Blog #10

 Abolitionist Teaching

Lucas McElroy

            In the video with Dr. Love, we learn about the "Abolitionist Learning" method of teaching. This is a set of  practices and approaches to teaching that focus on restoring humanity for all children in schools. It is the practice of pursuing educational freedom for all students. Love describes the current educational setting as an "educational survival complex," one that is built on the suffering of students of color in which they are never educated to thrive, only to survive." This teaching method is going to look different in different schools, as kids need different needs based on their demographic. One of the approaches she uses are non-traditional educational curricula such as Hip Hop based education, critical media literacy and pop culture. Many teachers who use this method take inspiration from the abolitionist era, which is where this gets its name. During the abolitionist era, reforms were made to free and equalize African Americans in the United States, which is something that needs to happen for young African American students in the United States school systems in today's society. 

Question: Have there been any acts passed to reform education specifically to help people of color? 

Link: https://abolitionistteachingnetwork.org/

Blog #9

 Blog Post #9

Lucas McElroy

    1. One article that stood out to me was the Jonathan Cozal article. What was meaningful to me was the explanation of the racial divide with wealth in New York. The white population household income is significantly more than the Hispanic and black population. The Hispanic and Black populations average household income in Mott Haven is $7,600.

    2. Another article that was meaningful was Patrick Finn's Literacy with an Attitude. It was meaningful because it focused on the different outcomes of students depending on where they lived. It shows that your life is dependent on where they go to school. 

    3. My last point is from our first ever article. The quote was from Rodney King and he said "Can't we all just get along". That was one of the most meaningful quotes I read. This resonated with me because we should all just be able to get along no matter what our differences are.

Blog #8 Sex and Gender Based Systems

 Sex and Gender Based Systems 

Lucas McElroy 

Sex and gender systems are the set of arrangements by which a society transforms biological sexuality into products of human activity, and in which these transformed sexual needs are satisfied. It is very important in todays society that all different genders are respected, especially in the school systems. Students need to be able to feel comfortable in school and be able to express themselves to make them feel truly comfortable in their body. There are many different acts and laws that ensure that this happens. For example, FERPA makes sure that students records are kept private. This is especially important for transgender students, as if they choose other students or even faculty do not need to know that this student has decided to go through a gender transition. In 2011 Title IX was extended to make sure that LGBTQ students get the same rights as other students. This includes the school taking immediate action in solving harassment cases against these students, in the same way they would any other student filing a harassment case. In the video the book "They, She, He, Easy as ABC" is read. This book is child friendly and teaches the different pronouns and the importance of using them so others feel respected. The book goes by every letter in the alphabet and gives different examples of pronouns and genders for each letter. The book also gives adults a good opportunity to explain the pronouns in a fun, easy way for children to understand. It is important that people learn how to respect pronouns and the way others want to live their life at an early age during school, so that they treat everyone with respect and will not have issues in the future. 

Comments: Back when I was in school I was never informed on the different genders and pronouns. Seeing that there is a book that is child friendly for children to learn is amazing.

Hyperlink: https://uwm.edu/lgbtrc/support/gender-pronouns/