Do I have the full Picture?
After reading and watching the videos from this module, I don’t think it’s fair to say I have the full picture. Will anyone ever truly know everything that is happening/has happened? In school they don’t teach us the full picture. They pick out certain parts and leave the rest unspoken. So much is hidden from us and for what reason? Unfortunately, I was never taught about Ruby Bridges, I never knew her story growing up. Hearing that adults were throwing rocks at her and treating this little six year old girl was heart breaking. Watching Victoria’s video informed me of so much that I wasn’t aware of. It amazes me how little we can be taught, but at the time, thinking we were learning so much. The failure of the educational system and the miseducation of students can be the fault for this. Students should be able to ask questions and teachers should be able to answer them unbiasedly. One thing that stood out to me in the readings was Autumn Roberson-Manahan’s story. She was sent to a Disciplinary Alternative Education Program for 45 days and the students who were creating the problems got an extremely less severe form of punishment. A 17 year old girl felt “totally defeated” from fighting so hard in a school setting. She was facing people who simply didn’t care enough, people who wanted to hurt her. School shouldn’t be a scary place for students, but with the world we live in it is. Bryan Stevenson discusses how “we have to have the courage to address the things we are dealing with” (White Hands in the Dirt: Truth and Reconciliation). In order for something to change, it has to be recognized and heard.
Hey Kirsten!! I totally agree! I also think that the education system has fallen short when it comes to giving students the whole picture. I learned about Ruby Bridges personally, but I definitely didn't learn about how intense and brutal she was treated! I didn't learn that about any of the other people in school either. I love how you said that students should be able to ask questions because I agree that was something that was so heavily discouraged in my schooling experience.
ReplyDeleteHi Chloe! Yes, it's important students feel they have a voice and that it's heard. I was never big about asking questions when learning about something I didn't know, but I wish I had been comfortable enough to. That is something I want to make sure my students feel in my classroom. Thanks for commenting!
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