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Is schooling equitable?

As time continues to pass school equality continues to grow; is school more equitable now compared to 10 years ago? Absolutely, but equality still has so much more to grow and we as teachers and the school system still have a lot of work to do to make schooling equitable. While stereotypes are close to being non-existent in our society they do come up once in a while. A stereotype is a generally held belief about a group or type of people that can be fixed and oversimplified. We need to avoid putting people and cultures in little groups so we can understand them, everyone is a unique individual that shouldn't be put in a group. Just like we need to avoid making groups we need to take people out of groups they were put into by society. Just like Dr. Love talks about in her Ted Talk, classes that are a little loud are labeled chaotic and unorganized but that is not the case. As a teacher, we have to allow our students to express themselves and if it means they have to be a little lou
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The purpose of our schools and teachers

What is the Purpose of Schools?- The purpose of school is to give students an education they will need as they grow up and an education they can continue to build on disregarding what career they take on as adults. A school should be a safe place where parents leave their children with confidence that they will be safe and they will learn things that help them. Although recent times have not be able to back this up, there is hope that school will go back to a safe place for everyone in it. The purpose of school is to provide students with comfort they may not get in their homes. School should encourage students to grow in their curiosity and give them a sense of exploration with precautions and responsibilities. Who are marginalized students in schools and what do they need from our school system?- In my experience, when I think of students who are being marginalized, I think of children who don't have a big income in their families. What we should do in school and as teachers bes
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Opening BLOG

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       Hi, my name is Nancy I'm a first generation college student, I'm the oldest out of three girls and I come from a Hispanic household. The big question "why teach?" has a journey for me. I originally made the decision to come to Texas State with political science as my major and then transfer to a law school to get a degree in Law to become a lawyer. This was the plan up until mid-summer before coming to Texas State when a cousin of mine pointed put that I was great with kids, and had a lot of patience with them and suggested a became a teacher. She wasn't the only person to point out that I was great with kids but her comment was the last one that convinced me to change my whole plan and switch to an education major. Before deciding that I even wanted to come to college I was putting my focus in getting my cosmetology license and working in a spa after high school. After I got my cosmetology license, I decided to use that as backup plan and continue my educa
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