How true
Preach.
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April 22, 2012 at 3:40pm
"To be a young American today is to experience both excitement and uncertainty, wide-open possibility and confusion, new freedoms and new fears" →
An interesting article in NYT about “emerging adulthood” and the changes in 20-somethings in the last 30 years.
2:19pm
But will they like me?
I have been working on a reflection on my own personal education in order to get me thinking about how I would like to promote a multicultural and accepting atmosphere in my classroom. The only thing I have been able to conclude from it is that I have never experienced academic adversity. Ever.
While I was reassured by others’ reflections confirming that there is no “natural bond” between students/teachers with similar backgrounds, I still worry. I’m a rather spoiled white girl from lily-white suburbia, how will I relate to my students? How will I earn their respect?
Conclusion: I must join a gang come up with some small activity to start connecting with them. I’m thinking 5-minutes of journaling before class on Mondays. I don’t think that would have made me groan too much when I was in school. Thoughts?
April 15, 2012 at 5:35pm
Is this real life?
26 days until graduation. 56 days until I become responsible for some of America’s most disadvantaged students. No pressure.
