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 …
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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 […] Continue reading
September 29, 2017
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Comments Off on My response to the BBC article on school uniform.
This post is in relation to the article that is on the BBC surrounding the issue of school uniform; more specifically at Hartson Academy in Kent . I believe this to be an example of school uniform standards going too far. Whilst I believe that school uniform Is important; in this instance I believe they have taken […] Continue reading
September 29, 2017
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Comments Off on How global racism shocked me
What is Race? When asked in our Values lecture “What is your understanding of Race, Ethnicity and Discrimination”? At a first glance I thought that I would know exactly what these terms meant but I found it extremely difficult to come up with a set answer. I had noted that Ethnicity represented an individual or …
September 29, 2017
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Comments Off on Can I blame it on the novels…?
When I was younger, my knowledge of racism and discrimination stemmed mainly from my novel reading. I found it disturbing but still exciting to read books like A Light to my Path by Lynn Austin. It was shocking to hear of the discrimination against African-American slaves. It was thrilling to read of their eventual victory […] Continue reading
September 29, 2017
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Comments Off on Social Media Input on Racism and Patriarchy
Prior to the input I had a base understanding of the terms race and patriarchy, and would have grouped them alongside prejudice and discrimination. Race refers to the biological similarities and differences between people that differ to those deemed as the norm by society, and prejudice and discrimination refers to a person or group of … Continue reading Social Media Input on Racism and Patriarchy → Continue reading
September 29, 2017
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Comments Off on Values as embodied and culturally specific – my thoughts
Prior to watching the videos provided on MyDundee and attending Tuesdays lecture, my thoughts on the topics provided were; Race – Skin colour, your origins that are similar to others Ethnicity – your background, social group that you and others are alike in Prejudice – a preconceived opinion on something or someone for no apparent […] Continue reading
September 29, 2017
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Comments Off on Shirts, Ties and Blazers: It’s all gone too far…
Shirts, ties and blazers: the outfit staples that we all longed to put behind us as teenagers. School uniform was simply Satin in disguise to any budding fashionista. I can’t remember being overly concerned about the outfit’s fashion value, however the comfort aspect of top-button shirts did raise many concerns. You are probably wondering so […] Continue reading
September 29, 2017
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Comments Off on Resource allocation workshop
Recently we undertook a resource allocation task in which we were split into 5 groups and each group was given an envelope. We were then told to use the resources that were inside to design something that would be useful to a new university student. However, unbeknown to us at the time, this was not […] Continue reading
September 29, 2017
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Comments Off on Resource Allocation Input
Recently, our group of MA1 took part in a workshop centred around resource allocation. During this workshop we were split into five groups, and each group was given a resource pack with the intention of using the resources inside to build a support kit for new students starting university. Upon giving us our resource packs, […] Continue reading
September 29, 2017
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Comments Off on Racism
Prior to this week’s input on racism, I felt as though I was already very aware of the discrimination felt in todays modern society. The lessons did, in fact, showcase the disgusting acts of violence that have occurred in the past towards people of colour. Stories about Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. were […] Continue reading
September 29, 2017
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Comments Off on My Disappointment
As a young child who fortunately received many forms of support from both sets of parents and excelled, especially in primary: being part of group five clearly challenged and disappointed me in the resource allocation workshop. Not only was I challenged, but my confidence was also dented. I, for probably the first time in eighteen […] Continue reading
September 29, 2017
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Comments Off on (26.09.17 Values) Only Human.
“Well, is it?” “Is it what?” “A myth?” Last week we had an input about race, ethnicity and discrimination. To begin with I thought it would be very straight forward: come in, get angry then leave. I was wrong, very wrong. Although I was aware that racism was still very active and a part of […] Continue reading
September 29, 2017
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Before engaging with the tasks and listening to the input, I thought I had a pretty good idea of what racism was and the effects it can have on our society.My previous understanding of race was that it is related to biology, and that differences in genetics were what formed the different racial groups. I … Continue reading Racism Input Continue reading
September 29, 2017
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Comments Off on Thinking Outside the Envelope
Resource Allocation Workshop – 19/09/17 After our first lecture on “Values: Self, Society and Professions” we were all intrigued to find out what our workshop would entail. As we arrived we were split into 5 different groups, I was in group 2, each group was given their own envelope. My group’s envelope contained: Coloured paper […] Continue reading
September 29, 2017
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For our first Values: Self society and the Professions seminar, we were separated into different groups. Our lecturer allocated each group a different package containing various resources/stationary. Our task was to create something, (using only the resources our own team were given) based on the idea it would be used by a Year 1 MA […] Continue reading
September 29, 2017
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Comments Off on An Eye-Opening First Task
Resource Allocation Task – 19/09/2017 Last Tuesday’s task was an eye-opening learning experience for all students on the course. When we walked into the classroom, we were split into 5 different groups. Each group received an envelope from our lecturer and were told not to open them yet. We were given roughly 5 minutes for …
September 28, 2017
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Comments Off on Nothing is as valuable as encouragement
Last week we were faced with a task which had more to do with real life than first met the eye. Split into five groups, we were given envelopes with different resources in them and asked to make something with our items to give to a new student at university. The thing was, as the […] Continue reading
September 28, 2017
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Comments Off on Values As Embodied and Specific- Racism and Patriarchy Lecture
At the beginning of the Values lecture on Tuesday 26th September we were asked to note down our understandings of discrimination, race, ethnicity and prejudice. My understanding of these words before the lecture were as follows; Race Commonly linked to skin colour, religion and culture. Has played a huge part in a lot of worldwide […] Continue reading
September 28, 2017
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Comments Off on Racism and Discrimination Input
Before the lecture, I didn’t know much about the the terms other than their basic definitions. I watched the three videos given to us which gave me a much greater understanding of each term (racism and discrimination especially). The talk that Clint Smith did on how he was raised was especially informative because I had never …
