Jill's FNED 246-01

  Blog #10 Over the course of this year, I've had a lot of fun going through articles that represent the present day education system. This course has opened my eyes to the world of becoming an educator.  Teach Us All I really liked this movie, it inspires me to make sure that every student is appreciated and welcomed in my classroom. I hate to see students that are pushed away.  Aria I really enjoyed this reading. This reading taught me that bilingual students struggle. I used to think that people adapting to our language and culture was the answer. But It's the other way around. If you adapt your life to fit theirs, it makes it so much easier for the students who are struggling.  Intersectionality 101 This small video represented how students should be included in EVERYTHING! This really inspired me to make sure each student is welcomed not only in my classroom, but also in the school!

Blog # 9 Comments Reading the  RI Laws and Policies and Queering Our Schools, I took a peek at some of the other blogs that were posted since mine were late. I agree with Liv and Brenna. My school was not a queer friendly environment. We only had 1 gender neutral bathroom, but it was mainly used for teachers and some students who were in the special ed courses that needed help while using the restroom. It was mainly like a 'family' bathroom you would see in grocery stores. With that being said, there is definitely room for improvement in schools to make students feel more welcome in an environment that they have to see almost every day.

Blog # 8 Reflection To give a definition to the word "ableism", ableism is  the discrimination of and social prejudice against people with disabilities based on the belief that typical abilities are superior.  I have a cousin who has down syndrome, and she couldn't be doing better. She plays unified sports, takes place in the special olympics and does good in school. Unfortunately, this isn't the case for everyone.  In high school, we had a wing that was primarily held classes for people with disabilities. Everyone would avoid that section of the school and sometimes even go the long way just to get to class. I would go through that hallway and talk to some of the students, because they were just like us they just had the label of being disabled that 'scared' people away. When Hehir talks about education for the deaf, it reminded me of high school as well. My grandfather's sister was deaf and my grandfather got me interested in...