Mr. Jackson, a math and science teacher, at Bridge Middle School. As a teacher, Mr. Jackson, used his own children to help stay connected with the other middle school students. As a teacher it’s your responsibility to know/learn about what is going on in students in order to teach them successfully. Mr. Jackson knew as a teacher, he couldn’t be successful inside the class or in teaching (For example, science); in less he came to know and understand to “whom” he was teaching. Mr. Jackson was somewhat very interest in popular; as a teacher he was well versed in slang and could quickly code-switch. Mr. Jackson believed he had an advantage as a black, man teacher, in that the majority of the students attending Bridge Middle School were black.
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Jackson wanted students to see school as a “hip” and “cool” place where learning was salient to their current and future experiences and opportunities. The hardest part of his job was getting students motivated and interested in learning. As a teacher, Mr. Jackson, worked to get the popular kids on his side in order to develop a classroom culture that stressed the importance of learning and doing well in school (p. 5). Image and perception plays a key role inside classrooms. Mr. Jackson, believed that teachers should dress for where they are going, not where they are currently. Mr. Jackson understood the importance of image and perception construction among his students because he immersed himself in their worlds in order to more deeply understand them, develop relationships with them, and teach them (p. 7). He believed that he had to immerse himself, in order to design an learning environment that develop an instructional practices that will connect his students without appearing “foreign” to them. Hip-hop culture, rap music, and youth culture are great examples for teachers (urban) to use for information about students. This allow for both, the teacher and students, the idea to locate common cultural connections to optimize …show more content…
Shaw a teacher at Bridge Middle School; she taught civics, reading in the social studies, and multicultural education in the United States. As a child, Ms. Shaw attended Bridge Middle School herself. Ms. Shaw teaches her students skills that would allow them to contribute to something much more beyond themselves and life. Ms. Shaw believed that it was her job to teach students the responsibility of serving their communities and making a change in it. As an African American, Ms. Shaw, remember her own experience as a student pre-desegregation. She discussions the importance of black community/culture. She explained that “black culture” had fostered a sense of community commitment, and she was taught that she should use her increasing individual influence and success in ways that contributed to society. This broader emphasis on community and change was evident in the kinds of experiences she wanted to construct for her students (p. 13). Community is important to Ms. Shaw; she believed that not only her African American students, but everyone needed to be more community focused. “Responsible for their communities.” Ms. Shaw believed that life was not only about succeeding personally but also should have “purpose for the masses” Page 14). Students needed to contribute to the community not just for themselves, but as a token of success. As a teacher, Ms. Shaw have taking on many multiple roles. Ms. Shaw believe that relationships were critical to success as a teacher. As a
Jackson wanted students to see school as a “hip” and “cool” place where learning was salient to their current and future experiences and opportunities. The hardest part of his job was getting students motivated and interested in learning. As a teacher, Mr. Jackson, worked to get the popular kids on his side in order to develop a classroom culture that stressed the importance of learning and doing well in school (p. 5). Image and perception plays a key role inside classrooms. Mr. Jackson, believed that teachers should dress for where they are going, not where they are currently. Mr. Jackson understood the importance of image and perception construction among his students because he immersed himself in their worlds in order to more deeply understand them, develop relationships with them, and teach them (p. 7). He believed that he had to immerse himself, in order to design an learning environment that develop an instructional practices that will connect his students without appearing “foreign” to them. Hip-hop culture, rap music, and youth culture are great examples for teachers (urban) to use for information about students. This allow for both, the teacher and students, the idea to locate common cultural connections to optimize …show more content…
Shaw a teacher at Bridge Middle School; she taught civics, reading in the social studies, and multicultural education in the United States. As a child, Ms. Shaw attended Bridge Middle School herself. Ms. Shaw teaches her students skills that would allow them to contribute to something much more beyond themselves and life. Ms. Shaw believed that it was her job to teach students the responsibility of serving their communities and making a change in it. As an African American, Ms. Shaw, remember her own experience as a student pre-desegregation. She discussions the importance of black community/culture. She explained that “black culture” had fostered a sense of community commitment, and she was taught that she should use her increasing individual influence and success in ways that contributed to society. This broader emphasis on community and change was evident in the kinds of experiences she wanted to construct for her students (p. 13). Community is important to Ms. Shaw; she believed that not only her African American students, but everyone needed to be more community focused. “Responsible for their communities.” Ms. Shaw believed that life was not only about succeeding personally but also should have “purpose for the masses” Page 14). Students needed to contribute to the community not just for themselves, but as a token of success. As a teacher, Ms. Shaw have taking on many multiple roles. Ms. Shaw believe that relationships were critical to success as a teacher. As a