Blog 9

The sections from these books were brought up some good points. The first thing that I found interesting was the idea of permission to fail. The one African American girl in the group of white students in the elementary classroom was always given permission to fail. Day after day she was allowed to not share her sentences with the class, she was always told maybe another day. This is something that we must not do as teachers; we must give each student the opportunity to succeed. Without even realizing it, the teacher is making it so the student does not feel as smart or up to the same level as the other students working in the group. The student who is not being given the opportunities will feel like he or she is not good enough. This is something that I will be able to make sure does not happen in my class. The students will all have the opportunity to share their answers and feelings whether they want to or not. In the second section of reading, in the first paragraph it started to discuss talking with a southern dialect and how it can make someone appear to be less literate. I think that this is something that has become a problem in today’s society.  This is a stereotype that shows up in movies and has led many people to believe something that is not true. One other interesting thing point that the author brings up in this section is how children think of reading. For example, the girl who did not think her mom was reading because her lips were not moving and she was not making any sound. Kids learn by observation and teachers need to realize that. It will be easier to teach the children once you understand how they learn.