Every day I’m surrounded by others who share the same passion as I do. We all want to become educators. We want to spend our days with little ones expanding their minds and setting up a strong educational foundation for the rest of their lives. Although we all share this same desire, there are major differences in the way we view teaching and how we will teach our future students. Even if we weren’t aware of it, these differences began the moment we were born, and have continued to change throughout our lives. Our personal histories, specifically our literacy histories, have been influenced by several aspects such as our race, socioeconomic class, gender, diversity, and our personal experiences.
While reflecting on my own history I already
While reflecting on my own history I already