Blog #10 Comparing semester literature to placement

This year has been extremely enlightening when it comes to learning about social justice in the school setting. We were all placed in an urban setting Lisa Delpit: The Culture of power is created by the teacher. At my placement the teacher is the absolute leader of the class. She has created an environment for the bilingual students to also be leaders in the class. By placing them in the middle of the class with the other students around them. They will go assist during both math and reading lessons to translate and actually teach the lessons tot the other students. Jonathan Kozol: There are two students that openly talk about their parent partying at their home and always wreaking of marijuana. When I put myself in their shoes, I try and be compassionate to them and show them empathy for their situation. But the students seem to like that their parents openly do this. They have become conditioned to this behavior of their parent. Aria (Rodriguez): The teacher allows the students to speak in their native language to answer questions. She has the bilingual students translate. The teeadcher encourages the students to be able to carry on during lessons because they are more comfortable and come to better conclusions.