Sadie Martin

       There are plenty of reasons that schools are great for kids. Schools are a great place to learn. In school, you can learn about different traditions, races, religions, backgrounds, etc. When I was still in school I went to a public school and If I has stayed at home for homeschooling I would have never gotten the chance to meet people of different backgrounds than me and learn from them. With so many classrooms having an inclusive library students are getting the chance to read about many topics about people who aren't like them from authors who are not like them. This is an experience you cannot get outside of school. Another reason schools are great is that they can also help you build socialization. When I was in school it was one of the few places I can talk to my peers and not adults like my parents. This helped build my language more than anything. School is also a great place to learn about routine, behavior, and rules. This is all beneficial for kids t...

 The video from "Get Lit" was amazing and eye-opening to watch. I have seen a few of their videos and they are all amazing. I think they pointed out a lot of good examples of ways teachers teach things to students without even realizing it. I think this was a good reminder that learning is not always lecturing. I have seen kids pick up on things no one has spoken about verbally. One of the things this reminds me of is a topic I am talking about in my ECE class. We were talking about gender stereotypes and how it only takes them seeing the mom doing the same characteristics or actions over and over for them to pick up on it. I loved learning the three categories of the curriculum.  I think the category I was most familiar with was the explicit curriculum because it is the most visible one. although I have seen the explicit one in school I think social media is highlighting right now is the book ban in the null category. This is making so many people mad because they believe ch...

 Are Schools Segregated Today? When I first read this prompt I immediately agreed with Beverly Daniel Tatum. When they said that schools are segregated in a different way today than 65 years ago I instantly thought about schools I have been to. I thought about instances I have seen and how they have segregated students but since they were still attending the same school as the majority of people it didn't matter to people. The video our unit had about redlining showed us one way how segregation still exists today. Minorities to this day have stayed in the "red area" and it was the predominant way they were segregated against. This "trapped" minorities in this cycle because when they outlawed all these practices they were stuck with the money they had and it was not enough to get them out. I loved how they called the game rigged. This all wraps back into school by the taxes that fund the school. This means since the schools weren't getting funded as much as t...

 Money Problems           When I tell someone I plan to become a teacher money is one of the first things they mention. Unsurprisingly, this is the most popular comment when people hear someone is becoming a teacher.  When the unit mentioned that Texas had an F ranking for state spending I was shocked it was the worst tier but not surprised it was low. In all my times in the classroom no matter what the role was I have noticed the lack of funding for many things. I think what is most eye-opening is when you see classrooms before and after being teacher funded. If we were to send each student into the classroom only being funded by the school it would be sad to see how hard it would be to teach the students their required curriculum. The first article talked about the ranking system and what could cause each ranking. They came up with two observations. One the schools in poor communities often are ranked low and two the teacher workforce. The state...