Praxis And Girls On The Run

If not met to the status quo, our sex,gender, ethnicity, able-sim, and class can cause us to be seen as less in society, thus effecting our multiple identities, the amount of power we have, and empowerment we feel or give; which ultimately excludes or includes our privileges. In conclusion, intersectionality is a growing problem in our society today; it continues to enforce oppression and enable people to truly define

Personally, I believe education is the key to combating racism. We must education our peers on our cultures. We must explain that “colorblindness” in society is not what’s best. Only by embracing and recognizing each other differences we will be able to break the social bubbles we live in. I’ve gained a stronger sense of racial awareness through this course. I have the ability to challenge and change other people’s ideologies and understand my own. I know because of my social position have scholarships, financial aide and the values of hard work and education instilled in me by my parents and grandparents. I’m also aware that many people are not able to gain that same access. Because of my racial awareness there is so much more I want to find out about the contributing factors that led to my family’s social position in New Orleans. It is through my racial awareness I plan to beat the system.

These combined factors greatly undermine the social, economic, and political potential of minorities in America. I am developing myself professionally and through academic studies to develop comprehensive plans addressing school improvements, enforcing civil rights, and equitable access to resources and higher education for all people. Through HGSE I will expand my network of professionals that understand the achievement gaps and collaborate to not only ask the daring questions but be agents of change. I plan to become a leader whose future work is never displaced from the community I serve. After graduation my true desire lies to straddle both the hands-on forefront of the classroom and the transformative policy and administrative lens. My ideal position enables me to only to hear the voices and see the needs of the community I impact but also take the theories into practice to ensure that all students are prepared for a 21st century global society. Though my role is multifaceted; from a role model, artist, and educator, being a leader that demonstrates a commitment to equity and excellence comes

The central idea of this article is about the unfair treatment people are facing because of intersectionality. Such as Nicole, her grades are suffering, shes always late to class,etc. As The teachers dont dig deep into why she is late and her grades are suffering. They believe because she is a female African she is not doing well in her classes. What they dont know is that her socioeconomic status is low, and she has to take care of her two younger siblings.

I came into this class not so naïve as some students may have been. I’ve grown up going to public schools, living in a diverse small town, and having interracial relationships in my family. Although I was informed on some forms of racism and the fact that racism does in fact still exist, I didn’t realize it was extensive as it really is. All the readings, videos, and lectures have directly related back to the purpose of the course. As a whole, I feel like this class has grown in knowledge not only about how racism affects people, but how to change and make a difference. This class has informed me a lot more about the unfortunately thriving acts of racism in the United States.

We learned, not only from this class but from all of our classes, about the anti-oppressive approaches

Coming into this class, there weren’t many expectations. The description is in the name: Diversity and the Disenfranchised, there isn’t much that can be mistaken for. I figured that we would talk about all the normal oppressed groups: African Americans, Hispanics, and the poor. When talking about African Americans and Hispanics I figured that there would be a lot more historical context than what was actually discussed, because that is the only thing I have ever been taught. Instead, we learned about how their ethnicity shapes them, and how typical white traditions were not what African Americans or Hispanics followed. When talking about the poor I figured we’d address welfare and why people were poor. We did those things as well as watched a video of how being poor affects the lives of children, which made much more of an impact on me than just learning about statistics.

This result cannot solely be achieved by charity; education is necessary when serving a community in order to fully grasp the scope of the injustice. As a member of the Dance Marathon Executive Board, I have led fundraising events for charities and raised awareness about the significance of education towards reducing injustice. This past summer, I traveled to Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota on a service trip. Prior to the trip, I extensively studied the current situation on the reservation. I read articles about Native American history such as the Wounded Knee Massacre as well as watched documentaries about the ongoing uranium water crisis. When working on the reservation, I couldn’t fully empathize with what the community members were feeling, but I could sympathize with their pain and understand what was causing it. After listening to the people share their experiences surrounding economical, agricultural, and medical issues, I conveyed these stories to my community. Through education and altruism, I serve my community as a leader furthering social

Nevertheless, I learned a massive amount of critical information in this class. Beforehand, I was slightly acquainted with problems pertaining to being Black and on being a Woman. Yet, I never thought about how the two can be interrelated. As odd as it may sound, since I am Black and a Woman I never realized the intertwined confliction based on those two social identities. Kimberle Crenshaw’s video on Intersectionality introduced me to a new

Four things I have learned in this course are, Intersectionality & Inequality, homosexuality is not truly legal in America. Also, the health disparities, health equity effects all ethnic groups in America. Also, to recognize and honor the Formation and Legacies of racial and ethnic Minorities; history. The inequality, injustice, oppression, are the last things a person would think, of America due to the “democracy.”

Diversity and social justice is not something that I was familiar with prior taking this course, nor did I ever have enough knowledge of the deep and complicated social and economic structure in this county. It has been an eye opener course, I gained a lot of familiarity on the issues of race, culture and the other elements that but this county together. My prior awareness about the issues of sexism, ableism, and racism was limited and mostly were self-taught.

Throughout numerous areas around the globe, the reality of children living on the street has become a significant issue. This problem is mainly due to the family’s inability to provide adequate care and resources for their child, “Children end up on the streets for a number of reasons, many of which are rooted in family instability and poverty,” (The Children of the Street). Instead of worrying about what games to play or who to play with, these adolescents have to worry about what they will eat for the day or where they will sleep for the night. Children who have ended up on the streets are forced to fend for

Whatever happened to the idea of “women and children first”? This concept has been slowly diminishing throughout the years. In today’s society, poverty can be seen in the faces of women and children across the globe. The overwhelming majority of the poor consists of women and children. As of 2013, one in seven women live in poverty (Robbins and Morrison 2014: 1). The poverty of women and children is a global problem, but it is also a problem that hits home. Poverty exists in our hometowns and neighborhoods across the United States. This problem is not just in low-income countries like much of Africa or the third world countries we see on commercials. It is also prevalent in high-income countries like our own. Poverty may have a women’s face,

I learned that I will need to understand the issues facing my students inside and outside of the classroom. By having this understanding, I hope to be able to form real relationships with my students, make learning relevant to each student, and be able to provide the necessary support to make them successful learners. I want to be a resource and/or participant in my students’ life rather than just a spectator and/or teacher teaching about diversity. I realized that my previous perception would have left some students struggling in my classroom. I would have overlooked students’ needs if I only concentrated on teaching diversity in my classroom. I believe that this experience has made me grow as an educator and made me realize how I need to understand the complexities faced by my students in order for me to become successful in the classroom and to become an effective teacher.

Chapter nine starts out with Vasquez reiterating from his earlier chapter that strict adherence to religious text has dominated religious studies for the previous 30 years. He continues by writing on the shift towards practice comparing it to the debates on “the relationship of mind and body” in that it as well has a lengthy history. In the first page he speaks about how Aristotle used the term praxis to describe an activity that was on purpose and “rationale” and how Aristotle compared the term poiesis to the word theoria which he described as a reflective activity geared towards the truth but that poiesis is when there is a clear end goal of making production also known as techne. Therefor praxis is considered will-less and requires comprehensive