February 6, 2018
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Comments Off on Year of the Woman
This year marks 100 years since women gained the right to vote in the UK. This was a monumental point in history. The suffragettes forged the way for us to make this world an equal place. If we all exercised our right to vote we could achieve true equality; not even just on the bases […] Continue reading
November 7, 2017
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Comments Off on The importance of the ‘+’
If there is one thing I’ll always care about it’s the LGBTQ+ community. A community on the rise without a doubt but one that is still far too under represented in almost all aspects of our daily lives. Our hetero-normative world is often guilty of overlooking such a vibrant part of our society and even […] Continue reading
October 30, 2017
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Comments Off on Girls Can Be Spooky Too!!
Ah yes, it’s that time of year again. Colder days, darker nights, orange-toned fashion trends and the return of the Starbucks Pumpkin Spiced Latte™. Autumn is in full swing, winter is looming and Halloween is just around the corner. Halloween brings about many questions. What will we do? Where will we go? Who will we go […] Continue reading
October 18, 2017
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Comments Off on “Everyone is different…”
“But that means everyone can fit in” (Paddington The Movie, 2014) Just from one quote, Paddington the Movie could stem a lot of lessons about inclusion, respecting diversity and expressing feelings. However, this was not the reason behind watching this film. We had been told about Paddington the Movie in our social studies elective as …
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 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
September 28, 2017
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Comments Off on Resource allocation task.
Last week I had my first workshop as a student at the University of Dundee and it opened my eyes to an issue I have, until now, overlooked; the impact poverty can have on a child’s education. In the workshop we were split into groups, given envelopes filled with materials and told to make a […] Continue reading
September 28, 2017
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Comments Off on The Resource Allocation Task – 19/09/17
On Tuesday the 19th of September we had our first tutorial. Due to the large size of the class we was split into two groups; I was in group 1 for this particular task. In this tutorial we was instructed to move into smaller groups in order to complete the task better. We was split … Continue reading The Resource Allocation Task – 19/09/17 → Continue reading
September 25, 2017
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On Tuesdays values seminar, we were split into 5 groups and given a task to come up with, and then create, something that we thought would help a new student starting university. Each group was given a packet of stationary and arts and crafts supplies to help make and present their idea. My groups packet […] Continue reading
September 24, 2017
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Comments Off on Resource Allocation Task
Our resource allocation workshop last Tuesday, as part of our values module, reiterated a very important message to me; no matter a child’s background, social standing or economic wealth, they should all be given the same resources and opportunities. It also taught me that even if we realise a situation is prejudiced we may do […] Continue reading
May 25, 2017
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Comments Off on Beards
I have always been a bit anti-beard. I thought men with beards were hiding behind it, or worse had something hidden in it. And I’m not the only one. Roald Dahl had similar thoughts (see The Twits) and once called out Michael Rosen for having one proclaiming “it’s disgusting!”. Growing up in the 1980s I […] Continue reading
March 20, 2017
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Comments Off on Brexit fallout and the future of Scottish education
I’ve not posted anything about Brexit as I’ve nothing to add to the wall-to-wall coverage of this ‘interesting’ situation. I’d become disillusioned with politics some time before the vote to leave Europe, mainly due to politicians (including ones I voted for) and their self serving nature. And nothing has happened over the last few months […] Continue reading
October 10, 2016
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Comments Off on The complex matter of Gender
Gender. Not too long ago, all over the world, the answer to “What is gender?” would without a doubt be ‘Male and Female’. To this day, for many people, the terms ‘gender’ and ‘sex’ are used interchangeably, and thus incorrectly. As we have come to learn, the issue goes way beyond these two boxes. So […] Continue reading
October 27, 2015
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Comments Off on A Helping Hand – Working Together
An approach to learning. A learning style. Currently evolving. The sharing of knowledge. Expressing views and ideas. Assisting and helping. Working together. Collaborative Learning. Collaborative Learning is an ongoing and widely debated topic in Scottish Education and a learning style encouraged and discouraged. It is an approach to learning and a way of working together and sharing ideas, building […] Continue reading
