Brittney's FNED 346 Blog

"Jason ponders, "How do we erase those negative attitudes?" in light of the fact that "people without disabilities are Judging us" (Kingsley, 1996,p. 6)." "Though many of us have a certain level of control over who we meet and interact with, none of us can come close to claiming complete control. So we must learn to work with others, and this holds true whether we ultimately are destined to..." Reading this article tugged on my heart a little. First I would like to say that I stand by Kliewer for this piece. My best friends brother is on the spectrum and so is my boyfriends sister. They both started off taking special classes for their disabilities. Granted they both are different ages and have different disabilities, but thinking of it right now they are both integrating into "regular" classes. Im very proud of my best friends brother because he had struggled most of his life and now being a senior in high school is doing...

Fairness of Grouping. In the article "Tracking: Why Schools Need To Take Another Route", Jeannie Oakes talks about the good, the bad, and alternatives of tracking (a.k.a. grouping). Oakes argues that schools need to change the way they teach. She believes that students do not get equal opportunities with tracking.  The practice of tracking does help teachers a lot with targeting all of their students specific needs but there are more unnoticed disadvantages. Her biggest point is how poor and minority students (low ability group students) do not get the same benefits that other, higher ability group students do. Students who are in higher ability groups, have better access to materials and richer school experiences which will lead them to better access to colleges and careers.  "Students in the low-ability classes were likely to have little contact with the knowledge and skills that would allow them to move into higher classes or to be successful if they got there...

For this article, I chose to do hyperlinks.  This articles main focus was on service learning. service learning can be done in many ways including benefiting students of all ages. For this reason, a lot of schools try to encourage such an activity. The authors quoted President Kennedy when he said in a speech "...ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country."  In schools, educators make sure that they have a lesson plan that follows service learning. To do this they should be able to improve the community while having enjoyment within the classroom.  In the article they explain why its beneficial to the students. a few points are: Students become active members in different service projects that care for community needs. These projects help promote student's self esteem. it gives them a sense of a "higher-order-thinking skill" which will later help them both in their higher education and careers.  Many of these...

The Death Penalty https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-RIXbLMMBDVuWApF-dvEuF-dpDHKTSeQ6dmyo87_FiY/edit?usp=sharing

The articles, "Jill Soloway on Donald Trump, Locker Rooms and Toxic Masculinity", and "Stacey Abrams Didn’t Play It Safe. Neither Do These Female Candidates." talk about gender issues and the role it plays in politics. Soloway uses President Trump as an example. President Trump says he has respect for women, but will say things such as "Grab them by the p*ssy" and "You can do anything" (to the women). A lot of men will say degrading statements just like Trump. Whether it is a man you love or just a random guy on the street. When that man is with another or a whole group of men, if the topic is brought up in any way, they will reduce woman down to an object and only think of them for their body parts. Soloway then states how men will say they're only being masculine. To this, she calls their masculinity, toxic masculinity. Whenever men will say degrading things about a woman or girl to their friend, most of the time the friend will go along w...

The two pieces "Safe Spaces" by August and "11 and Gender Fluid" by Zelle talk about one of the biggest issues in todays society. Still in 2018, there are still arguments about accepting people for who they want to be. Gay marriage and adoptions have been legalized, but that hasn't  stopped everyone from talking negatively about LGBTQ members.  In schools, LGBTQ isn't really talked about. This is August's biggest argument. Schools are supposed to be a safe place where students shouldn't feel afraid of expressing themselves for who they are. As kids grow up, they are supposed to figure out who they are as a person, find what hobbies they like, and to find those who they can surround themselves with to connect to. Just saying it sounds like it should be easy by being able to experiment, but the way people are makes it ten times more difficult because judgements play a big role. In the article "11 and Gender Fluid" Zelle's argume...