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Blog Post #6: Culturally Responsive Pedagogy

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This week's lesson's response post is on two sources, a video on Youtube by Learning for Justice with the title " Introduction to Culturally Relevant Pedagogy ," as well as a reading by Alfie Kohn called " What to Look for in a Classroom ." ARGUMENT:  This group, Learning for Justice, is trying to argue that culturally responsive pedagogy is the responsibility of all teachers. Culturally responsive pedagogy does not simply believe that students are blank slates in regard to culture, but instead builds on their unique cultural backgrounds that they bring from home into the classroom. It's imperative that students are not simply forced to conform their views to the school environment, but instead that they are given the chance to have the school's lessons proffered to them at the individual level. Different students have various stages of understanding, on a cultural level, the American school system, and it's the jobs of teachers to bring some und...
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 Hi there everyone and anyone, my name is Evan. I'm 21 years old as of writing this post, and well, it's not at all like I expected. I had never imagined I would be in the position I'm in now. I'm attempting to achieve my bachelors in about 2 years, but it's more complicated than I expected.  Having to control my own sleep schedule, do schoolwork and think about where all my expenses have to get paid from, it's been a bit of a struggle recently. I used to have a full-time job, and I had forgotten what it felt like to not have anything paid for week to week by doing a job driving cars for a dealership. If I could get paid for playing Helldivers 2, I'd be rich, but unfortunately I have a face for radio and no voice that anyone would pay to listen to. I do enjoy playing video games in my free time, recently getting into Destiny 2 after a long stint playing Helldivers 2 and all the Fallout games. I run on the Rhode Island College cross country and track teams, b...
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