Reflect on the readings from Nieto and Bode Chapters 4 and 6.
Read the "Lines Lifted" below from the chapters.
Respond to any or all of the statements OR select another "Line to Lift" from the readings.
On the BLOG, each of you are responsible for entering 1) AT LEAST ONE detailed original reflective statement to the readings, and 2) AT LEAST ONE reaction to the statements of classmates. In your reflections, connect your thinking to at least one other reading from the course.
DIRECTIONS TO ENTER BLOG COMMENT: Scroll down to the bottom of this page. Just below the lifted lines, find the word 'comments' next to my name. Click. Read comments entered. Scroll down to the bottom until you locate the large white box that reads, Post Comment.
"Lifted Lines":
> From your DEJs and discussions of White Teacher and Nieto and Bode (2008), Ch 4 and 6, “Many teachers and schools, in an attempt to be ‘colorblind’ do not want to acknowledge racial or cultural differences. ‘I don’t see Black or White….I only see students. At the same time, colormuteness describes an uneasiness to directly discuss issues of race. ” Both statements assume that to be ‘colorblind’ and/or 'colormute' is to be fair, impartial, and objective.”
> Nieto and Bode (2008), Ch 4, "Racism is manifested in rigid ability tracking, low expectations of students based on their identity, and inequitably funded schools, among other policies and practices....Failure to discuss racism will not make it go away. Racism, classism, and other forms of discrimination play a key role in creating and maintaining inappropriate learning environments for many students."
> Zeichner (2003) "found the most common characteristics of effective teachers in urban schools are 1) a belief that their students are capable learners, and 2) communicate this belief to the students." Nieto and Bode (2008), Ch 4.
> Nieto and Bode (2008), Ch 6, “…members of the dominant group do not even think of themselves as cultural beings.”
> Nieto and Bode (2008), Ch 6, “culture is integral in the learning process.”
