Alyssa ChoinJust LearningInterview With Reading BuddiesFrom the interview with Diana Lopez, I learned about what the community is doing right now under our current circumstances related to…Apr 23, 2020Apr 23, 2020
Alyssa ChoinJust LearningCritical Reflection #10 — Prison Abolishment aIn Is Prison Necessary, Rachel Kushner talks about the structural issues about prisons and why Ruth Wilson Gilmore is pushing towards…Apr 16, 2020Apr 16, 2020
Alyssa ChoinJust LearningCritical Reflection # 9 — Behind BarsThis documentary, College Behind Bars, was truly moving and inspiring. In the state of New York, there are about 51,000 men and 2,4000…Apr 8, 2020Apr 8, 2020
Alyssa ChoinJust LearningCritical Reflection #8 — What is Our Future?While reading Another World Is Possible/ Another Education Is Necessary by Bill Ayers, the opening paragraph really resonated with me. It…Apr 2, 2020Apr 2, 2020
Alyssa ChoinJust LearningCritical Reflection # 7 — Our Prison SystemIn Amnesty or Abolition? Felon, illegals and the case for a new abolition movement by Kelly Lytle Hernández describes the history of our…Mar 26, 20202Mar 26, 20202
Alyssa ChoinJust LearningCritical Reflection #6 — Immigrants and ImprisonmentImmigration has always been an issue, especially in the past few years with Donald Trump’s strict immigration/deportation laws. “In 1973…Mar 5, 2020Mar 5, 2020
Alyssa ChoinJust LearningCritical Reflection #5 — History Matter“Presumptions of guilt, poverty, racial bias, and a host of other social, structural, and political dynamics have created a system that is…Feb 27, 2020Feb 27, 2020
Alyssa ChoinJust LearningCritical Reflection #4 — Desegregation and IntegrationIn “The Myth That Busing Failed”, Nikole Hannah-Jones talks about the myth that busing a failure. Busing actually was extremely effective…Feb 20, 20201Feb 20, 20201
Alyssa ChoinJust LearningCritical Reflection #3 — Racism Here in MarinWhile reading this week’s two readings Another Kind of Public Education “Social Blackness, Honorary Whiteness, and All Points in Between”…Feb 13, 2020Feb 13, 2020
Alyssa ChoinJust LearningCritical Reflection 2: Critical ConsciousnessThe education system is designed to teach and create an obedient society. Students are taught to stick to the status quo, which is…Feb 6, 2020Feb 6, 2020