Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Social Justice
I really liked using the post-its for sharing definitions of social justice. It was an effective catalyst for guiding our thinking in a nonthreatening and safe way. I think viewing the posts around the room as a critic added a valuable dimension in how we internalized the various writings. Writing and then discussing, of course, were great reinforcers of the information. I'm eager to adapt this format in my classroom--great applications for introducing or concluding many stories as well as some writing assignments.
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I liked this idea to be used for a lot of different purposes. But I especially liked it for topics of difficult natures as today's was. This topics that really make people question their beliefs and practices are hard. This activity took some of the pressure off of a difficult task. I think Sherri is right that we have to own our feelings good and bad to experience growth, but we are in a classroom that has built, what I think, is a strong community. Don's activity is a way I could see being used in my classroom on the way to building community. Thanks Don, cant wait to use it.
ReplyDeleteI also liked the post-it note activity from this morning. I liked the anonymous nature of the activity and the fact that I think students would be more likely to feel free to write what they truly think if the others would not know who they are.
ReplyDeleteI agree. It allowed for expressing our opinions and beliefs in a non-threatening environment. I loved this micro-writing activity. I'm mulling over options for the musical classroom!
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