“Teaching for Social Justice” is written by an English professor, community activist, student advocate and literary scholar, Carmen Carrasquillo Jay. She teaches all levels of composition and literature at Miramar College in San Diego. Carmen Carrasquillo Jay piece starts with her discussing a scene in the movie Good Will Hunting. She is unsettled with the scene that depicts community college students not being as committed or concerned about their education compared to the students who attend MIT, a prestigious university.…
This pack of SOC 331 Week 1 Discussion Question 1 Moral, Legal, and Religious Perspectives on Social Justice includes:…
In the documentary “Drop Out Nation” produced by Frank Koughan a student named Marcus attending Sharps town High School has fallen into cycle of oppression and other types of societal identities. He has not been successful in school because of his problems at home. Marcus’s father is always drunk and is unemployed and his mom likes to drink daily. Marcus did not choose to live that life but it is difficult for him to succeed living in the predicament he is in. His identity is based off of things around him. All he wants to do in high school is play football that is his incentive to stay in school and succeed. In the film he is seen as a nice person who wants to get his family out of that situation. Marcus gets help from the counselor from rides to school to staying at her house.…
Equality can be promoted through inclusion of everyone, with all learners treated as individuals and all their efforts valued. Petty (2009) states, that learners expect to be treated fairly with no favouritism shown to any students.…
In the thesaurus the phrase disparity is defined as being different, a lack of equality. Disparity refers to a difference in treatment or outcome, but one that does not necessarily result from intentional bias or prejudice. So in that we could conclude that one person’s skin and complexion is a disparity to another. The texture or color is different.…
Human Rights – For teachers this relates to promoting Equality and Diversity and Safeguarding within the…
Following the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, teacher Jane Elliott knew she had to do something. Riceville, Iowa, the town in which she lived, was totally homogeneous and, as a result, she realized that her students had no firsthand experience with discrimination. A Class Divided: Then and Now chronicles Elliott 's courageous experiment and the life-altering impact it had on her students. This action research study is an attempt to measure the impact of the intervention on this targeted group of students and their ability to demonstrate skills such as using self-control, avoiding trouble, and accepting consequences.…
Equality, diversity and inclusion – in what ways can you integrate these principles into your teaching.…
With this idea students can are given a chance to answer a question about the discussion, to you as the teacher choosing groups in which a student can be put in with a new group. Thus allowing students who usually does not feel included has to speak up and participate in this setting. Another way is that a student not discipline in front of the entire class, unless the student is harming their selves or other students. A student must feel that the teacher can understand what the problem is to them. Teachers must also let students along with parents that they are approachable. In my opinion, social justice will always be going on in a classroom setting and will always be an issue in any society. Social Justice is an issue that we as teachers will always be working to improve. As teachers, we can work for social justices by setting the stage of…
Social justice, it is a right everyone deserves yet not everyone receives. Our world today faces numerous and wide range of issues; including but not limited to health care and educational rights, to gender and racial equality, as well as waste management and illegal immigration. To be completely honest, I am indecisive as to where I stand under this immense social justice umbrella. The one thing I am certain of, as I mentioned before, is that social justice is something everyone deserves.…
In today’s society it is essential to understand the difference between disparity and discrimination. There are numerous people who still believe that the world is prejudice. This paper will compare and contrast disparity and discrimination. The paper will give examples of both and there relation to the criminal justice system.…
My chosen subject is social justice. I choose this topic because of the commitment to the community that I live in. Service learning provides a positive impact within the community and develops stronger academic skills throughout my learning process. I am able to make a difference by being an advocate for those who are the most disadvantaged members of our society.…
Discrimination and disparity both play a role in the American criminal justice system. Many people confuse the two words whereas they have different meanings. We will therefore study the definitions of discrimination and disparity in the justice system and explain the difference between the two terms. We will conclude by giving one example from some other area of life.…
Ever since the death of Keith Lamont Scott, there has been nothing but unrest, violence, and protests in the South Carolina. Mr. Scott was a black man who was fatally shot down by a black officer. Protesters and activists see this an act of social injustice. Surprisingly, a very brave man name Ken Nwadike who did things differently as the attempt to stop this chaos. Mr. Nwadike was giving hugs to police officers as the way to create neutrality in the society. He believes that people should not be categorized for bad behaviors base on racial stereotypes.…
Promoting equality, in which all learners have the right to the highest quality of learning appropriate to their needs in a safe classroom environment, is not just an ideal to aspire to but a legal requirement.…