Connections:
This reading reminded me a lot of Delpit's view and how she agrues that there are many different techniques on how to handle the children in your classroom. Shor would agree that not all classrooms should be taught in the same way because you need to find your own connection with them.
This reading also reminded me of Johnson and how we feel the need to "belong" to a certain group and meet certain standards to feel accept. The elephant in the room as Johnson would say would be the curriculum standards that all teacher need to abide by this "teacher bible" for it to be acceptable in a classroom.
Shor brings up some really good points about how politics get in the way of teaching children. Sometimes the word teaching gets lost in translation when you have to follow such strict rules from the Board of Education and the school system you work in. In order to be a successful teacher you have to find a way to work some fun into your classrooms but still teach by the book as well. It's a hard task to do but it is completely possible!
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Too bad the education system is so strict with rules that teachers must abide by. It makes teaching a chore and boring, and the students lose interest quickly as well. Teachers need to be able to make some of their own rules!
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