critical reflection 4
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Kathleen Jimenez
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Critical Reflection 4
After reading the assigned content and watching the videos, I believe I have a better understanding of students who may come into my classroom in my future years of begin an educator. As educators we will come across very diverse families with who face difficulties, we may not have had to deal with ourselves. Being a shoulder to lean on or an ear to listen to these students can make a massive impact in their lives and future. For the past 3 years I have been a first-grade teacher in a low-income area of Miami. During these 3 years I have gained such a different perspective on my privilege, and the importance of my role in my students lives. In the video “The Mask You Live In” it details the struggles students from low-
income areas face balancing the mask they portray to the outside world and allowing themselves to be open and vulnerable when it comes to learning. I have seen this firsthand in my school with students who act out because they want attention or want to feel heard. I learned rather quickly that instead of getting upset
I should try to understand where these students are coming from. By establishing a trusting relationship with my students and allowing them a safe place in my classroom they were able to open up to me and accept the help and accept that they
are not judged by where they come from. Stereotypes can cause students to lack self-confidence which can hurt them academically but also socially. I believe a teacher’s purpose is to educate but also to make your students feel seen and heard. Suheir Hammad’s Poem on TedTalk was a perfect representation of the power of
the female voice. For many years women were not allowed to voice their opinions or even have a say on important topics and decisions, this poem emphasizes the power behind women’s voices. Having the privilege to voice our disagreements and have opposing views on the situation at hand. As a female educator I have a deeper understanding on the importance of being an advocate for my students, making sure they are heard and treated equally. As a women I understand the struggles of being overlooked and ignored, and many adults feel that the opinions of a child are unnecessary when they are the complete opposite by listening to our students we can learn many things and develop lessons that actually engage the students to actively learn. “The
Circle: masculinity, racism and brotherhood on a Hackney estate” was such an artistic way of showing the struggles and the beauty in brotherhood. Men historically have never been encouraged to show their emotions or express themselves emotionally how women do. This video showed a side of these men being vulnerable and leaning on one another to symbolize the emotions they may feel when dealing with difficult situations. I believe this also can correlate with
helping male students accept their feelings and emotions and teaching them how to
vocalize how they are feeling. It is very easy to fall into the stereotypical routine of
boys need to be tough and disconnected from their emotions but as educators we don’t only educate them academically but we also model health emotional regulation for both our boys and girls.
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