculum, where it is associated with disease."
After reading this quote I realized that this is completely true. When you are learning about AIDS and HIV in health class, they tell you it is a homosexual related disease. If I was a homosexual I would be highly offended. Every time someone thinks about the life taking disease, they think about homosexuals and possibly people that they know that are homosexual. I attended a Catholic high school and the topic of homosexuality was never really brought up. But in my own home, I was taught to accept people for who they are and not make judgement if people are different than I am. Someone who was brought up to believe stereotypes and not to accept people that are a little different will listen to the AIDS and HIV comments. It is not just homosexuals that receive this disease, many people can.
2. "We cannot and should not attempt to impose "politically correct" beliefs on students; but we have a responsibility as public educators in a democratic society to engage them in a dialogue in which all voices get heard or represented and in which gay students and teachers feel free to "come out" and find their own voices."
Carlson is saying that we cannot just believe what everyone else believes in regarding homosexuals. As educators, we need to let the children make their own decisions. We cannot tell them what is right and what is wrong to believe in or make them follow the politically correct way of thinking because not all people think the same way. Having intelligent conversations about different people's beliefs would be the right way of going about this debate. Not by threatening or yelling at others who do not think the same way the you do. Children need to make up their own mind about homosexuality and be educated about it.
3. " Throughout much of this century, the dominant idea of community in America was represented by what I will call the normalizing community."
I think "normality" is such a reoccurring topic. To Americans, normal is SCWAAMP. I'm not sure why we as a melting pot of a country still have a normality. Everyone is so different from each other that there is no way we can all fit the norm. I think it's really sad that we cannot all be treated the same. I wish people could be more accepting of people that might be just a litter different from themselves.
I really liked reading this article even thought it was a little difficult to get through. It shows people that we need to accept others like we accept those of our own kind. Homosexuals are in our everyday lives. From TV shows to movies to music, we cannot pretend that it is not there. Everyone can have their own opinion but not in a hateful way. There is no reason to have to make a homosexual feel bad for who and what they are.
1. "To the extent that gayness is recognized in the curriculum, it is likely to be in the health curriculum, where it is associated with disease."
After reading this quote I realized that this is completely true. When you are learning about AIDS and HIV in health class, they tell you it is a homosexual related disease. If I was a homosexual I would be highly offended. Every time someone thinks about the life taking disease, they think about homosexuals and possibly people that they know that are homosexual. I attended a Catholic high school and the topic of homosexuality was never really brought up. But in my own home, I was taught to accept people for who they are and not make judgement if people are different than I am. Someone who was brought up to believe stereotypes and not to accept people that are a little different will listen to the AIDS and HIV comments. It is not just homosexuals that receive this disease, many people can.
2. "We cannot and should not attempt to impose "politically correct" beliefs on students; but we have a responsibility as public educators in a democratic society to engage them in a dialogue in which all voices get heard or represented and in which gay students and teachers feel free to "come out" and find their own voices."
Carlson is saying that we cannot just believe what everyone else believes in regarding homosexuals. As educators, we need to let the children make their own decisions. We cannot tell them what is right and what is wrong to believe in or make them follow the politically correct way of thinking because not all people think the same way. Having intelligent conversations about different people's beliefs would be the right way of going about this debate. Not by threatening or yelling at others who do not think the same way the you do. Children need to make up their own mind about homosexuality and be educated about it.
3. " Throughout much of this century, the dominant idea of community in America was represented by what I will call the normalizing community."
I think "normality" is such a reoccurring topic. To Americans, normal is SCWAAMP. I'm not sure why we as a melting pot of a country still have a normality. Everyone is so different from each other that there is no way we can all fit the norm. I think it's really sad that we cannot all be treated the same. I wish people could be more accepting of people that might be just a litter different from themselves.
I really liked reading this article even thought it was a little difficult to get through. It shows people that we need to accept others like we accept those of our own kind. Homosexuals are in our everyday lives. From TV shows to movies to music, we cannot pretend that it is not there. Everyone can have their own opinion but not in a hateful way. There is no reason to have to make a homosexual feel bad for who and what they are.
Monday, September 28, 2009
talking point #2
1. "Without question, it would have pleased me to hear my teachers address me in Spanish when I entered the classroom. I would have felt much less afraid." pg. 1
This quote reminds me of our discussion in class about scanning a room before sitting down. Also how we said that in the cafeteria, the same types of people sit together like the black people or the Hispanic people. Rodriguez would have felt much more comfortable speaking his own language. This is just like people being more comfortable being with their same kind of people. I feel like Rodriguez would scan a room before sitting down also. Since our society doesn't really meet the needs of others, we just use English as our language and wait for others to understand us.
2. "Only then did I determine to learn classroom English." pg. 2
Rodriguez was very much against trying to learn English because this is what he knew at home. The day that he saw his parents speaking Spanish then switch to English once he came in the room made him realize that there is no getting around this. Even his brother and sister were talking in English in another part of the house. After he learned how to speak English he became a better student. He even felt like he actually belonged in the society that he lived in for once. This makes me a little upset. For someone to feel like the belong to the society that they live in, they have to change who they are and how they were raised to fit in? People need to be accepted for who they are and not be expected to change if they don't want to.
3. "But the special feeling of closeness at home was diminished by then." pg. 2
After learning the English language better, Rodriguez lost all Spanish connections he had before with his family. Speaking Spanish at home was very sacred and special to him. It was something different that he had that not many other kids in his class did. It is always nice to be able to share something with your family that you cannot share with anyone else. Once everyone started to speak English more often, he did not feel as close with his family anymore. This can be very upsetting because he is losing his family connection. Without them, he is just fitting into society like he has never wanted to do.
Reading "Aria" made me realize that it must be very difficult for people who do not speak English as their first language to live in society. I never learned a second language and only English was ever spoken at home. I now look back and wish that my family had brought some heritage into my life as a child. It would have made me closer with them and have something special to share with them. Non English speaking citizens need to keep their heritage and not change just to please people. They can fit in and still stay true to who they are.
This quote reminds me of our discussion in class about scanning a room before sitting down. Also how we said that in the cafeteria, the same types of people sit together like the black people or the Hispanic people. Rodriguez would have felt much more comfortable speaking his own language. This is just like people being more comfortable being with their same kind of people. I feel like Rodriguez would scan a room before sitting down also. Since our society doesn't really meet the needs of others, we just use English as our language and wait for others to understand us.
2. "Only then did I determine to learn classroom English." pg. 2
Rodriguez was very much against trying to learn English because this is what he knew at home. The day that he saw his parents speaking Spanish then switch to English once he came in the room made him realize that there is no getting around this. Even his brother and sister were talking in English in another part of the house. After he learned how to speak English he became a better student. He even felt like he actually belonged in the society that he lived in for once. This makes me a little upset. For someone to feel like the belong to the society that they live in, they have to change who they are and how they were raised to fit in? People need to be accepted for who they are and not be expected to change if they don't want to.
3. "But the special feeling of closeness at home was diminished by then." pg. 2
After learning the English language better, Rodriguez lost all Spanish connections he had before with his family. Speaking Spanish at home was very sacred and special to him. It was something different that he had that not many other kids in his class did. It is always nice to be able to share something with your family that you cannot share with anyone else. Once everyone started to speak English more often, he did not feel as close with his family anymore. This can be very upsetting because he is losing his family connection. Without them, he is just fitting into society like he has never wanted to do.
Reading "Aria" made me realize that it must be very difficult for people who do not speak English as their first language to live in society. I never learned a second language and only English was ever spoken at home. I now look back and wish that my family had brought some heritage into my life as a child. It would have made me closer with them and have something special to share with them. Non English speaking citizens need to keep their heritage and not change just to please people. They can fit in and still stay true to who they are.
Monday, September 21, 2009
talking point #1
Peggy McIntosh - White Privilege
1. "I can go shopping alone most of the time, pretty well assured that I will not be followed or harassed. " pg. 2
I feel like this quote is completely true for a white person. Sometimes when black people go into a store they are followed and are asked to check their bags. It is very rare that the same situation happens to a white person. The owners of store can be very raciest against black people and have a stereotype that black people steal. I think it is wrong for this to still happen in our society today. Sadly it happens to people that would never think of stealing in their lives. The raciest store owners are so worried about the black people stealing when they could have a white person stealing right in front of them. They wouldn't think twice about watching them while they were in the store because they were white.
2."many doors open for certain people through no virtues of their own." pg. 4
Many times white people will get a job offer before a black person will. The white person could quite possibly be less qualified than the black person is. This is how our society runs today unfortunately. The color of your skin decides things for you. Not even in the work field but all over does this happen. White people are usually offered things before anyone else. It's not even black people that are put down, it's everyone who is not white.
3. "they do not see "whiteness" as a racial identity." pg. 5
Usually when people think about race and racial identities they think about every other race other than white. The white people think that they are the normal ones and everyone else is part of a racial identity. Since there is a white majority, people don't think anything of it. This is sad because white is a race also. White people should be included and not be put into their own category like they are more important than everyone else. Everyone is more or less equal no matter what their skin color is.
I really enjoyed reading White Privilege. It was an easy read compared to the other readings we have done so far. I am still not too sure if she supports equality or thinks that it will never happen. Some of her points shows me that she doesn't agree with white people being looked at as superior to the other races. Other times it seems like she just wants to give up and says that this is how it is and that we cannot change it.
1. "I can go shopping alone most of the time, pretty well assured that I will not be followed or harassed. " pg. 2
I feel like this quote is completely true for a white person. Sometimes when black people go into a store they are followed and are asked to check their bags. It is very rare that the same situation happens to a white person. The owners of store can be very raciest against black people and have a stereotype that black people steal. I think it is wrong for this to still happen in our society today. Sadly it happens to people that would never think of stealing in their lives. The raciest store owners are so worried about the black people stealing when they could have a white person stealing right in front of them. They wouldn't think twice about watching them while they were in the store because they were white.
2."many doors open for certain people through no virtues of their own." pg. 4
Many times white people will get a job offer before a black person will. The white person could quite possibly be less qualified than the black person is. This is how our society runs today unfortunately. The color of your skin decides things for you. Not even in the work field but all over does this happen. White people are usually offered things before anyone else. It's not even black people that are put down, it's everyone who is not white.
3. "they do not see "whiteness" as a racial identity." pg. 5
Usually when people think about race and racial identities they think about every other race other than white. The white people think that they are the normal ones and everyone else is part of a racial identity. Since there is a white majority, people don't think anything of it. This is sad because white is a race also. White people should be included and not be put into their own category like they are more important than everyone else. Everyone is more or less equal no matter what their skin color is.
I really enjoyed reading White Privilege. It was an easy read compared to the other readings we have done so far. I am still not too sure if she supports equality or thinks that it will never happen. Some of her points shows me that she doesn't agree with white people being looked at as superior to the other races. Other times it seems like she just wants to give up and says that this is how it is and that we cannot change it.
Monday, September 7, 2009
about me
Hi everyone. My name is Felicia McGuire and I am a sophomore at RIC. I live on campus in Weber Hall. I love living on campus because there is always something to do. My semester is going to be pretty busy this fall but well worth it. I'm an elementary education major but I'm not to sure what I want to concentrate in yet. When I'm not in class I like to hang out with my friends. I'm a member on a sorority on campus Zeta Xi Delta. I'm on the executive board so it gives me a lot to do. =]
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