Discrimination
Define discrimination.
Treatment of a person or particular group of people differently. This way is worse than the way people are usually treated.
What metaphor (which was also in a module) does Michie use to describe teaching in Urban America?
Between Miracles and Metal Dectors.
What did Michie want to do prior to being a teacher?
Make Movies
Come up with examples in ways students can be discriminated against in the classroom.
Discuss it.
What are the names of the two schools Michie teaches at?
Ellison and Quincy
What age group did Michie teach?
Middle School (7th and 8th grade)
What were Michie's students called in the first edition of his book?
Socially Handicapped Children
What was the No Child Left Behind Act?
An act that held schools accountable for how kids learned and progressed in the classroom.
What city does Michie teach in?
Chicago
What assumptions did Mitchie face regarding teaching in a low income school?
He is a hero teacher, he pity's his students, all his students are involved in gangs and violence
Explain this quote: “The myth of the hero as a teacher is a damaging one…” (Ricket, 2013).
Note: Takes away from students who advocated for themselves.
How does the Blindside movie portray a hero?
A white women takes in the poor black teenager and turns his life around.
What challenges do Michie's former students still face today?
Poverty, Violence, Discrimination, and lack of opportunity
What is a stereotypical hero teacher?
A teacher who comes in and saves the students. Typically a white teacher and student(s) who are minorities.
Where did Claire teach out of the United States?
England