October 3, 2017
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We were group 1 and therefore had the most amount of resources. We went back to being like children on Christmas day, so many options we didn’t know what to do with ourselves! We were asked to create something that would help a student through their first week of university. We could only make from […]
October 2, 2017
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When first asked to think about the terms race, ethnicity and discrimination I thought I had a good understanding of which each of these terms meant. However, when it came to writing these definitions down I couldn’t write anything as I found it very difficult to put into words what I was thinking. This input […]
October 2, 2017
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I, like most people I hope, don’t think of myself as a racist. I define a racist as someone who makes decisions or judgements based on their preconceptions of someone and I don’t put myself in that category. However, during a lecture the other week we spoke about conscious and unconscious bias and I really like these terms. […]
October 2, 2017
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Thoughts from the Values lecture on Tuesday 26th September 2017. When asked about my knowledge and understanding of race, ethnicity and discrimination before the lecture began, I had a good understanding of these topics already after having looked into them, while covering topics in History at school. However, I found it extremely useful to refresh […]
October 1, 2017
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Our first seminar this semester consisted of us being split into five groups within the room, each group containing five or six students. Each group was given a large brown envelope and we were instructed to make a resource, only out of the things we were given, that would benefit a student starting at the University […]
October 1, 2017
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During our first values workshop the group was split into five tables and each assigned an envelope of resources. The groups were instructed to design something that would help a new student starting at the University of Dundee. Each group pitched their ideas to the remainder of the class and the lecturer. During this our […]
October 1, 2017
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After reading this article, I would have to agree that the Head Teacher of this school has taken the issue of ‘inappropriate uniform’ far too far. I fully understand why a school would wish to keep their uniform guidelines tight, however in this case, I think the pupils are being treated unfairly. Uniforms create a […]
October 1, 2017
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Comments Off on Maths in art? Art in maths?
Previously, I’ve heard people say, “I cannot do art” or “Art is something that I just wasn’t gifted in”. This is why one particular maths workshop came as surprise to me as it demonstrated that you can do art using maths. In class we created tessellations. Little did I know that this type of art […]
October 1, 2017
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Comments Off on Three Powerful Words – Race, Ethnicity and Discrimination
This post is a reflection from the Values: Self Society and the Professions lecture on Tuesday 26th September 2017 with Derek Robertson. Summary of Events Before the lecture began, we were all asked to write down our initial thoughts on the terms Race, Ethnicity, and Discrimination. These are all terms in which although I have heard numerous times, have never really looked up or […]
September 30, 2017
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As part of our first workshop in the “Values” module we were given a resource task. We were split into five groups and were each given an envelope with a range of resources inside. We were asked to create a ‘Student Pack’ designed to help new students at the university using the different resources were … Continue reading Resource Allocation Task →
September 30, 2017
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“Twenty Margate pupils sent home in Hartsdown uniform row” According to an article in the BBC news, pupils in Hartsdown, Kent have been sent home from school and asked to leave classes for not adhering to the strict uniform policy. The reason for this excessive regime was explained by the head teacher, Mr Tate who said, “adhering […]
September 30, 2017
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CROSS CURRICULAR LEARNING IN MUSIC (3 hours) Consider how you can make links between music and other curricular areas. Choose as many subject areas as you wish, and for each, create activities that draw upon musical knowledge to enhance the learning. Music and Art – Create a picture to go alongside the piece they have […]
September 30, 2017
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Racism Input In approaching this week’s topic of “Understanding ourselves – values as embodied and culturally specific”, my initial definitions and thoughts were as follows: Race – A group of humans who all share physical traits such as skin colour or facial characteristics. Ethnicity – A subdivision within race which centres around cultural traditions and […]
September 30, 2017
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Mark H. Ashcraft describes maths anxiety as “a feeling of tension, apprehension, or fear that interferes with math performance” (2002, p. 181). Math anxiety is a recognized stress disorder which, according to research shown in the attached video, 20% of our population suffer from (Turner & Carroll, 1985). It ranges from feelings of mild tension […]
September 30, 2017
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When I turned up at the first Values seminar and chose a table to sit at, I had no idea how much my choice of seating would affect the next hour of my life. We were split into 5 groups and each group was given an envelope. The task was to come up with something … Continue reading A Lesson To Remember →
September 30, 2017
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Comments Off on Resource allocation workshop reflection
In the workshop hosted by Derek, we were divided into 5 groups. Each group was given an envelope of resources, which we were told we should use to create a product for a new student attending Dundee University. I myself was in group 1, our pack was full of materials such as coloured pens, pencils, […]
September 30, 2017
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Our first workshop for MA1 Education withing the Values: self, society and the professions took place on Tuesday the 19th of September. It was one of the most confusing workshops to start off with but once we understood the reason behind the workshop it was a very good lesson, and a good way to bring … Continue reading “Resource Allocation Workshop – Reflection”
September 30, 2017
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I’ve always been interested in thinking about issues such as racism, patriarchy and other social problems. Challenging yourself to think about these issues can help you to create a different outlook on life, which I think is extremely important today considering they are still a huge problem – even in 2017. With this in mind, […]
September 30, 2017
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Comments Off on Discrimination is not a thing of the past
Racism still happens and pretending it doesn’t is only encouraging a discriminatory mindset to continue in younger generations. Its not just enough to know that racism happens we have to actively do something against it, as that mentality is still embedded in our legal systems, and many types of organisations. We don’t need to be […]
September 29, 2017
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Derek commenced the task by numbering each table from 1-5 and giving each group an envelope. Each group were allocated the same task and were requested to produce an item which could assist a new student in their first week at university using only the resources contained within the envelope. My group was at table […]
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