Sadie Martin

 As a teacher, we have a lot of control over what is talked about in the classroom. We may have to follow a certain curriculum set by the school that we have to follow, but we can all hit it differently. Like the TikTok teacher, Dancingteacher808, we need to make sure our students are learning about everyone. If your curriculum is to learn about historical figures in a certain time period make sure not to zone in on a singular story. To stop students from feeling marginalized we, as teachers, must show multiple viewpoints or stories from different backgrounds.  Students who see their background at school, and it being successful stories, is really helpful for students to feel less marginalized. Students tend to feel marginalized because students who are not like them often do not know how to react or they do not have a lot of interaction with them in school. This is why it is important for teachers to have control over whose stories get told in the classroom and to make sure t...

 Talking about issues and topics that aren't school related is so important for all students. Recently, in my classes, we have been talking about being inclusive and about real-life issues in the classroom and their effects on the students. One of the most important ones being that representation still matters even in school. Last year in my class we were asked to draw what scientists looked like. Even though there we were in a classroom full of females everyone drew males for their scientist. This just goes to prove that showing your students male scientists over and over does have an effect.  Now we can talk about why we should talk about important topics in classrooms, but how should we talk about them? One way I see suggested a lot is to have an inclusive classroom library. The way to make an inclusive library is to have variations in authors, characters, and family life. When you do your Christmas readings in the classroom add in the religious traditions happening around ...