Sex and gender identity in schools (blog#10)

 Reflection. 

While reading through the Trevor project, I learned so much information. I have never had a bad experience with my gender or sex. I never learned about gender and sexuality up until now. I also never thought that such comments could make a person (who identifies differently than the stereotypes) could make them feel bad. After reading through the Trevor project, I now feel educated and have learned strategies on how to be helpful to another person and how to avoid awkward and discomforting situations. The Trevor project starts off by listing definitions of terms, which was helpful because I was ignorant to all of these definitions, and after reading them, it made me realize that these words all have a different meaning, and sometimes we, the ignorant people, assume that they all mean one thing only. 

After listing the definitions, the Trevor project follows up with ways of how to be respectful towards others, what to do, and what not to do. Again as the ignorant person that I am/was, I never thought that a question that could seem as normal to me could be hurtful to someone else for example like “I didn’t know you were transgender” or “you don't look trans”. Knowing this information helps me become aware of situations that I can prevent or even help in others. The LGBTQ community members receive so much hate and discrimination which can make them feel alone. Due to this, I think it is important for people who are ignorant to read the Trevor Project to inform themselves to be aware and learn how to be respectful towards the LGBTQ community. There are so many ways in which we can support the LGBTQ community and it all starts by informing yourself about the community and taking accountability. 

https://theconversation.com/why-lgbtq-inclusivity-still-matters-in-higher-education-74273

Questions for DR. Alexander Sidorkin

 

1. Do you see AI becoming normalized in colleges as a helpful resource?

2. Do you think AI will create a space for students where learning will no longer be needed?

3. How can AI positively help teachers? 

4. Will AI take away jobs in the future?

Literacy with an attitude (blog #7)

 Literacy with an attitude

Patrick J. Finn

The School system

Extended comment

For this blog, I will be using jackeline’s blog as the center of mine. In her post she mentions “In the other hand, there are people from low class like I mentioned before they are treated with indifference because they do not have the necessary tools at school.”  I agree with Jackeline’s quote. I think that lower and working-class public schools are often viewed as the “bad schools” and because of that, the students receive indifferent treatment, and the affluent professional school are the “good schools” because they receive proper funding.  We not only see this type of treatment of indifference at school with students, but we also see this outside of schools, like the workplace or public spaces. But why are these people being treated in such a way? The only thing I could think of was the culture of power. The people in the affluent professional schools have children and teachers who come from the culture of power, where they (the students)  have it easier than other kids who attent a lower/middle-class school. She also mentions “He is also trying to say that teachers are the ones who can change this, because literacy is not just learning/teaching how to write or read, it is advocating students for a better education.” I agree that teachers have the power to change the lives of the school or students. I believe that a teacher should care about students and push them toward success, not failure. In the reading, we can see that the teachers in the lower-class schools, the teacher makes no effort to make a change in their student's life or to push them to learn because they say the students “are lazy.” The life of a classroom from from the teacher, not the school.