October 17, 2017
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Comments Off on Homophobia in us all
I am guilty of it. You are too. Homophobia. The values module has really had me thinking about bias, more importantly the unconscious bias which we all hold to some degree. I never considered myself a homophobe, especially considering the fact that I am gay. However, my way of thinking has since been challenged. This […] Continue reading
October 14, 2017
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Comments Off on Po-Value-rty and Education
Our lives are constantly changing – and so must our values. It’s not something I’ve ever really stopped to ponder about until now. I know I am only eighteen – and that according to society, I should be living up my youth- but reaching the age of majority has added a new dimension of seriousness. … Continue reading “Po-Value-rty and Education” Continue reading
October 13, 2017
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Comments Off on Resource Allocation Workshop
During a recent values workshop, led by Derek, we were put into five tables and given an envelope with various stationary supplies. Although at the time I didn’t think much into the point of this, we were actually going through a valuable process that would teach us the importance of equality and unconscious/conscious bias. We …
October 12, 2017
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Comments Off on National Coming Out Day.
With yesterday being National Coming Out Day, now seems a better time than ever to discuss my story. Here goes… I’m straight. From a young age, I did not feel like there was something very different about how I acted or who I liked. I was not worried about sharing who I really was for […] Continue reading
October 11, 2017
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Comments Off on Resource Allocation Workshop Reflection
Walking into the Values workshop hosted by Derek, I didn’t know what to expect. When Derek announced that we were going to make ‘Student Starter Packs’, initially I was a bit confused as to what relevance this would have in relation to the values module. We were split into five groups and each group was given […] Continue reading
October 10, 2017
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Comments Off on Poverty
So, this morning’s lecture was all about poverty. Whilst looking at the reading prior to the lecture, it provoked feelings of nervousness but also excitement to a point. One of my favourite things to do is to ask questions and find out what other people’s opinions are relating to topics which I feel strongly about; […] Continue reading
October 9, 2017
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Comments Off on It’s Not All In Black and White
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” Martin Luther King Jr This week’s lecture with Derek was a surprise. At the beginning of the lecture we were asked to write down what we thought Race, Ethnicity and Discrimination were. I thought I would find it easy to write down what I thought each of […] Continue reading
October 9, 2017
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Comments Off on No Longer Oblivious
Before the lecture on racism, if you were to ask me what are the definitions of race, ethnicity and discrimination I would have grouped all three terms together and given them the same, basic definition. I thought I had a good understanding of the terms, but after the input it was clear to see that …
October 8, 2017
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Comments Off on Pink or Blue?
Recently, I watched a short video based on the toys in which children play with (above). However it is not the children who intentionally pick these toys, it’s the adults surrounding them that subconsciously repeat this throughout society. But why does there need to be a divide between girls and boys toys? As a […] Continue reading
October 8, 2017
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Comments Off on Better late than never…
Last week I clicked on our required reading to find out that it was about gender and how it is now seen to be nothing more than a social construct. I was ecstatic! These are topics I have always found extremely interesting and relevant. I read through it with joy and couldn’t wait for the […] Continue reading
October 8, 2017
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Comments Off on You’re Not A Feminist?
If you believe in equality you are a feminist. Don’t get me wrong, I am not ignorant to the fact that there is a stigma surrounding feminism. Many people, through no fault of their own, have a very warped view of what feminism actually is. I did a quick Google Image search of “Feminism ClipArt” […] Continue reading
October 6, 2017
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Comments Off on Still living in a world of racism
When asked last week what I thought race and ethnicity meant, my answer was that they were individual traits that make each of us unique to one another. Everyone’s race is different depending on your place of birth or skin colour and people’s ethnicities depend on their religious beliefs, history or culture. I realised that […] Continue reading
October 5, 2017
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Comments Off on It’s Time to Reflect
Our second seminar was all about reflection – reflecting on our thoughts, questions, and opinions from the past few weeks. Carrie asked us all to discuss questions that we have regarding the topics we’ve learnt about so far and the various tasks we have completed. Straight away our group jumped to the last seminar about […] Continue reading
October 4, 2017
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Comments Off on Resource Allocation Task
Last week’s resource allocation workshop, led by Derek, was an introduction to the idea of equality within the classroom. The task highlighted the issue of class division and lack of resources within certain schools – an issue which we will all face as prospective teachers. The task set was for each of the five small […] Continue reading
October 3, 2017
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Comments Off on Resource Allocation Task
In a recent seminar within our values module we were set into five groups and handed out an envelope. My group watched as each group was handed their envelope and once it got to our group we noticed that we had a much flatter envelope than those before us. At this point we grew suspicious […] Continue reading
October 3, 2017
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Comments Off on Lots of Resources makes life easier??
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 […] Continue reading
October 2, 2017
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Comments Off on Racism Input
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 […] Continue reading
October 2, 2017
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Comments Off on I’m not racist
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. […] Continue reading
October 1, 2017
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Comments Off on Resource Allocation Workshop
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 […] Continue reading
September 30, 2017
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Comments Off on Racism Input
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 […] Continue reading
