Did you know that 71.5% of all statistics are made up? That would be helpful information while deciphering the daily news paper and its rallying cry against teens as the moral corrupters of society. These teens did not grow up in a vacuum in which they had no one to influence them, there are people older than them who they look up to and imitate. If we want to look for someone to blame for this "corrupted youth" we don't have to look very far. What makes it into the news papers? Violence, Sex, and Crime. Who are these kids looking up to for their moral standards? In the 90's we had a president who was accused of having extra-marital sex with his secretary, and then lied about it. The biggest trial of the 90's was OJ Simpson and whether or not he killed his wife. We have TV showes like The Girls Next Door all about Hugh Hefner and his three busty girlfriends who are dumber than my 4 year old sister. Other showes include Flavor of Love, Rock of Love, Victoria's Secrets Lingerie Show, Law and Order SVU, etc... I could go on for an entire blog about the showes that promote Sex and show violence and sometimes show violent acts of sex.
The media has brought this upon us, Sex and Violence sell, and both are everywhere, what are we going to do about it? The best thing we can do is Education, but who doesn't like Sports Illustrated Swim Suit Edition? Commies, thats who.
I was deeply disturbed by the child "beauty" pageant article. The saddest thing is that, this isn't the only area where little kids are pressured into something by their parents. All around the world parents are trying to live their dreams out through their kids and most of the time the kids can not tell it is happening.
Saturday, February 21, 2009
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Adolescense-Gross
This was not the first that I've read/heard about adolescence being socially constructed. In pre-industrialized societies there is no adolescence, only childhood and adult.
G. Stanley Hill has some really really bad science. There are examples strewn throughout the chapter that seem a little less than reputable. There is also no time line for this adolescence "metamorphosis".
There is also a "metamorphosis", that does not make much sense.
Hill gives adolescence it's own "life" which is not fully developed, because America was not as old or conservative as Europe.
Hill makes a good point when he talked about adolescence being "plastic" bending and molding to different peoples views.
The thing is, adolescence is constructed for educational purposes. We have invented this "transitional" stage. The hormones have always been there but the social construct was such that there was no need to really deal with them. Now we stick all of these immature, MTV, reality show watching kids into a school and try to give them some sort of direction; but they have already picked out their role models and people our society has deemed "cool". Anyone who can not fit that mold is ostracized. Once ostracized it is very difficult to become "cool" and then clicks are formed and then the trouble starts. When teaching these youngsters we have more to deal with than just subject matter, we have all of these social problems to deal with as well, and that is more frightening than anything else.
G. Stanley Hill has some really really bad science. There are examples strewn throughout the chapter that seem a little less than reputable. There is also no time line for this adolescence "metamorphosis".
There is also a "metamorphosis", that does not make much sense.
Hill gives adolescence it's own "life" which is not fully developed, because America was not as old or conservative as Europe.
Hill makes a good point when he talked about adolescence being "plastic" bending and molding to different peoples views.
The thing is, adolescence is constructed for educational purposes. We have invented this "transitional" stage. The hormones have always been there but the social construct was such that there was no need to really deal with them. Now we stick all of these immature, MTV, reality show watching kids into a school and try to give them some sort of direction; but they have already picked out their role models and people our society has deemed "cool". Anyone who can not fit that mold is ostracized. Once ostracized it is very difficult to become "cool" and then clicks are formed and then the trouble starts. When teaching these youngsters we have more to deal with than just subject matter, we have all of these social problems to deal with as well, and that is more frightening than anything else.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
High School sucks for everyone, who is not a White Hetero Sexual Middle Class (or rich) Christian Male
I do not believe it is fair to lump everyone who is "the other" into one general category. There are people who are discriminated against "easier" than others. When I say "easier" I mean they stick out more, ethnic minorities for example can not hide (not that anyone should have to hide) what they are. Also there are places that are much less likely to accept people who are not White Hetero-Sexual Catholics.
There are certain things that should extend outside of the school. There needs to be places that GLBT can go outside of the school. Mainly because there is an embarrassment factor that exists within high schools, but also because young students do not normally realize that there is life after high school, and if there was a place they could go to meet more people like them would be more beneficial than a group at school. There should be a complimentary group at school, but should not be the main source.
On the other hand, students who do not speak English very well need people in the schools to help them with homework. People who will help them learn English and make sure that they can understand what they are learning because many of these kids go home and speak their natural language with their family's and have no outside help, also it is a teachers job to teach.
No two students learn the same way. It would be impossible to construct a lesson plan that would cater to everyones needs. It is the teachers responsibility to make sure that all of the students understand the pertanent material be it a male, female, minority, GLBT, poor, rich, middle-class, working-class student.
There is always an "other".
Why only non-masculine boys as feminists? I believe that is exclusion. (30)
It would seem a little strange that people who are in a GLBT group would be rascist, I would think that they would know how it feels to be discriminated against (30)
Knowledge about the other is the best way to stop discrimination. There should be three classes in charge of getting this knowledge out Health class, History, and English.
Kids shouldn't stereotype
"I get it. I don't get it" Stan from South Park on racism (34, 35).
There is nothing we can do (35)
Everyone who wants to be a teacher or gain power in society must be racist, sexast, and hate poor people (36)
Just for fun Erin Carder ( http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/10/MNFG13F1VG.DTL )
For more fun Mrs. B.J. Pritchard ( http://www.oshkosh.k12.wi.us/schools/SocialStudies.cfm )
Kids should not stereotype... again (40)
I think I will just repeat myself from page 40 to 47
America sucks for people who are not: White, speak English, heterosexual, rich or middle-class, Males
I am not sure how I feel after reading this. I know I am upset because Kumashiro has just stereotyped everyone after extensivly talking about how people should not stereotype. As a white heterosexual middle class male who just read 22 pages talking about how I am responsible for the continuation of people being marginalized was a little annoying. Kumashiro is right when he says that people are marginalized but after awhile it seemed like everyone in power was living on East Egg and you know how they do not like people from West Egg. There are things that need to be done; and from everything I have seen, from Oshkosh North High School to UWM there are a number of different clubs and alliances that allow people to congregate and hash out their problems. There is legal gay marriage in a few states and it will be legal in the U.S. at some point in time in the near future, we have a Black President, there is progress Mr. Kumashiro stop being so negative.
There are certain things that should extend outside of the school. There needs to be places that GLBT can go outside of the school. Mainly because there is an embarrassment factor that exists within high schools, but also because young students do not normally realize that there is life after high school, and if there was a place they could go to meet more people like them would be more beneficial than a group at school. There should be a complimentary group at school, but should not be the main source.
On the other hand, students who do not speak English very well need people in the schools to help them with homework. People who will help them learn English and make sure that they can understand what they are learning because many of these kids go home and speak their natural language with their family's and have no outside help, also it is a teachers job to teach.
No two students learn the same way. It would be impossible to construct a lesson plan that would cater to everyones needs. It is the teachers responsibility to make sure that all of the students understand the pertanent material be it a male, female, minority, GLBT, poor, rich, middle-class, working-class student.
There is always an "other".
Why only non-masculine boys as feminists? I believe that is exclusion. (30)
It would seem a little strange that people who are in a GLBT group would be rascist, I would think that they would know how it feels to be discriminated against (30)
Knowledge about the other is the best way to stop discrimination. There should be three classes in charge of getting this knowledge out Health class, History, and English.
Kids shouldn't stereotype
"I get it. I don't get it" Stan from South Park on racism (34, 35).
There is nothing we can do (35)
Everyone who wants to be a teacher or gain power in society must be racist, sexast, and hate poor people (36)
Just for fun Erin Carder ( http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/10/MNFG13F1VG.DTL )
For more fun Mrs. B.J. Pritchard ( http://www.oshkosh.k12.wi.us/schools/SocialStudies.cfm )
Kids should not stereotype... again (40)
I think I will just repeat myself from page 40 to 47
America sucks for people who are not: White, speak English, heterosexual, rich or middle-class, Males
I am not sure how I feel after reading this. I know I am upset because Kumashiro has just stereotyped everyone after extensivly talking about how people should not stereotype. As a white heterosexual middle class male who just read 22 pages talking about how I am responsible for the continuation of people being marginalized was a little annoying. Kumashiro is right when he says that people are marginalized but after awhile it seemed like everyone in power was living on East Egg and you know how they do not like people from West Egg. There are things that need to be done; and from everything I have seen, from Oshkosh North High School to UWM there are a number of different clubs and alliances that allow people to congregate and hash out their problems. There is legal gay marriage in a few states and it will be legal in the U.S. at some point in time in the near future, we have a Black President, there is progress Mr. Kumashiro stop being so negative.
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