Personal Narrative: Diversity In The Classroom
“Ha! Ha! Are you dumb? Why can’t you read?”
That’s how the children responded when Lindsay Hall had to get in the “special” line to go to her “special reading class” in the other stone building. She didn’t line up like everybody else, and because of that, we knew something just wasn’t right. Lindsay looked sad and couldn’t reply to even say, “No, I’m not dumb.” I observed the mockery, and remember Lindsay’s tears. I’m sure she didn’t want to feel different, but since she didn’t meet the status quo, she never had a sense of belonging. What disability did she have? She had dyslexia and couldn’t process written and oral communication like everyone else. Although resources were readily available, the system isolated her from what was considered …show more content…
Regarding race and ethnicity, there is an amazing child with Asian descent named Yet Kwai. English is her second language, and her family only speaks Mandarin. While she gets help for reading, her proficiency and comprehension lack significantly. To my surprise, she grades on the same scale as all the English speaking children. Does that mean the educational system views her as equal and has confidence in her ability to excel, or does it mean the system is purposely designed for her to …show more content…
Objective - Expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations
2. Excellence – Valuable quality
My combined interpretation: “Objective Excellence is how one perceives quality with purity. It cannot be tainted by individual or co-joined agendas. It must measure according to precise, accurate understanding of the truth. It must evaluate all conditions and possibilities. It is endless because it gives qualified individuals the right to review from different perspectives and in a principled way to support wholeness. It maintains an environment of radical openness.”
For instance, let’s examine a hypothetical case with Thomas, a seven-year-old child with ADHD that participates in many extracurricular activities. How can Thomas sit through 30 minutes of piano classes, but become fidgety in class within 10 minutes of the school day? How can Thomas obey his coach’s directions and procedures and win MVP for his soccer championship? How can Thomas master karate classes and behave excellently with his Sensei, but show signs of Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD) in the
That’s how the children responded when Lindsay Hall had to get in the “special” line to go to her “special reading class” in the other stone building. She didn’t line up like everybody else, and because of that, we knew something just wasn’t right. Lindsay looked sad and couldn’t reply to even say, “No, I’m not dumb.” I observed the mockery, and remember Lindsay’s tears. I’m sure she didn’t want to feel different, but since she didn’t meet the status quo, she never had a sense of belonging. What disability did she have? She had dyslexia and couldn’t process written and oral communication like everyone else. Although resources were readily available, the system isolated her from what was considered …show more content…
Regarding race and ethnicity, there is an amazing child with Asian descent named Yet Kwai. English is her second language, and her family only speaks Mandarin. While she gets help for reading, her proficiency and comprehension lack significantly. To my surprise, she grades on the same scale as all the English speaking children. Does that mean the educational system views her as equal and has confidence in her ability to excel, or does it mean the system is purposely designed for her to …show more content…
Objective - Expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations
2. Excellence – Valuable quality
My combined interpretation: “Objective Excellence is how one perceives quality with purity. It cannot be tainted by individual or co-joined agendas. It must measure according to precise, accurate understanding of the truth. It must evaluate all conditions and possibilities. It is endless because it gives qualified individuals the right to review from different perspectives and in a principled way to support wholeness. It maintains an environment of radical openness.”
For instance, let’s examine a hypothetical case with Thomas, a seven-year-old child with ADHD that participates in many extracurricular activities. How can Thomas sit through 30 minutes of piano classes, but become fidgety in class within 10 minutes of the school day? How can Thomas obey his coach’s directions and procedures and win MVP for his soccer championship? How can Thomas master karate classes and behave excellently with his Sensei, but show signs of Oppositional Defiance Disorder (ODD) in the