Walking in the first day, I was greeted by enthusiastic “scholars” as they are collectively referred to. These students have both challenged and furthered my analysis of the following philosophers-Martin Luther King Jr. and Thomas Hobbes. Throughout this reflection I will investigate further the experiences and people I have encountered thus far. Growing up I attended a private school. At the school everyone wore the standard navy blue skirt or pant option paired with a white polo shirt. The uniform was implemented as a way for us to look collectively equal. While on the outside it appeared we were all equals, subtle distinctions could be made by looking at one item-their shoes. Shoes were something that divided us. There were those who would
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These assumptions I was groomed into making as a child worked its way into my thought process on the first day when I was sorting papers and putting them in the folders. Every Tuesday, my task is to sort out the students’ homework and tests from the past week. Then, I put their corrected work into their folders. In my fourth grade classroom, you can look out at the student’s and know for certain that there is nothing you know for certain. You may see a kid wearing a worn down t-shirt and off brand tennis shoes, but at the same time they have the nicest folders. These paradoxes challenge the staff of Pratt community school and the volunteers to look beyond physical characteristics and attributes. I was judging the status and wealth of the student based on the quality of their folders. After the second week of looking at the individuals folders I realized how much of an unfair advantage I was giving to these students. I had to ask myself what good comes of assuming the value of a student or their possible success in a class based on the condition of their folders. It’s people like Martin Luther King who acknowledge the constant need for individuals to be granted the same opportunities. To be treated as equals amongst equals is the primary goal
These assumptions I was groomed into making as a child worked its way into my thought process on the first day when I was sorting papers and putting them in the folders. Every Tuesday, my task is to sort out the students’ homework and tests from the past week. Then, I put their corrected work into their folders. In my fourth grade classroom, you can look out at the student’s and know for certain that there is nothing you know for certain. You may see a kid wearing a worn down t-shirt and off brand tennis shoes, but at the same time they have the nicest folders. These paradoxes challenge the staff of Pratt community school and the volunteers to look beyond physical characteristics and attributes. I was judging the status and wealth of the student based on the quality of their folders. After the second week of looking at the individuals folders I realized how much of an unfair advantage I was giving to these students. I had to ask myself what good comes of assuming the value of a student or their possible success in a class based on the condition of their folders. It’s people like Martin Luther King who acknowledge the constant need for individuals to be granted the same opportunities. To be treated as equals amongst equals is the primary goal