My Social Justice Class

“Since prayer was removed from public school classrooms in 1962, we have had a 6-fold increase in violent crime, our divorce rate has tripled,births to single mothers have increased 5-fold, the teenage suicide rate has tripled, and SAT scores have dropped 10%.(Creation Today). Reasons that represent why prayer and moments of silence should be allowed in the public school system will be expressed. This essay will represent the affirmative stance when regarding this topic of school wide prayer and moments of silence.

Over the last eight weeks, we have visited and deeply discussed many topics that surround social justice in the classroom. These topics have ranged from social justice in the world to how to create a socially just classroom and everything in between. In class, there has been a few times where it has been uncomfortable because the topics can bring out many opinions in the room. Many people in the room shared their opinions, including me, which brought up many other discussions. In this essay, I will be discussing our navigations through the social justice issues that classrooms face by talking about the key points of our class throughout the last eight weeks.

When you look around and gaze at the beautiful creation before you, do you reflect on how amazing God is? God made the creation, man, and everything surrounding the two. There are many different worldviews. This paper will focus on the Christian worldview. The Christian worldview involves God, humanity, Jesus, and restoration.

Reynolds illustrates how there are a variety of different ways social justice can be taught, and explains how each teacher has a different way of implementing the same ideas. She provides examples of lessons a child might learn and the biases behind it teaching social justice. Reynolds is concerned with the age range of teaching social justice and when is considered the appropriate time. New teachers are now getting taught how to teach social justice within the class room, and the curriculum is changing to include aspects of social justice. Reynolds states how social justice is a branch off the bigger question of “who gets to decide the best

This essay is composed of facts supporting that prayer in Public Schools would be beneficial for the children and the United States of America. Prayer is an address to God or a god in word or thoughts. The Anti- Defamation League states that, “A moment of silence will inevitably be unconstitutional or the purpose and effect of such moments of silence are invariably to advance religion. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down requiring a moment of silence which students could use for silent prayer or meditation because it was enacted for the purpose of advancing religion. The Supreme Court has not determined if a moment of silence can ever be

Per the DVHS Handbook, missed class work and tests resulting from an excused absence must be completed within a reasonable period of time commensurate with the length of the absence.

Social justice is equal resources to all, such as equal education. It was fun, because as Jessica and I were educating the students; they also share things that they knew. In a way, they taught us, as well.

This reflection is based on the question posed, “What does Social Justice mean to you and the teaching profession.” The concept of Social Justice can be described differently by any individual whom are asked, however to fully understand this concept an individual first needs to understand their own inner feeling and knowledge of this concept.

God tells us that once we have become saved that we can acknowledge the truth. This truth being to fully open up our hearts, our minds, and our souls to let the almighty God help to guide and protect us. Once we become saved, this helps us to open our eyes and to change our ways, hence once we become saved and come to acknowledge this truth. This truth means different things to different people. I feel as though this truth means that God wants us to truly follow him. God wants us to follow the Ten Commandments, and God wants us to be good citizens. This has many different sub-categories underneath it. What I primarily, as a Christian believe, is that God wants us to truly love one another, to respect one another, to respect our environment, and to treat others with respect. There is so much hate in this world. Racisms, terrioust, and people just being mean to one another. This is not being a true Christian. Once we have become saved we need to open our eyes up to more than just following the Ten Commandments. We have to treat one another with respect and dignity. I have dealt with the hatred and meanness from people. I have dealt with people being racism and disrespectful to one another because of cultural or racial differences. This is not want God wanted from us. God wants us to love one. Terriosum is another thing that God does not care for. I feel

The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.” (Mark 12:30-31) God here clearly states that he wants his creation to be just as benevolent as he is. This is a very possible task that can be achieved if applied to our daily lives.

We can see that God not only cares about what His people are doing but How His people are treating those around them and the way that it reflects Him and what it says about His relationship between them and Him. This speaks to the fact that God wanted

God is concerned about the abuse of vulnerable people by those who wield power, be it in business, government, or religion, or even the halls of school. To “do justice” is to set things right with an eye toward the lot of the most vulnerable. “To love kindness” is to have loving-kindness flowing from us to others, just as God’s loving-kindness flows to us. This “kindness” maintains a loyal commitment to God and others that goes beyond the basic legal requirements. The motivating factor is not fear, or coercion, or manipulation; but,

Social justice is a concept of a society in which every human being is treated justly, without discrimination based on financial status, race, gender, ethnicity, etc. Grace is a gift from God that we don’t deserve, which helps us choose the good, therefore it promotes social justice. On the other hand, sin, which can be regarded as a lack of love and care for “others,” distances us from social justice. Therefore, love and grace are essential aspects of social justice and without them there could be

Chapter 8 reminds us of the four essential components of social justice and advocacy that we must implement within our classroom environment to achieve successful outcomes for all students. First is being able to continue challenging misconceptions, untruths, and stereotypes. Second, is providing all students with the necessary material and emotional resources to learn effectively. The third is having the ability to draw on students’ talents and strengths to enhance their education through real world experiences. Lastly, is being able to create a learning environment that promotes rigor, critical thinking, and supports agency for social change.

A student’s journey through high school shapes the way that he/she views the world. In high school, students begin to learn about proper social behavior. High school students often form groups of similar interests. These factions all interact differently, some share similar ideas and some are drastically different. Nevertheless, it is important for educators to ensure that all of these groups respect each other’s opinion. Many people falsely believe that schools only serve to increase a student’s academic ability, but school bears a much greater responsibility. Teachers have the duty of informing students on the topic of social etiquette. A student’s social awareness correlates with their success as adults. For this reason, teachers must prepare their students for adult life by teaching them appropriate social skills. One component of the social landscape is the concept of social justice. A school prepares its students to be ministers of social justice by denouncing harmful stereotypes and beliefs through textual examples of injustice.