Darian's Diary

 When it comes to schooling and the students who have been marginalized and pushed to the side in society and the classroom it is very widespread. Throughout history if you weren't a straight, white, male, you would not be treated with the same respect in school. The thought of this truly breaks my heart, especially since this marginalization is still going on today.  Many students who have been marginalized are people of color, specifically black people. Segregation was strictly enforced in schools, seperating the white kids from the black kids. This changed after Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 when it was ruled that racial segregation in public schools was illegal. While this certainly changed the trajectory for marginalized student, it makes you wonder if private educational institutes still enforced these horrendous racially inspired crimes. Another story of marginalization in the school system would be the mistreatment to the mentally disabled, or developmentally del...

As a teacher it is your job to address issues, and teach your students the proper way to do that. With that being said when issues or sensitive matters become present in a class room or just in life in general we must address them accordingly. A big factor in doing this properly is generating conversation and allowing students to feel comfortable expressing their own opinions and feelings on the matter. For example, if a student doesn't agree with the topic at hand and they don't feel like they have the authority to speak up and generate a conversation about said topic, they may resent the class or teacher in general. Like Video 6, from the module this week, we should actively try and have our students talk and discuss issues that they feel they can provide a say in. In return the students will learn to feel comfortable and be able to express their own thoughts. Another key factor in being able to talk abut issues that matter is, we must not beat around the bush and stay in ou...