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 […] Continue reading
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. […] Continue reading
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 […] Continue reading
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 […] Continue reading
September 28, 2018
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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 […] Continue reading
September 28, 2018
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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 […] Continue reading
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 […] Continue reading
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. → Continue reading
September 28, 2018
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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 […] Continue reading
September 28, 2018
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On Tuesday 25th, week 3 we had a lecture for our Values module. Within this we explored racism and patriarchy. Both of which linked back to developing our sociological imaginations and how they affect us as teahers. At the start of the session we were looking into Racism and its history. The idea that racism is still […] Continue reading
September 28, 2018
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Tuesdays lecture was based around racism and patriarchy within society, both in the past and present. Throughout the lecture we were shown graphic photos and told heart breaking stories from the past which were met with both gasps and head shakes but the question that truly captured my attention was ‘have we really moved on?’ […] Continue reading
September 28, 2018
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In Tuesdays lecture we discussed both race and patriarchy, both in the past and present. I found this lecture very informative and learned a lot of information that definitely opened my eyes as to what is going on in the world. When talking about racism I learnt a lot of historical facts that I was […] Continue reading
September 27, 2018
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During this weeks lecture, talking specifically about the history of Racism and Patriarchy, really made me think how much this still goes on today. This lecture was very powerful and emotional as it made you think of the society we live in. It was not that long in the past when genders were divided and […] Continue reading
September 27, 2018
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Tuesday 18th September During this workshop we were divided into small groups with the aim to come up with a resource that a new student would find useful. Each group was giving a brown envelope which had a variety of objects. In my envelope, there was only one pen, one pencil, two sticky notes, two […] Continue reading
September 26, 2018
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I love maths. I find the subject to be so challenging yet so satisfying that I was able to enjoy my experiences of maths throughout my education. My love of maths began in my Primary 5 class when my teacher provided myself and my classmates an opportunity to learn maths in a different way, through […] Continue reading
September 26, 2018
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The lecture on Tuesday opened my eyes to the horrific treatment that human beings received if they weren’t white men. Although we are now in modern times there is still disadvantages that exist between different races and different sexes in many aspects. We were told the story of young Emmett Till’s death. He was brutally […] Continue reading
September 26, 2018
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In Tuesday’s lecture, racism was a major part of the discussion relating to our sociological imagination. As we looked back to the Civil Rights Movements and the injustice of crimes such as Emmett Till and the acceptance of Jim Crow laws, I realised these historic events were not that long ago. I cannot begin to […] Continue reading
September 26, 2018
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Some women are abused my men in power, but i can’t stop that. Some women are labelled a wife or a mother, but that has nothing to do with me. These are things I admit I have thought. I was scrolling through facebook when I came across an advertisement for a class. It was a […] Continue reading
September 26, 2018
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This week’s values lecture about racism and patriarchy was both thought provoking and eye opening. It gave me the chance to fully understand just how much society has changed over the years and seeing how us as humans have grown massively regarding these issues. I understand that it is extremely important for me to be […] Continue reading
September 26, 2018
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Last week, I took part my first Values seminar which was extremely eye opening. The seminar was based on Structural Inequalities, and the problems that come with and surround this issue. The task we were given was to design and later make a product which could be used by a first year student in order … Continue reading Structural Inequalities : A Reflection → Continue reading
