This
week for our reading I found it very lengthy but it was informational. It was interesting seeing how much schooling
has changed over the years. I believe we
still have things that need to be changed and altered to still create better
opportunities for our students. Something
that really stuck out to me while reading this chapter is just how little I knew
of Canada’s history in schooling. Seeing
how far it has come is definitely encouraging, but it is disappointing that our
history isn’t as known in the schooling system.
I found it interesting that as I was reading public school was essentially
for the lower class, and it was looked down on.
“Charity schools were suitable only for those students whose parents
were not able to properly provide for their children” (57). I think this is very sad because school shouldn’t
be looked down upon in any sense. It is
supposed to give our students the abilities to succeed no matter what class
they come from.
The
chapter also talked a lot about First Nations people, and other minority groups
in Canada, and what their schooling was like.
As I was reading this part of the chapter I found it very difficult as a
future educator to believe that people could do this. I found myself really struggling with the
concept of how horribly people were treated in our country. As a Canadian we were supposed to be the helpful
peace keepers, it was a struggle to understand how terribly people were
treated. I think as future educators we
have the abilities to create a better future for our students. It is important that we entitle all of our
students and create a safe, loving, and understanding environment for each
child equally. It is time to create a
country where everyone is truly equal.
My baba
(which is Ukrainian for grandma) went to school to become teacher, she went to Teacher
College, which was talked about on page 84, from 1961-1962. When she talks about how she became a teacher
it was because when she graduated high school there was 3 options for women:
teaching, nursing, or commercial (becoming a secretary). So she decided to become a teacher, I think
it is incredible how far it has come, from a one year degree to 5 years in
university. I love listening to her
stories about her classroom, and I hope that one day I’ll be able share those
stories with my grandchildren.
On
Tuesday we watched a video on residential schools titled “We Were Children”. I found this video a struggle to watch. I think it is a great movie, I was disappointed
in my own education on the subject because I didn’t know nearly enough of what I
should have. I believe we can educate
our students more about this subject so that they can start to really
understand what needs to be fixed in our country. Students are able to understand and
comprehend this type of subject, and I think if people are more informed it
will only help the future generations. I
think teachers need to let our students know what happened, and create a safe
environment for them to learn about this.
It is okay that we make mistakes, but what isn’t okay is if we don’t
learn from them. That is my goal, to
learn from the past to hopefully make the future better.
Discussion Question: Do we shelter our students too much to the
history of our country?
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