Week 2 Reflection:

 Is being an adolescent mostly the same as it has always been or has it changed dramatically. What would Erikson say to this question and why? How do you think Erikson say we should change as teachers, if we should at all?

 I believe it goes without saying that the idea of adolescence has changed dramatically over time. In the past children have been viewed as everything from a blank slate, to sinful beings that needed to be taught the “right way”, as little adults that should learn the ways of the world and work as adults with similar expectations, to sacred and precious beings, etc. This is in large part because we have changed our views and expectations over time of what is means to be an adolescent based on our environment and knowledge. What we continue to see is this evolution and with the introduction of technology and I think it will only continue to change. I would even say this has changed a great deal since I was a child. With the invention of smart phones, some of the children in my family have more freedoms than I did because now they can be tracked easier. I think that Erikson would agree and was already seeing what he believed these changes would be when he discussed our identities, technology, and personal autonomy. I think he would still be concerned with technology maybe now more than ever given how it is influencing our youth in this comparison culture that most of us are being sucked in to. I think that he would believe that the human connection is changing and becoming less personal. I think he would be very concerned with us successfully completing his stages to find our own successful identity. I think that Erikson would ask that teachers encourage individuals, be open-minded about their mistakes and be thoughtful about answers. I think that he would see that we must continue to lead but also adapt. Lastly, I think he would see the need to be aware of our emotional needs and the identity formations as educators. I would love to hear his ideas on how we can progress because I personally have more questions than answers!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Week Three reflection- Turkle

Personally. I think that internet technology learning has a ceiling it cannot pass. As it stands currently, "online classes" only work for the either the driven who are capable managing time well to fulfill the class objectives or those who find ways to game the system(as we have seen with the recent concerns about quizlet and college classes.) I would be hard pressed to believe that technology could replace the teacher, especially one who is excellent at explaining or showing the content in an understandable manner. What we need are more highly respected and well trained educators that provide the skills that technology cannot replace. I worry that with the push to "digitize education" you will see a negative impact on the teaching profession as a whole. The spread of the Summit program has me concerned about such things being integrated into public schools. I think back to Vygotsky’s idea of the Zone of Proximal development. I believe this is a key component in ...
Read more

Lunch room Activity

I too picked Justin after watching the clip in class. I have to agree with the statement that the final reaction/decision was not the same as what I would of witnessed in my high school. There would of definitely been some sort of altercation in this situation. I don’t know that it would of necessarily been a physical altercation, but at the very minimum something would have been thrown back or words would of been exchanged. The lunch room was pretty heavily supervised, so there is a slim chance that a teacher would of stepped in and shit things down before it got too serious. There was a higher chance that a response would of happened in the hallway between class change. The halls were very crowded and as hard as the teachers tried, that is where of the a lot of the fights happened. For me personally, knowing how I react, I would of most likely shouted something back and moved on with my day. I grew up in Westerville Schools, the fights where usually very “gentle” compared to what...
Read more

Week 5 Reflection - Natasha; Maria Brown

Your assignment for reflection is to do this activity and then write about your reactions especially in relation to the book. So I chose to go into the lunchroom with Natasha.  She is one of the "nerd" and she is approached by the popular girl, Ashlee with "two e's".  Natasha finds an empty table in the lunchroom and clearly wants to be left alone but is approached by Ashlee.  She is hesitant to engage. The first time I chose to ignore Ashlee and this scenario ended with Ashlee getting her feelings hurt and asking Natasha is she sees her standing there, stating she just wanted to talk. The second go around I chose to engage with Ashlee and Ashlee just wanted to ask Natasha why she doesn't talk to her and if she feels she's not smart just because she's popular. In these two scenarios, the point is essentially the same --> Natasha is clearly uncomfortable because she feels she's being approached by someone in a different ...
Read more