themorecomfortableyou’llbecomewithquestionsthatconfrontallkindsofcomplexityandwithanswersthatneversettlethingsonceandforall
I believe what the text is saying here is not have a fixed mindset and more of and open one when complex things come your way
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- Aug 2019
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writingthatisdrivenbycuriosityandintellectualcreativity—canbedifficultandfrustrating,andwriterswillhavetofacefailurebeforetheysucceed
This speaks to me the most because i write music and sometimes its hard when you have alot of good ideas in your head
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ralparadox;whenwebegintolearnsomethingnew,wesimultaneouslyhavetoqnjeamsomethingfamiliar.
We have to be open to unlearn something that has help us and replace it with something new
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Being open-minded with my teaching; always looking for new, better ways..
being open-minded is important being one tracked minded can hurt you in the long run
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Therefore, this class is all about you: your relationship to language, your visual interests and awareness, you
This class making based off us and are life or what we have experiences in our life will open up new ideas
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Another of the ways I plan to engage you in your own learning is by negotiating terms
I like that idea of us as students being able to be in control of our grade
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: the grading contract.
This wording makes me think of the social contract that the general public has with the government.
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in regards to how I will grade your writing.
I wonder if there will ever be a grading curve for students.
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labor-based grading contract gives everyone a more fair chance to grow as readers and writers, by honoring the labor involved and allowing writers to take risks and try new ways of writing, for new and different audiences, perhaps -- without fear of getting a bad grade.
this will allow students to be more confident when writing outside of their comfort zones because they won't have to fear getting a bad grade it's will also allow more students to take more chances when writing in new styles
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By using a grading contract, I am involving you in a movement for equity and fairness in Composition Studies, rejecting the traditional, subjective and sometimes oppressive ways that academic writing is graded in school.
By letting the students have a say in how they should be graded will give students more confidence of being able to earn a higher grade
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Essentially, your course grade will be determined by the amount of labor you put into this class, your self-discipline, goals, and academic habits you build, and your revision processes.
your grade in the class will be a reflection of the work, effort and time you put into the class and the course work
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I hope to help you break down ideological barriers to make new kinds of connections with authors and develop your own voice in the Fall semester.
It's important that we are all involved in the readings so we can connect further with the topics
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questions, then they can’t be ignored.
Giving students the ability to choose what the do and dont learn will always have risks
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I remember visiting a school in Massachusettswhere a science unit on the human body had been kicked off with the students’ (fascinating)questions. The teacher proudly posted the resulting list on the wall — and then proceeded to teachthe unit exactly the way she had originally planned.
I wonder how much use the questions will have if the unit goes about a certain way no matter what
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The center of gravity is in the kids; their purposes and interests are our point of departure
Trusting students to decide how one decides their curriculum is bold
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Who’s Asking?
This question should be asked a lot more in school. considering the fact that schools require such background checks to even attend schools.
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Questions can reflect not only a curiosity about the world but a desire to make the world better
questions have an impact on the world around us even if we don't always see it that way
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Every minute they’re forced to spend memorizing the definition of a word (“What doesnationalism mean?”) is a minute not spent wrestling with idea
students won't be able to grow as thinkers and expand their thinking skills if they are only shown to memorize word instead of challenging new ideas
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consensus
a general agreement
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Deep questions help kids to stay curious, grow increasingly resourceful at figuring things out, andbecome active meaning makers
I love asking or being asked deep questions because that way you're able to understand one's mind more instead of hearing the same basic answer to a normal question every single time. those answers to a deep question can show you just how that person thinks in a way.
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EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIPSeptember 2015Who’s Asking?By Alfie KohnIt seems only fitting to explore the role of questions in education by asking questions about theprocess of doing so. I propose that we start with the customary way of framing this topic and thenproceed to questions that are deeper and potentially more subversive of traditional schooling.1. WHICH QUESTIONS?To begin, let’s consider what we might ask our students. The least interesting questions are thosewith straightforward factual answers. That’s why a number of writers have encouraged the use ofquestions described variously as “true” (Wolf, 1987), “essential” (Simon, 2002), “generative”(Perkins, 1992; Perrone, 1998), “guiding” (Traver, 1998), or “fertile” (Harpaz & Lefstein, 2000).What the best of these share is that they’re open-ended. Sometimes, in fact, no definitive rightanswer can be found at all. And even when there is one – or at least when there is reason to prefersome responses to others – the answer isn’t obvious and can’t be summarized in a sentence.Why is it so hard to find a cure for cancer? Do numbers ever end? Why do people lie? Why did weinvade Vietnam? Grappling with meaty questions like these (which were among those generated by aclass in Plainview, NY) is a real project . . . literally. A question-based approach to teaching tends toshade into learning that is problem- (Delisle, 1997) and project-based (Kilpatrick, 1918; Blumenfeldet al., 1991; Wolk, 1998). Intellectual proficiency is strengthened as students figure out how to dojustice to a rich question. As they investigate and come to understand important ideas more fully,new questions arise along with better ways of asking them, and the learning spirals upwards.Guiding students through this process is not a technique that can be stapled onto our existingpedagogy, nor is it something that teachers can be trained to master during an in-service day.What’s required is a continual focus on creating a classroom that is about thinking rather than justabsorbing information. Of course one always thinks about something — learning isn’t content-free —but the ultimate goal isn’t mostly to acquire knowledge (which can always be looked up). “Knowingthe right answer is overrated,” says Eleanor Duckworth (1987, p. 64), professor emerita at HarvardUniversity. It “requires no decisions, carries no risks, and makes no demands. It is automatic. It isthoughtless.”Thus, every time we ask students “What was the name of the town in which the characters in thisstory lived?” we leave less time for questions like “Why do you think the characters never lefthome?”
this part really clicked to me because the second question would be the one I would be thinking of based on the story itself. I tend to ask myself the questions teachers normally wouldn't ask
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“Knowingthe right answer is overrated
I like what this is saying because in most classes there is always that one student that knows just about everything you can ask them. well what about the rest of us? we either simply don't care enough, we think the answer we have is wrong, or maybe we're thinking more into the answer than most would.
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The instructor said,
everyone learns from each other each day. it's surprising that you can even learn something very important from a little kid while you're about 20 years old. we all have something to learn from one another even when we think we know just about everything.
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The steps from the hill lead down into Harlem,through a park, then I cross St. Nicholas,Eighth Avenue, Seventh, and I come to the Y,
What is the purpose of this part
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But we are, that's true!
accepts his identity
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Nor do I often want to be a part of you.
Identity issues?
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As I learn from you, I guess you learn from me— although you're older—and white— and somewhat more free.
White people have more rights then those who are colored.
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I am the only colored student in my class.
this was possibly after the segregation because there is a student of color in a school full of white students
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So will my page be colored that I write?
He is wondering if being different from the rest of the class will have an affect his writing.
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Being me, it will not be white. But it will bea part of you, instructor.
he won't write in the ways of the white instructor, he will write in his own way that is his.
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yet a part of me, as I am a part of you. That's American.
united states could have been getting more united with blacks and white
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yet a part of me, as I am a part of you. That's American.
No matter the race, nor the color they are all Americans they do have one thing that is the same, even if some don't realize it.
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Well, I like to eat, sleep, drink, and be in love.I like to work, read, learn, and understand life.
similar to all
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of
The author talks about all of us are connected and we are all one.
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I feel and see and hear, Harlem, I hear you:
Full of emotions, the author knows what goes on, very aware.
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I guess being colored doesn't make me not likethe same things other folks like who are other races.So will my page be colored that I write?
He sees himself and other races as equals and believes that color doesn't separate character.
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I am the only colored student in my class.
The lack of diversity. Feeling different and influenced by skin color.
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doesn't
People of color has the same interests in things just as much as other races. They're no different from the rest.
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I like to work, read, learn, and understand life.
Determine and knows what it wants.
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I guess you learn from me— although you're older—and white— and somewhat more free.
although the professor is older and from a different race, Hughes does not see that as a factor to stop inspiration as well as motivation.
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Well, I like to eat, sleep, drink, and be in love.
Can be relatable to just about anyone. I like this quote, because living with these 4 things is important for personal growth and health.
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You are white— yet a part of me, as I am a part of you. That's American.
Many people see differences as colors but we never really seek what we have in common with others. Most of us identify as hyphenated-Americans, but we look towards the hyphenation rather than the American. We all have the “American” part in common, yet we continue to hate one another for our differences.
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Nor do I often want to be a part of you.But we are, that's true!
They may not want to be associated with each other but they are still connected.
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I wonder if it's that simple
Simplicity is an important word to me and this question itself is interesting
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I am the only colored student in my class.
There is no diversity in the class.
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I really like the last line of the first Stanza and the first line of the second stanza. "then, it will be true" what dose that even mean. and then in the nest line he says ' I wonder if its that simple?' because that exactly what I was thinking. its not that easy.
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The instructor said, Go home and write a page tonight. And let that page come out of you— Then, it will be true. I wonder if it's that simple?I am twenty-two, colored, born in Winston-Salem.I went to school there, then Durham, then here
even though he can write it into existence does not mean it will become true
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I like a pipe for a Christmas present,
shows the time period
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although you're older—and white— and somewhat more free.
why is someone older and white is "somewhat more free" when every american has an equal amount of freedom
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It's not easy to know what is true for you or me at twenty-two, my age.
He talks about his struggle and pain.
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yet a part of me, as I am a part of you. That's American.
Most of the time everyone in America trys to be like other people.
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It's not easy to know what is true for you or me
Not everyone has the same perspectives nor the same opinions.
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So will my page be colored that I write?
He wonders if his color had changed how learning is different comparing to others
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I guess being colored doesn't make me not likethe same things other folks like who are other races.
the author believes that if our skin color is different from each other than they can't relate to each other.
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Well, I like to eat, sleep, drink, and be in love.
He is like everybody else.
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Well, I like to eat, sleep, drink, and be in love.I like to work, read, learn, and understand life
The ability to be able to find what you like. It seems as though the author shows their likings at times when they seem distraught.
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1902-1967
What is the significance of putting Hughes' years?
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But we are, that's true!
we are all alike even if we don't think we are.
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It's not easy to know what is true for you or me
He acknowledges the difference in beliefs between different people, including himself
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But I guess I'm what I feel and see and hear, Harlem, I hear you:hear you, hear me—we two—you, me, talk on this page
His identity roots from the place where he is from.
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Being me, it will not be white.
He wont have the same stories and background as other people.
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Sometimes perhaps you don't want to be a part of me.Nor do I often want to be a part of you
Differences between race.
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Sometimes perhaps you don't want to be a part of me.
Racism
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yet a part of me, as I am a part of you. That's American.
Diversity is American
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But it will bea part of you
What does he mean by his page being a part of the instructor?
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Being me, it will not be white. But it will bea part of you, instructor.You are white— yet a part of me, as I am a part of you. That's American
Skin color and race does not affect a difference between groups of people according to the speaker.
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I like a pipe for a Christmas present,or records—Bessie, bop, or Bach.
The author likes simple things that most people like too.
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(I hear New York, too.)
Humor bc New York is always loud and noisy
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I am the only colored student in my class
Speaker implies that color of skin may affect or influence his skill on writing this page of his.
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Being me, it will not be white.
While being himself he could never be white based off of race and beliefs.
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I guess you learn from me— although you're older—and white— and somewhat more free.
The author finishes off by saying that the letter has more character than the author himself by using words such as "free" or White"
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I guess being colored doesn't make me not likethe same things other folks like who are other races.
Being colored makes Hughes feel different.
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I went to school there,
Place, or where you stay, where you from, is important to identity... How does Hughes connect place to identity in this poem?
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The experienced writers do the opposite: they seek to discover (to create) meaning in the engagement with their writing, in revisi
This shows the more you write, the more experienced is gained. Experienced writers have learned different methods on how to to make there essays more professional and make the reader/audience think in a different way- Fabian Aviles
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the use of lines to direct the viewer's eyes around the page or screen.
Viewers tend to look at the top of the screen first then work there way down. They mainly look at the center since thats there main focus from the viewers eyes-Fabian
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ntellectual proficiency is strengthened as students figure out how to do justice to a rich question.
This shows the more the students read the more knowledge they gain. Solving a difficult question makes the reader/student indetify and go in debt as its strengths there intellectual profiency
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Contract
I like how the contract is structured
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That’s Bruce.
Bruce is serving looks!
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removing the pressure of attaching a grade to your written voice
This makes us feel relieved and more comfortable with writing.
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docs.google.com docs.google.com
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orn a Crime by Trevor NoahIn the Country we Love by Diane GuerreroFun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison BechdelBetween the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
How did you come to select these books?
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easy class
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negotiate
What topics will we be able to negotiate?
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