I observed a normal teacher workday from seven-thirty a.m. to two-thirty p.m., and then three hours of afterschool care at West Jackson Intermediate School, located in Jackson County, Georgia. WJIS currently serves grades three-five, and is one of five elementary schools that are served by the county, not including the two city school systems operating there as well. Jackson County is extremely rural, with most of the county dedicated to farm land. The area I was in is slightly more suburban because of overspill growth from Gwinnett County.
Even with that, there is little to no diversity in the county overall. According to the government census, eighty-three percent of the county’s population is white, seven percent is African American, and …show more content…
We discussed the penalties that occur if you do not follow these pre-determined roles in our talk about A Labor Market Punishing to Mothers. Many mothers are trying to, unsuccessfully, enter the workforce and make as much money as their male counterparts. As a society, they are looked down upon for trying to work instead of taking care of their children. This is known as the Motherhood Penalty. This stems from gender roles determined by the dominant culture of our country. For example, women should be more emotional, sensitive, cater to male’s needs, and have more concern with hair and clothes rather than school and politics. While men are the opposite. They are told to be emotionless and express no sentiments towards anything. Men are expected to be tough and enjoy …show more content…
In it, Nieto talks about how a multicultural education is not the magical fix to a school’s curriculum problem, but it is an important aspect to reforming it. A majority of the children at the school are white, which means that representation for any other race is extremely important. A multicultural education is more than just a corkboard display of Black History Month, it is an active change to incorporate other cultures and make teachers more comfortable with the idea of talking about race and
Even with that, there is little to no diversity in the county overall. According to the government census, eighty-three percent of the county’s population is white, seven percent is African American, and …show more content…
We discussed the penalties that occur if you do not follow these pre-determined roles in our talk about A Labor Market Punishing to Mothers. Many mothers are trying to, unsuccessfully, enter the workforce and make as much money as their male counterparts. As a society, they are looked down upon for trying to work instead of taking care of their children. This is known as the Motherhood Penalty. This stems from gender roles determined by the dominant culture of our country. For example, women should be more emotional, sensitive, cater to male’s needs, and have more concern with hair and clothes rather than school and politics. While men are the opposite. They are told to be emotionless and express no sentiments towards anything. Men are expected to be tough and enjoy …show more content…
In it, Nieto talks about how a multicultural education is not the magical fix to a school’s curriculum problem, but it is an important aspect to reforming it. A majority of the children at the school are white, which means that representation for any other race is extremely important. A multicultural education is more than just a corkboard display of Black History Month, it is an active change to incorporate other cultures and make teachers more comfortable with the idea of talking about race and