The Future of Healing Blog

 This blog I an going to pick 3 quotes and explain the importance of them.

"I first became aware of the limitations of the term "trauma-informed care" during a healing circle I was leading with a group of African American young men. All of them had experienced some form of trauma ranging from sexual abuse, violence, homelessness, abandonment or all of the above" This quote stuck out to me because you may look at someone or talk to someone and never know what they are going through but they could be struggling heavily with something you never realize but they don't want to share that. 

""These schools believe that discipline alone is sufficient to modify undesired classroom behavior, but research shows that school suspensions may further harm students who have been exposed to a traumatic event or experience" This really is important because there are teachers who will discipline students thinking that it will help them but really if they are getting suspended sometimes school is some student's safe place where there is nothing wrong so say you are suspended for a few days those students are not in school and they are dealing with their trauma and it can make their mental health worse. Teachers see it as a good way to punish a student but really it is just stopping the teachers from having to deal with students who act out or did something wrong.

"A healing centered approach to addressing trauma requires a different question that moves beyond 'what happened to you' to 'whats right with you' and views those exposed to trauma as agents in the creation of their own well-being rather than victims of traumatic events" I think this quote is important because they tell you what you should say instead of what is wrong to ask them what is right and that will probably make them realize that there is more things that is going well for them besides this trauma they are struggling with it may be tough but it will help them think about what is good. 

blog 8- RI Laws and Policies on Gender and Woke Read Aloud

 For the Rhode Island Laws and Policies I am just going to reflect on them and give a personal experience.

I agree with everything the law says about gender and sexuality in schools because this is someone's life. I think we definitely need to facilitate compliance with the state and federal laws concerning bulling, harassment, and discrimination because we shouldn't judge someone on their sexual orientation, gender, sexuality, and more. The education environment should be free of discrimination for everyone regardless their sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression. A key concept is a supportive school environment, supportive family and educational professionals. The Rhode Island Department law states that everyone in elementary and special ed is committed to ensure a safe and supportive learning environment for all students.

In my high school I had a friend who was apart of the LGBTQ community and there were other students harassing him and he had an adult in the school he went to so he could get some help. Although she was not administration she got the administration involved because he felt unsafe at school because he was not sure who it was because the person harassing him was texting him under a phone number that he was unsure of. The issue eventually got resolved but it was not fair to him that he was feeling endangered when he should have never felt that way because of his sexuality.  Nobody should ever feel the way he did for being himself. Bullying in general needs to come to an end because it can really effect someone's mental health, or just in general think bad about themselves 

Blog 7-Hehir

 For the article Eliminating Ableism in Education I am going to reflect on it and connect it to my personal experience. 

As a kid I always struggled with school and none of my teachers noticed until I was in eighth grade. One of my favorite teachers I had as a kid was in eighth grade and she helped me a lot. She ended up having me do some tests to see where I was compared to the other students in my grade and they were lower than other students. So that is when my individualized learning plan (ILP) came into place. So we had a meeting with a group of teachers me and my parents. They asked me what would help me and I didn't really know what would help me at the time. So they listed off some things that they thought would help me. I was able to get extra time on assignments, I would be moved into a quiet area for my testing, I would be able to ask the teacher a question about the assignment or test, and another resource I had was being able to had questions or directions repeated or worded in a different way. When I would leave the classroom for this kind of help with my schoolwork I always felt that my friends would judge me or when I went to the yearly meetings and a teacher would come get me from class I would feel embarrassed and now looking back I wish I was more confident because I know see that everyone learns differently and needs different things to succeed. Going through my classes from maybe third grade to 8th grade I knew that was struggling and I wish I could have brought myself to get help but I never did. 

"Educators have long recognized the phenomenon of children who seem intellectually able but experience marked difficulty learning to read" (Heir 12). Children can seem intellectually able but sometimes they have trouble with reading and comprehension and that can even effect them in all areas of classes. Dyslexia is also known when kids show to be intellectually able.  In my experience I never got diagnosed with dyslexia even though I had reading and comprehension struggles. It was a common thing to have in 2001. I definitely think that people need to normalize learning disabilities. Learning disabilities are a common things and teachers need to make sure the students know that.

 

Blog 6

 For "Aria" By Richard Rodriguez I am going to find some quotes that show importance and relevance.  

My first quote shows importance because Rodriguez was required to learn english and coming from a home where they speak Spanish was difficult for him. When he spoke english the first time in class and the class understood him was an eye opener for him. "I was obliged to hear my mother and father: 'Speak to us in ingles.' (speak). Only then did I determine to learn classroom English. Weeks after, it happened; One day in school I raised my hand to volunteer an answer. I spoke out in a loud voice. And I did not think it remarkable when the entire class understood. That day, I moved very far from the disadvantaged child I had only been days earlier" (Rodriguez 36).  He says because he was a Spanish speaking he was a child with a disadvantage and when he started speaking English that disadvantage sort of started to go away. 

My second quote is showing that he is "americanizing" "After English became my primary language, I no longer knew what words to use in addressing my parents. The old Spanish words (those tender accents of sound) I had used earlier Mama and Papa- I couldn't use anymore. They would have been too painful reminders of how much my life has changed" (Rodriguez 37). This quote is showing he lost a part of his culture that was painful to him because his life had changed so much by coming to America and having to change his language in order to be a regular student with no disadvantages. 

My last quote that I found importance to is "Though his English improved somewhat, he retried into silence. At dinner he spoke very little. One night his children and even his wife giggled at his garbled English pronunciation of the Catholic Grace before meals" (Rodriguez 37). I found importance in this quote because even after years of him learning English and his wife and children laugh about his speaking and although he tries he will always have that Spanish background even though he was pretty much forced to Americanize himself and basically got rid of all of his cultural background. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_IiVUh8-zacE9Nh_I4Q9Jmaj8_v9ATtR/view 

Blog #5- Finn

 For my Blog I will be reflecting on this article as well as adding some of my own personal experience in my schools over the years.

The article was based on explaining the different social classes and how they were different from one another. They talk about schooling between rich and poor and how it is segregated based on a social class. They classify which jobs are considered different classes. They say that middle class schools had skilled blue collar workers and some white collar workers. They also talk about how a traditional middle class job is a social worker, middle managers, teachers. 

Growing up I was more middle class. My mom was a teacher and my dad a firefighter. There were times when things were a little tight because there were times my dad's job was not doing well. But as a child I never really noticed until I was in high school. I was always fed and always had clothes and a home. Although I grew up in a good home and had a good support system there were kids where I saw that they didn't have as stable as a home life. I believe that people should not be judged based on their class. 

In the article they talk about how they give the working class they would skip pages from the math text books because they found it to be too hard for these students. No matter anyones social class they should be getting an equal education and all students should be learning the same things in the same grades. For instance I know that private schools probably get a little more than someone in a public school. Although they are paying students should be getting the same amount of education and learning the same things throughout the country. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/18oYkhqKhuR4kUchebkg92zQ3_MtsDbBr/view 

Tatum Blog 4-Caroline Almagno

 For "Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together In The Cafeteria" By Beverly Daniel Tatum I am choosing to find some quotes with some importance to them. 

My first quote is "We may not have polluted the air, but we need to take responsibility, along with others for cleaning it up." I think this is a quote that shows importance because even though there are people who didn't start the racism issue there is still an opportunity to fix it and treat one another the same no matter the color of their skin or their race, ethnicity, religion, etc. There will always be time to fix these divides in the nation. 

My second quote that I found importance in was "Most white people, if they are really being honest with themselves, can see that there are advantages to being white in the United States" In this quote they are talking about White Privilege and sometimes white people don't notice that they have this but they do. White people have more advantages in life than a person of color. 

My third quote is " It is also true that not al people of color are equally targeted by racism" They say that everyone has multiple identities that shape peoples experience and I believe that is true there are lighter skinned people who are treated either more as white or they are treated as black. I believe there should be no treating people different based on what their race is. There are people who are judges based on their sexuality, able-bodied, race, etc. People should not be judged because of these things everyone should be treated the same because we are all human.

Blog 4-Caroline Almagno

 For the reading Amazing Grace I am pulling some quotes from the text and find their meaning and relevance. 

My first quote that I found importance in was "Crack-cocaine addiction and the intravenous use of hero, which children I have met here call "the needle drug" are woven into the texture of existence in Mott Haven. Nearly 4,000 hero injectors, many of whom are HIV-infected, live here."(4). I think this quote is important because no kids should have to be exposed to drugs that can put them in danger and they know what heroin is at a young age. There are children knowing people who are dying from HIV and one quarter of the women of Mott Haven who are testing for HIV are testing positive. I think it is scary for young children to be exposed to this at a young age and they are losing people in their lives because of drugs and infection from doing those drugs.

My second quote stood out to me because these kids are going through a lot at home and could be scared going to school or coming home from school. When there are shootings continually happening they are scared to be going out and that can be traumatizing for students when they are losing people in their lives one after another. My quote is "In early July of 1993, shortly before the first time that I visited the neighborhood, three more people were shot in 30 minutes unrelated murders in the South Bronx... A week later, a mother was murdered and her baby wounded by a bullet in the stomach while they were standing on a South Bronx"(5).

My last quote that I found relevance to is " Depression is common among children in Mott Haven. Many cry a great deal but cannot explain exactly why.Fear and anxiety is common. Many cannot sleep Asthma is the most common illness among children here. Many have to struggle to take in a good deep breath"(4) I found relevance to this quote because it shows how tough life is for these students is and sometimes they don't understand why they are feeling the way they are feeling and it will probably make it tough on teachers as well because they want to help but the students cant express how they are feeling.

This photo represents the way these students are feeling but they just can't express why.