Cody Bradley ENGL 493 Blog

So this is a topic that is not so easily answered and is definitely not a black and white subject, I hope that statement is received as intended. Social justice is a hot topic in all aspects of our society in the present day and is not just a unique situation to the educational system. I found an article, as mentioned below in references, but I also wanted to ask my mentor teacher the same question that our class was being prompted with. So I asked the question and the first response I got was a heavy sigh and a kind of “wow” look followed by the statement that that is not a very easy question to answer and it is also very point of view. For instance, my experiences with social justice (as a White native born American) are going to be different than an immigrant from Mexico. Or different than that a black male American or different than that of a white female American. The term bends and flexes depending on your own background and your own experiences. That is just one level of the que...

This article was very informational to me, especially as someone who would not be considered culturally as an "other" when the text was discussing canonical writings and how to present them to our students. I liked how the article pointed out that multicultural experiences can be pulled from almost all literature if you lead the students to read between the lines or read in the background of what the writing says. The pedagogical practices section of the article provided some insight to me that I feel like I could use in my classroom one day. I plan to teach in a rural area, but some rural areas can be just as diverse as the urban schools that are depicted in this article. Not to mention that there is a definite divide between the rural school experience and the urban school experience. The ideas in this section could potentially be used for either and for anyone if the content is tailored to the target audience. I think the idea of pairing books with a film is an excellent...