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 Good Afternoon and welcome back to my blog!   This blog is bittersweet as we are recapping 3 impactful activities/readings/videos we did throughout the semester.  Precious Knowledge documentary: This documentary really stood out to me. Hearing different students perspectives on how the school system has failed so many students. Having a class such as "ethnic studies" really brought so many students together in one safe space. In a community where students are struggling it was really special to me that school can be a safe space which is what I want my classroom to be for many students. Kohn Classroom chart- This highlights how certain dynamics and ways can help you connect to your students. I like the way it showed different ways to set up a classroom because it inspired me to come up with useful ways to set up a successful classroom.  Shalabys Troublemakers- I enjoyed reading this article because it showed a different perspective on kids. It showed that no kid is ...

 Today's blog post is a reflection of Sexual Orientation           We watched an inspirational video on sexual orientation and how many child who attended "Camp I am" felt for once included and safe in who they were. They felt confident because for the first time they did not have to hide who they were. They also mentioned how they felt shamed in their communities because this was not the "social norm." It even broke up families. I found it crazy how a parent could leave their child only because they were expressing themselves. Reid is now a support system and advocate at a camp who help children transition into their comfortable gender. And Milo's mom is now a photographer at "Camp I am" and continues to advocate for Milo. Having a mothers perspective in this Ted talk is important because their children are also struggling with this transitions, so having a open-minded parent up their it very insightful.

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 Good Morning everyone and welcome back to my blog!         Today is a reflection post about Ablism in education and how we can eliminate it as future teachers? In the article "   ​ "Eliminating Ableism in Education" is an article by Thomas Hehir.   Hehir defines ablism as "the devaluation of disability" leading to societal attitudes uncritically. He highlights how we diminish people with disabilities without being aware. Such as speaking instead of signing in a classroom. For example, a student who has a hearing impairment is given an aid. Although this is beneficial for the student, we devalue the student by not giving additional training to the main student teacher. These assumptions also lower the job rate for a person who has a disability because of the lack of training. We "assume" a child cannot do an activity because of their disability which is unfortunate.       I want to reflect on this reading back to the best ...