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Statement categories and the development of the individual learning voice
5/9/2007
Here are some samples taken from student posts that capture each of the categories (all reprinted with the permission of the students but only as they remain anonymous:
Individual reflection samples:
- I am still at a standstill about certain issues presented in the class
- I am very aware of those issues in education
- A little surprising to me; but gives me more to think about.
- I realize, more and more, how polarized many of the positions are.
- I feel some authors, or some scholarly writings, use this to their advantage to promote their point of view.
- I see this as a strange paradigm
- I had mixed reactions as I read this chapter.
- I am just questioning what those roles should be....
- While researching information for my position paper, I also see…
- I think that I am seeing that Dr. Reynard doesn't necessarily agree or disagree with her statements, she just makes a lot of them to see what we think…
- I feel this is what makes the topics such a "hot-bed" of discussions. And, since it can become a heated discussion, I feel this is one reason why, many times, people do not freely discuss their differences of opinion or differences between programs.
- Our school is in a very rural setting with what would be considered virtually no contact with those of differing cultures.
- I have read and reread and pondered all that I have read about cultural diversity and how it is manifested in our lives and in the world around us.
- I have learned that because students come from different cultures, learning about their culture allows you to connect with who they are and where they come from…
- I see it all the time now; my consciousness has been raised…
- I gained a new respect for the importance of the three points made above [student's own points]. I hope to always take time to internalize information that it may lead to a transformation in my life.
- My struggle this year has been how to have students to be genuine in their thoughts of race and gender. How we view people on those two things. I notice that I tend to be harder on boys than the girls and I think that realizing that can help me to make conscious decisions on how to not do that.
- I have decided to research the effects of racism on the academic achievement of minority students in an educational setting.
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