September 30, 2018
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On Tuesday we had a lecture about racism and patriarchy within our society. The first half of the lecture was based on racism. We were shown many different examples from the past which were upsetting. We also discussed Jim Crow Laws and The Civil Rights Movement. I was shocked to see the level of discrimination […]
September 30, 2018
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I found this week’s Values module input an important and interesting insight into racism and patriarchy. The lecture tackled these difficult topics in a respectful manner, which I found engaging. Although difficult, it is important not to shy away from these topics. Many lecture attendees got involved in discussion and contributed points I had not previously considered. […]
September 30, 2018
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This week within our Values Lecture, we dug deeper into racism and patriarchy alongside their histories and sociological perspectives. The lecture aimed to make us think deeper into how far we have come with racism and patriarchy, and how we are still battling these matters in modern times. As a student who loved studying History […]
September 30, 2018
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” All human beings belong to a single species and are descended from common stock. they are born equal in dignity and rights and all form an integral part of humanity” Throughout the 18 years that I have lived, the concept of race and gender has always been something I have found myself thinking about. […]
September 29, 2018
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Comments Off on Structural Inequality 18/09/18
Last week I attended a seminar which was based on values module. It was very informative and interesting group work. We were split into four groups and my table was given a pack with resources. We were not allowed to look in the pack until we listened to the instructions. In our pack we had […]
September 29, 2018
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Tuesday lecture on Racism and Patriarchy gave me a lot to think about. The racism aspect of the lecture was the first hour, it involved how racism occurred from the late 18th Century. Derek told us about social construction and how people can use this is used to perpetuate inequalities. We also discussed the Critical […]
September 29, 2018
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When I was in fifth year at High School in 2016 I studied higher mathematics and the legacy left behind by the terrifying 2015 Higher Mathematics paper still lingered throughout the school and to a vast extent the entire country. With all the stigma circulating around the paper I decided to look at it, […]
September 29, 2018
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Never would I have imagined that myself or anyone could sandwich together maths and creativity. Yet what a wonderful sandwich it is! Realistically, the majority of people would strongly argue against this opening statement, my self being one of them, however let me tell you that it is more than possible. Like most sandwiches it … Continue reading “the maths and creativity sandwich.”
September 29, 2018
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Even though we are all familiar with the existence of racism, especially in the past (still takes place to some extent today), it was an eye-opening lecture – hearing all the stories, what people with colour had to go through and how people with white skin treated them. Hearing about what was happening just because […]
September 29, 2018
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If you had said to me this time last year that today I would be sat in lectures genuinely interested in the small parts that make up mathematical concepts, I would probably have laughed. When I was taught maths, it was just maths. You learnt a concept, did some examples and then were assessed on […]
September 28, 2018
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During our first values workshop we completed a task that would really open our eyes to inequality and its effects. We were split into five small groups and given an envelope filled with resources with which we had to make a resource that would help a new university student. My group set off with our […]
September 28, 2018
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Comments Off on Maths Ability Groups: Good, Bad or Ugly?
After learning about the cognitive and affective domains with regards to learning in an input in my Discovering Maths module, I have been thinking about how maths groups based on ability and their seemingly neutral names may be affecting the way children feel about mathematics. Do ability groups still have a place in a modern classroom? Are there other options? We should have ability groups because… It is almost […]
September 28, 2018
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Attached is both Activity 1 & 2 for managing my learning What I feel I am already good at, and how, and where I think I can improve, and how: fiona smith managing my learning
September 28, 2018
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Today we had a day off from university, so Jennifer, Beth and I decided to use the time to do an education trip to the RRS Discovery ship in Dundee. Our aim was to learn about the history, geography and science of the exhibition and reflect on the suitability of the exhibition for children and […]
September 28, 2018
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Today we had a day off from university, so Jennifer, Beth and I decided to use the time to do an education trip to the RRS Discovery ship in Dundee. Our aim was to learn about the history, geography and science of the exhibition and reflect on the suitability of the exhibition for children and […]
September 28, 2018
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Comments Off on We are still stuck in the past
Our focus in our lectures and reading this week has been “Understanding ourselves: values as embodied and culturally specific” and it has got me really thinking about inequalities in the past and how they have or haven’t changed in the present day. It’s fair to say that many people have learnt about in school and […]
September 28, 2018
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Does a person’s appearance allow them to be categorized? On Tuesday 25th September we had a 2 hour long lecture on racism and patriarchy. We heard of cases such as the brutal murder of Emmet Till in 1955 and other hate crimes on black citizens around the world from the past. Having studied the black-white […]
September 28, 2018
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This morning myself and my friend took a trip to the Discovery Boat. I went there with two aims in mind; to learn more about the history of Dundee and to evaluate what it would be like to take a class there. As a child I remember visiting the Discovery Boat multiple times however I […]
September 28, 2018
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Although we tend to use the words interchangeably, fair and equal are not the same. Take this as an example: Three children of varying heights are trying to reach for the sweets that are on the top shelf of the kitchen cupboard. Treating them equally would mean giving all three children a box to stand … Continue reading Why we shouldn’t treat our students equally. →
September 28, 2018
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Comments Off on I think; therefore I am
Walking out of Tuesday’s ‘Values’ module, I felt an ironic sense of negativity that I joked about to my peers. After a two hour lecture on biological discrimination, I felt bad as an atheist, straight Caucasian male. Once I had left the company of human communication, I delved a little into my own thoughts as […]
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