McKinley's Blog

In my classroom, I can honestly and wholeheartedly say that I will do whatever it takes to ensure that my students are all given the fair and appropriate education that they deserve. Every student might need different measures taken in order to make this happen as not all students are the same. For example, some students may need more individualized one on one time while other students may thrive in a group environment. In an article titled "I Won't Learn From You!" written by Herbert Kohl, it states that "there were many cases I came upon where obviously intelligent students were beyond success or failure when it came to reading or other school-related learning." This specific quote goes to show that things such as grades on assignments or a students' ability to write an essay does not define their intelligence. Each and every student will be intelligent in their own ways and I think that this is something that is important for educators to realize and acce

The teaching profession is affected by gender and gender roles in many different ways. For starters, people who choose the profession of teaching are primarily female and with this can come many downsides. The most obvious downside would be the pay gap between women and men. I feel that because teachers are primarily female, the government can get away with giving teachers low salaries, even though they work really hard. Some will argue that the pay grade for teachers is low because they get summers off, but this is entirely untrue. Teachers spend the summer getting their classrooms ready, lesson planning, buying supplies for the new school year, etc.  Another way teaching is affected by gender roles is by the students in the classroom. As a teacher, you will have students in your classroom that may identify as male or female, or they may identify as something completely different. It is our job to make the students feel included no matter what they identify as because that is not some

Depending on who you ask, there could be a lot of different answers to this particular question. Every teacher, school district, and student will have a different opinion based on their personal schooling experience. In my personal opinion, I do not think schooling is equitable. I have personally witnessed several instances where students are marginalized based off of things such as race, age, sex, etc. I think one of the reasons this happens is because teachers are not called out by students, because most students do not know any better. If teachers are not called out and made aware that they are doing something wrong, nothing will ever change. I also think that many teachers are afraid to make changes within their classrooms. In an article written by Carrie Spector, it states "we're afraid to say it has to be examined and improved." This stood out to me because I found it to be entirely true. Teachers do not want to go out of their comfort zone in their classroom. If ed