This article places emphasis on how reinhabitation and decolonization depend on each other. From the examples brought forth, it isn’t hard to see that influencing one of these factors affects the other especially amongst first nation people and culture. In an effort to support Cree youth, documentaries were made by interviewing elders and people theContinue reading “Reinhabitation and Decolonization”
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Learning Views
In the colonial perspective, a good student is generally the same no matter where you are. The student does required homework, engages in class, and fully listens to the teacher. Conversely, what makes a bad student in the eyes of a teacher/educator is a student that does not adhere to whatever the teacher advocates. ThisContinue reading “Learning Views”
Whiteness Among White Teachers
The main focus of Cheryl Matias’ article ”Check Yo’self before You Wreck Yo’self and Our Kids: Counterstories from Culturally Responsive White Teachers? . . . To Culturally Responsive White Teachers!” is that “white teachers have yet to investigate their whiteness, and those who dismiss this notion of self-examination recycle the structure of race and whiteContinue reading “Whiteness Among White Teachers”
Tyler's Principle Relevance
Tyler’s theory was based on four fundamental questions: 1. What educational purposes should the school seek to attain? 2. What educational experiences can be provided that are likely to attain these purposes? 3. How can these educational experiences be effectively organized? 4. How can we determine whether these purposes are being attained? There are 4Continue reading “Tyler's Principle Relevance”
Importance of Common Sense
Common Sense, according to Kumashiro, is simply basic knowledge that everyone should know. Based on Kumashiro’s experience, it shows how common sense is all relative to what is normalized in a given place. To the people of Nepal, “the lecture-practice-exam approach to teaching had become so ingrained in the practices of Nepal’s schools as toContinue reading “Importance of Common Sense”
No Place Like Home
The place I am from has shaped me into the person I am today in ways that I can’t even imagine. I usually say that I am from Carlyle, Saskatchewan because nobody ever knows where White bear Lake is. But between the two places, the comparison is nonexistent. White bear Lake and its other neighborContinue reading “No Place Like Home”
Hockey Hair
There have been a few experiences in my life that have made me aware of my own gender, but I didn’t realize it or think about what that meant until I read Sensoy and DiAngelo’s,” Is Everyone Really Equal.” Back in high school, I had long hair that went down past my shoulders. I wasContinue reading “Hockey Hair”
Another Day on the Job
As a white male, for most situations in Saskatchewan I am among the majority and therefore exert white privilege whether I would like to or not. I am from a first nations reserve called Whitebear and have lived there since I was 10 (I am now 21).Back in high school, grade 10 to be exact,Continue reading “Another Day on the Job”
Humour and a 6 Pack
My story begins with a 6 pack of beer and a persistent sense of humour; the story of how my dad met my mother. This story may be a little biased towards my mother’s side because my dad passing when I was 8. The year was 1984, and my mother was invited to a “BoozeContinue reading “Humour and a 6 Pack”
