Writ 1201, Section 001

Reflection quotes: How do these relate to your experience in school? Why or why not?

1). "Multi-cultural education often has come to mean something that is quite superficial: the dances, the dresses, the dialect, the dinners" (Lee 15).

2.) "Too often students feel alienated in schools. Knowledge is foreign" (Christensen 155).

Good Class
-Fun activities, (ie:gym)
-Teachers who are willing to answer questions
-Interesting assignments and readings
-Connections to real-world importance - why it matters

Bad Class:
-Incomplete explanations from teachers
-Teacher not letting students put their thoughts about human evolution
-Vague explanation
-Criticizing students who ask questions
-Dictating the class
-Ignoring student's questions, concerns

Homework:
Paper 3 planning sheet - agree OR disagree (side 1 OR side 2).

Reminder:
Paper 3 Outline due at the end of class, Friday, October 19th!

Posted by Elizabeth Shaller at 10:26 AM | Permalink | Comments (5)

Choose a value that from Friday’s discussion that you feel is important not only for Ruth or James, but for yourself as well. Explain why it is important

i think its important that to respect other peoples value,privacey. you should feel the pain they going through because you never know when you going loose a close friendship for example when the old white lady's husband died ruth act that he didn't care but deep inside he did care and he felt guilty that he didn't show some love to her

Posted by Said Jele at 10:16 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)