Dominant Vs. Subordinate Groups

For this reflection, I will be taking notes and incorporating some previous information discussed in past reflection papers. These will be some notes for myself to take into account when building my final paper.

1. Placing subjugated lives and voices…

pulling thoughts together

For this critical reflection I have decided to pull some material from my other reflections as well as coursework to answer these prompts and weave some thoughts together. This is most random notes to myself.

1. I’ve learned and benefited from many things from…

Expanding on Positionality in Education

Working in the ESL classroom at Canal Alliance has opened my eyes up to all the different ways that my own education has directly influenced my privilege. James Baldwin’s ideas of education acting as a paradox have helped bring me to the realizations about how…

My ethical self

Placing subjugated lives and voices at the moral center is extremely important.These dynamics are present at my community partner Laurel Dell in many ways. First of all, the relationship between teachers and students is a kind of power imbalance. Of course. Teachers try to be on the same level as…

Notes for Essay

1. Placing subjugated lives and voices at the moral center

• voices being heard
• people not being left out
• everyone counts
• everyone deserves a fair chance at life

Inspiring Action, Not Guilt

“I like being human because I perceive that the construction of my presence in the world, which is a construction involving others and is subject to genetic factors that I have inherited and to socio-cultural and historical factors, is nonetheless a presence whose construction…

Concept Mapping: Cultivating Critical Consciousness and Cultural Humility , Identifying Structural Injustice,Learning…

Starting to Synthesize the Sources

When starting to synthesize my research I found I need to separate ideas and attach sources to them. I thought the best principle to start with was putting subjugated voices at the moral center.

Ideas for Ethics

This semester I’ve learned that people from all different backgrounds need to get the same opportunities, equally. Of course, I have always known this but through my volunteer work, I was able to see the biases first hand and the way these people handle their unjust biases. The people who attend…

CR #10: An Examination of Racism in Education + My Time At NGS

Through my community partner this semester, I have realized the power a single voice holds. NGS has opened my eyes of how racial basis can affect not only academic outcomes, but personal outcomes. It is absolutely crucial…