Three Things that will Stick With Me

 

Three things that will stick with me from this class:

1. The activity that we did with the card game to teach Delpit

1. I think this was one of the most effective classes of the entire semester. 

   It was a fun activity, but it also really showed the frustration that occurs when 

   
   miscommunications happen or when you arent given all of the tools you need to succeed.

   It was also very interesting to have students move tables throughout the game, as it did a

   good job of simulating how moving up in the world is made much more difficult when you 

   are “playing a different game” than your peers. 

    

2. Kozol’s Amazing Grace

1. The frankness and compassion of the writing in this piece was very striking for me. 

   Reading about individuals and the struggles they face, but also the vibrant community

   that they create regardless was very intense. The most striking moment in this piece

   for me was when the author says “There’s a whole world out there if you know it's there, 

   if you can see it. But they’re in a cage. They cannot see”, its such a true and powerful 

   statement.

    

3. Finn’s Literacy with an Attitude

1. This article really captured the essence of what Ive been learning throughout this class 

   and others. The systematic inequality that exists between social classes and the 

   difficulties it creates. The huge disparity between the opportunities that students from 

   different classes have access to. I hope that in the future we will be able to rectify this 

   inequality and make it possible for every student to have equal opportunities to succeed.