Post #6 from Mary Pat

“Many times in our lives, we choose the realities we live in, even though deep down we know the real world does not go away.” This quote from the reading “ Understanding the Students We Teach: Poverty in the Classroom” really spoke to me, because I feel a lot of people in the world choose to stay in their comfort zone. When was a time you chose to go out of your comfort zone to see another perspective? What did you experience from it? Explain.

In “Lessons from Teachers” the author Lisa Delpit talks a lot about context in the classroom and the importance of context. What negative outcomes would come of low-income students if educators do not implement context? How might you as a future educator apply context in a classroom of low-income, African American children?

The reading explains that understanding a students culture is vital, and that representation of a culture is important to learning. Name at least 3 African American artists that you could have in your future lesson.  (Try to not repeat artists from other blogs please! J)

Here is a great artist to consider: Alma Woodsley Thomas - Expressionist painter (1891-1978)

And another Bill Traylor (1854-1949) and awesome video