Analyzing children’s books was an eye-opening activity.\u00a0 I don’t understand why some authors feel that it is alright to promote stereotypes and biases within their\u00a0books, or why authors wouldn’t be more selective in their verbiage unless their goal was to offend.\u00a0 Describing two people as extreme opposites because one is fat and the other is thin is completely inappropriate.\u00a0 Having an image of a toddler drowning is repulsive.\u00a0 If I had been reading the book that used the terms fat and thin, I would have definitely noticed as I am sensitive to that type of categorizing.\u00a0 However, I am not sure that I would have seen the drowning toddler if I had not been critiquing the book.\u00a0 That kind of worries me and makes me aware of the amount of scrutiny I need to utilize when selecting a book to read to students.\u00a0 I am afraid that I will miss something offensive or overlook biases that I am not aware of.\u00a0 It’s going to be difficult for me to stock a classroom library.\u00a0 I also an not sure where I would draw the line if a book was incredibly valuable for one group of students, but slightly bias towards another.\u00a0 How do you make that call?<\/p>\n
Though I understand\u00a0the reasoning behind being asked to write a lesson plan in class, it was overwhelming for me.\u00a0 I am not very good with a productive\u00a0struggle when I am not in the correct mind frame\u00a0to work on whatever I am struggling with.\u00a0 I normally like to brainstorm and think for a while before I start writing a lesson plan.\u00a0 I also had difficulty using an activity that I would\u00a0not have selected.\u00a0 Through the process of working with a partner, I learned that I have developed a personal formula for writing a lesson plan.\u00a0 I hope that this is a good thing.\u00a0 Being able to discuss our lesson plans with the class and learn why some ideas are better than others will be very beneficial.\u00a0 Maybe we could create a quality lesson plan as a class to better grasp what is expected?\u00a0 I know that getting a sample unit plan in science was unbelievably\u00a0helpful.\u00a0 I do want to thank you both for your guidance, suggestions, and support as I have struggled through my own lesson plans!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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