"Facilitator Influence on Social Justice Curricula" Please respond to the following:
Note: This can either be a written or video discussion post.
Note: Collaboration matters! Please respond to at least one other student.
The Diversity, Learning Styles, and Culture video shows the challenges that teachers face in today's schools. Furthermore, Grant & Agosto (2008) discuss the idea of teacher capacity based upon their inherent traits (i.e. gender, age, race) as well as the teacher's capacity to teach in a way that not only respects students, but also pushes them beyond tolerance towards a position of advocacy and justice.
Chapter 3 introduces the ideas of facilitation and different types of facilitation throughout a social justice course, including confirmation, contradiction, and continuity.
· In this discussion, reflect on your own identity and "teaching capacity". What are some different populations where you feel you skills would be the most effective? Why is that the case?
What populations would you anticipate being a challenge? Are there characteristics beyond race, gender, ethnicity, age, religion, sexual orientation, and ability that may (or may not) influence your teaching capacity as a social justice educator? What may those be and how would they influence your teaching capacity?
· Consider the different facilitating environments discussed in Chapter 3. What environments would play to your strengths? What environment would be challenging for you? What strategies could you use to grow in in that area?