The only issue that I have with Linda’s article is that she
claims “white” linguistics are/is the only thing that is oppressing people of
color. Beth made a good point in class that there are other dialects that are dominant
in our society. I understand that she is trying to include people of different
cultures but I am curious to know what she stands on when it comes to equity
vs. equality. Equity is giving people the necessary tools for everyone to have
the same opportunity and equality can SOMETIMES be limiting and excluding. I am
not saying that I believe “whitewashing” is not a thing or an issue but if she
is trying to reach some incorporative community she should not exclude her
students who may identify with “whitewash”
style of discourse or make them feel guilty. [complex sentence with a
relative clause]I realize I am going out on a limb here and that not everyone
who reads this blog will agree with my views, but that was one of my responses
to her blog. Setting that aside however, I did like the tea party exercise
because there are so many different languages out there that students may not
even know exist. I felt that exercise was a good introduction into the fact
that there are so many other languages than just the mainstream popular ones.
By recognizing that you may align with dominant language and its practices will
help you be able to avoid or better incorporate other language practices. However
it is not entirely a bad thing to teach along those boundaries because when
students are put out into the real world they may find themselves in a position
where they will have to understand the dominant language and its practices and
the person on the other end may not be so willing to mold themselves to their
language style. Specifically a challenge for me is I do align with what would
be considered the dominant discourse. But knowing this I am able to be set in
my own self-identity. Culturally responsive teaching starts with knowing who
you are and being firm in your beliefs. Because of this I believe I will be
able to respect and have a curiosity for other language discourses allowing me
to incorporate some of those non-traditional practices into my classroom activities.
This article really helps set into stone my design concept for my classroom. I
want my classroom to be decorated by my students and show my students growth,
personalities, and atmosphere. By incorporating different language practices my
classroom will hopefully show the diversity within my students. The influence
her article holds over my research idea is still forming. But I have an idea of
what I want my research article to accomplish. I want to discover a way where
comingling languages proves to be more beneficial or enhancing than by being
dominant in one area.
I tend to use relative clauses a lot in my writing but I am
not sure if I using them correctly specifically when it comes to my complex
sentences
I liked your blog and agree that equity and equality is hard to differ and maintain. I also enjoyed the tea party activity as it had opened my eyes to so many different languages and the hardship some people go through due to the language. It is definitely true on the fact that people sooner or later will have to deal with a different culture and dominant language sometime in life and they need to learn to accept it, be respectful, and know the importance that diversity has in the world. I liked your use of the relative clause and believe you used it correctly.
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