The idea of the hidden curriculum bothers me, especially as these are things that my children will encounter. (p.164) I do not believe it is right for us as teachers to decide what our students values should be except for the law abiding requirements. It is not our place to decide what a 'family' consists of, it is not our place to share what the 'right' religion is. It is simply our jobs to provide our students with the different ideas that are out there to choose from but also let them know that they can make their own choices too.
My cousins are twins and because of this were seperated and there for streamed into different groups at school. Keane was streamed into a class that encouraged hands-on learning, yoga breaks and group work whereas Chyanne was streamed into a classroom that had multiple projects and very individual based. When they get home and are both doing their school work, Chyanne looks down on Keane and his class because she feels they are not as smart. Keane looks down on Chyanne's class because he feels like they are too serious and do not learn they just memorize and that's not interesting. Streaming bothers me simply because of the perceptions associated with them. (p.167) At my elementary school it was explained to us that we were put in different classes based on our learning styles. Students that preferred to cover multiple topics and move from subject to subject quickly and enjoyed group work were put in multi-age classrooms and students who preferred individual work and moving at a slower pace to focus on details were put in a single age classroom. This differentiation removed the idea that one group was better than the other, each group was just different and that was okay.
DISCUSSION QUESTION: I believe the idea of a code of conduct (p. 172) is also important for both students and teachers. If you got to make a code of conduct for a teacher you had in school, would it have changed your outlook on the learning environment?
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