When reading over the UN
Rights of a Child I realized what kind of power a document like this could
have for my students. I feel as though they are frequently told that they don’t
have rights and that their rights are to simply follow directions. I can’t wait
to share this document with my students as a part of our project to really
inspire them and to help them feel empowered as individuals. Although I
mentioned this to them as we were starting the project I definitely did not do
it justice. I talk to my students all the time about how lucky they are that
they have the right to come to school every day and learn but I don’t know that
it has really resonated with them that this is actually a right of theirs, not
just their teacher sprouting off crazy things.
I also really enjoyed reading Poverty, Peace and Action. As I read through it I realized that it resembled
a lot of what I am trying to do for my project and it also made me realize that
there are a lot of things I should be including to help invest my students and
make this meaningful and more authentic for my students. Being a math and
science teacher I sometimes forget the power of a book (yes I know this is
horrible but we are just so focused on creating and experimenting). I am so
excited to incorporate different literatures, both fiction and non-fiction into
this project for my students. I think this will be a great opportunity to
really bridge some different standards as well as mix things up a bit for them
in class, which I think is always a good thing.
Latinos for involvement
in family education brought about several great points that also resonated
with me as I think about my progress with my action research project. Several
of my students are doing their projects based around specific things in our
community and are focusing on things in the community that really matter to
them. I actually have two groups of students who are focusing on helping other
students with medical issues in the community and how they can help raise
awareness for them and help fund research for their illnesses. My students
realized the importance of being involved in the community and want to be
involved in their community.
It’s Not Easy Being
Flat reminds me of the importance of really explaining and helping my
students digest what their rights are and why it is important to value and
understand their rights. Although I briefly talked about the UN Rights of a Child before we started
our projects I realize that I did not do them justice and that it is really
important for my students to sit down and think about them and talk about them
and discuss the meaning behind them. I want my students to use these rights as
a way of empowerment, something that means something to them, something they
can be proud of!
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