Reflection On Personal Self-Assessment Of Anti-Bias Behavior

Teachers and students are one of the most powerful duos on this planet. When we teach our student how to learn and not what to learn we find that the sky is the limit. Often the limit is placed on that of the students and excludes the teachers because they are regarding in a high manner. Through this self-evaluation process I realized that along with teaching our students how to learn we must also continue the learning process of ourselves. In Birds article this statement resonated with me, “A teacher who recognizes his/her own biases is more likely to incorporate various sides of an argument into the conversation, thus encouraging students to think more critically. Without critical thinking there is no intellectual growth which is ultimately what we want to accomplish in the classroom” (2011). I plan to thoroughly assess my biases so that I can further assist my students with becoming better readers, writers, and critical thinkers. I was raised in a house hold where my siblings and I were taught to stand up for what we believe in no matter the ridicule we may face as a result of our beliefs. This in turn was the guiding force in my life when it came to dealing with others and now that I am a teacher I find that it is one thing that I need to work on in order to improve my sense of culturally responsive teaching. On the Personal Self-Assessment of Anti-Bias Behavior question number two that discussed how our upbringing may contribute to our own bias stood out to me the most and is something …show more content…
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