September 25, 2018
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I sit and write this blog after one of the most thought provoking discussions so far in my university journey. One in which we were discussing theories such as the Montessori, Owen and Frobel perspectives on education. Each being primarily child-centre focused and broadening on aspects of children thriving on their own initiative and creativity. […] Continue reading
September 25, 2018
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Comments Off on Derek says: Reflect
Thinking back on the lecture we just had, I feel it was honest and raw. I was engrossed the whole time and hanging on every word. It really took me back to Higher History, which I loved, but the lecture was so much more in depth and uncensored, looking at things in a sociological way, …
September 25, 2018
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Comments Off on Workshop Reflection – Structural Inequalities
I wouldn’t be writing this blog today if I wasn’t nurtured through a good, high-achieving school with a strong family with a recent history of academic success. I grew up expecting to go to university. It was never a wish, or an aspiration. It wouldn’t be sensationalist to suggest that it’s something I thought would […] Continue reading
September 25, 2018
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Comments Off on Inequalities within the classroom.
Reflecting back on the workshop I completed on Tuesday I have many thoughts on how inequalities in a classroom can not only go unnoticed but can also completely change the way someone feels about learning. Upon arrival on Tuesday I was looking forward to the workshop ahead of me. From the introduction I felt very […] Continue reading
September 25, 2018
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Comments Off on Understanding ourselves
This week in Values we discussed the history and current state of affairs mainly regarding racism and patriarchy. I thoroughly enjoyed re-visiting African-American racism history in the USA, I would like to look into the history in the UK further. I have been brought up around traveling to different countries such as living with a […] Continue reading
September 25, 2018
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Comments Off on Values Workshop Reflection
At Tuesday’s workshop, we were divided into five groups and given a task to create a useful resource for students. Each group received an envelope of resources to help them complete the task. My group had an envelope full of paper, pens, elastic bands, envelopes, post it notes and much more. As we began the […] Continue reading
September 25, 2018
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Comments Off on Structural Inequalities within the Classroom
Following our workshop on Tuesday, we were asked to reflect upon the task we were set and how it displayed the structural inequalities present within the classroom. The task involved being split into five groups, where we were all given an envelope containing resources such as card, pens, paperclips etc. We were asked to make […] Continue reading
September 24, 2018
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Comments Off on Inequalities in the Classroom and Wider Society
On Tuesday the 18th I attended my first weekly seminar lead by Lina Waghorn, along with others in my group. I arrived and we were sorted into smaller groups at random. We sat at tables together and were each given a large envelope. I was curious as to what the task would be as I’m sure […] Continue reading
September 24, 2018
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Comments Off on My first exposure to the values unit and it’s harsh realities…
So this is my second blog post but my first proper reflection post. We had a lecture on Social injustices and the biases within our culture in the morning and then the seminar in the afternoon. I have to say the morning lecture did knock me sideways a little bit as I was not expecting […] Continue reading
September 24, 2018
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Comments Off on Take a walk in their shoes.
The values workshop that we had last Tuesday afternoon was an eyeopener to say the least. The room of twenty-odd people was split into four groups. Each group was given a large envelope with contents inside. Opening up the envelope my group found a pencil, blue tac, three paperclips and a rubber band. We were […] Continue reading
September 24, 2018
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On Tuesday I had my first workshop for the Values: Self, Society and The Professions module. At first we were split into 4 groups with roughly 6 people in each. We all had to complete a task, which was to create a resource for a new student coming to the University of Dundee. We were […] Continue reading
September 24, 2018
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Comments Off on Structural Inequalities Workshop Reflection
During the first workshop of our values module, a large mixed group of future teachers, social workers and CLD workers were split into 5 equal sized groups before beginning our task. Each group was given a large brown envelope containing supplies such as paper, pens, paper clips and post-it notes etc. Our task was to […] Continue reading
September 24, 2018
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Comments Off on Equal Opportunities
I found this weeks workshop extremely valuable and found that it made me think about things differently and consider things that I had never thought of before. During the workshop we were put into small groups. We were then handed out resources that we had to use to create something that a new pupil on […] Continue reading
September 24, 2018
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On Tuesday the 18th of September, we had our first workshop of the course. I was excited by the aspect of something a bit different, smaller and one-to-one. I had no idea what to expect, which was also part of the excitement. Firstly, we were given the task of splitting ourselves into four groups of seven. Each group were then given […] Continue reading
September 24, 2018
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Comments Off on Values Workshop 1 – A task with a lot of meaning.
I thoroughly enjoyed my first Values workshop. When we entered the class, we were split into four groups consisting of approximately eight to ten people. Each group was then handed an envelope and instructed not to open in until the instructions were read out to us. We were informed that there were objects inside the […] Continue reading
September 24, 2018
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Comments Off on No Pencil or a Full Pencil Case – Why Should it Matter?
Last Tuesday saw Education, Social Work and CLD students participate in workshops specific to each individual profession. As an Education student, my workshop group was split into 4 and each group was given a pack with resources to make something for a new student. As it progressed, it became apparent that one group had significantly […] Continue reading
September 24, 2018
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Comments Off on Being unequal
This week I took part in a seminar where we were separated into groups to create an item which would benefit 1st-year University students. We opened an envelope, provided to us, which revealed a few miscellaneous items. We were taken back by this but continued on to develop an idea. However, after describing this to […] Continue reading
September 24, 2018
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Comments Off on Values workshop reflection.
This week’s values workshop was a very valuable and eye opening experience. I found that it made me think about the way in which teachers and pupils interact and what support the child is receiving. The class was split into 5 groups of 6 (I was in group 2) and were given one big envelope […] Continue reading
September 24, 2018
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Comments Off on Equality in Education
Equality is a value that has a profound effect upon the opportunities each of us are granted in various aspects of life. Within education, equality has a significant impact on the ways in which children feel accepted and included in school and, as a result, has a major effect on each and every child’s learning […] Continue reading
September 24, 2018
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Comments Off on Structural Inequalities Reflection
In this values workshop, I was placed into Group 1 and we were all instructed to plan and create a resource that would be useful for first-year students at the University. To complete this task each group was given a pack of materials. At the time we were given our packs we realised we had a lot of materials to work […] Continue reading
