Schools Purpose
What is the Purpose of Schools?
The purpose of school is to teach students a variety of new information in hopes to prepare them for the following grade. This is a system that continues until graduation, and may follow into college in order to help students get the required tools (like a diploma) to be work in their favorite careers. Even though the main purpose of school is to learn, do work, and complete homework there are many other reasons we go to school. For example, going to school gives students the opportunity to socialize and meet other kids of different cultures. This helps the students be aware of the diversity around the world and learn about how their classmates may be different to them. This might even help strengthen their own identity and understand themselves on a deeper level. School also gives students the opportunity to be creative and learn knew ways to communicate/process information.
Who Are Marginalized Students And What Do They Need from School?
Marginalized students are students that are left out, or seen as unimportant compared to the rest. This could be because of gender, race, religion, sexuality, disability, economic background etc. An example of this is a student that is excluded from playing with their peers at recess because they are disabled. Marginalized students need to be shown extra support by teachers and staff to set an example for other students. They also need to be shown a lot of empathy as being left out or excluded is never a good feeling.
Hi Adiadna! After reading your response I think you hit every key point of the purpose of public schools and I agree 100%. For the Marginalized students i also agree that teachers should set an example for their students because some students may not know how to interact with said student. The teacher should also set rules to not exclude any students from activities because that is a way marginalized students develop.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I definitely agree with your point that teachers should set rules to not exclude any students from activities. That way teachers are teaching the students not to do that in the future, and marginalized students would have less of a chance of being excluded or left out in the future.
DeleteHi Ariadna! I agree that the system will continue until graduation and even after, and gives them the tools for their future career such as a degree. Most jobs require a college degree and some high school. I also agree that school is so much more than learning, work, and homework. It is socializing, interacting with other cultures, and learning how to be creative. School also allows students to form their identities on their own. I agree that teachers should show marginalized students empathy and extra support from teachers. They shouldn’t feel less than because they are different. Something else we need to do as teachers is help them to fit in with the other students in the class. Just having the teacher as support is great, but friends are important. Do you have any solutions that would allow these marginalized students to feel more included? I really injoyed this blog post, and cant wait to see what you have to say in the future!
ReplyDeleteYes! I know that most of the times when people think about school/education they're really only thinking about assignments and grades. While this is a huge part of school, there are so many other things that we learn without even noticing. Practicing our social skills and being able to put ourselves out there is one of them for sure! To answer your question about how to make marginalized students feel more included I think as teachers we could have group activities. Which would help the students get to know each other more and could assist them with making friends in class. Or we could do group assignments that require multiple people to accomplish it. Which would emphasize how the students need to include everybody to get the task done. I'll keep that in mind when I start teaching, great question!
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ReplyDeleteI agree that public schools allow students to socialize and expose themselves to other cultures. This allows for students to better understand the importance of diversity. I believe that you accurately described what it means to be a marginalized student. In order to eliminate any exclusive behavior between the students, we must ensure that our lessons and activities are inclusive to all students. It is our job as educators to strive for an inclusive learning environment so that none of our students feel left out.
Hi! Yes I think a huge part of making all students feel included is to teach students about diversity. By doing this they can learn that just because a classmate may be different than them that that doesn't make them any less than. This made me think about ways that we could teach students about diversity. Something I just thought about was asking students to talk about where they come from, and to talk about their culture and showing that throughout the classroom. For example, getting books that show people of multiple races/ethnicities. Or having a putlock where students bring food native to where they come from.
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