Why Teach?

  This is the big question we have been working towards, but after completing this course I can finally say I have the answer. Great teaching is the ability to bring awareness, equity, diversity, etc. into a classroom setting. Making sure all parties have a voice and it is heard and greatly valued. Setting out a positive yet motivating impression on your students' learning and perception of the world. For this week’s assignment, we picked our top 5 assignment strategies that we have completed over this semester.  My top 5 were: 1.      3-Minute Pause 2.      Do’s and Don’t List 3.      Social Media 4.      Blogging with Other Educators 5.      One Pager I decided to pick these five assignments because I personally gained so much from them and found them the most beneficial/empowering, especially for students. The 3 Minute Pause strategy can be empowering by challenging students ...

       Schools will forever be segregated no matter how hard the world set laws, make public claims, etc. The government and higher-ranked white people of our society will always find loopholes around the Constitution and other set laws and policies in order to keep us African Americans and Hispanics away from the whites. They are still segregated in 2023 mainly due to laws and placement, as in mainly redlining. “The system is Rigged!”, people like me don’t even start with a fair chance at the game of life we’re already 10 steps behind. Many may express that schools aren’t segregated, but realistically they are segregated based on placement.  Schools with good scores, funding, rates, etc. are primarily placed in the white neighborhoods. And for the schools with low scores, the bare minimum to no funding, and struggle to pass board standards are primarily placed in minority neighborhoods.       Growing up all black kids had/have the dream...