Future teachers will recognize that schools are socially constructed systems that are susceptible to racism. That schools and classrooms are often structured in ways that advantage and disadvantage some groups but are also critical sites for social and cultural transformation.In this area, teachers' "Autoethnography should reflect appreciation for how dominant pedagogical styles, school curricula, behavioral expectations, personal prejudices of school personnel (among other things) often convey overt and covert messages that devalue the culture, heritage, and identity of minority students. Writings must show awareness that, when minority individuals actively resist and reject the implicit and explicit messages attacking their ethnic identity, educational achievement is negatively impacted.... Future teachers create & fight for social justice ..."
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Litmus test for new teachers
Here's more on the public university University of Minnesota's new criteria on training teachers. Not only will prospective teachers have to pledge allegiance to the principles of "diversity," but that the U of M will be "screening" even the applicants. This is getting scary:
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