Double Dawgs Project: Second Report of We Want to do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom Dr. Bettina Love continues to reveal ways in which the education system as a whole places focus and emphasis on the wrong areas, resulting in Black and Brown students being forced to “comply” to the systematic structure of the educational system (Love, 2019, p. 70). She goes on to describe how “dark folx’ humanity is dependent on how much they disobey and fight for justice” describing how it “can sometimes be a losing battle” (Love, 2019, pp. 70-71). In this way, Love uses the analogy of a battle to represent the continual and past struggles that Brown and Black students are subjected to which attempts
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I am interested in becoming a TK assistant teacher at Providence Day School. I believe my pedagogical style reflects the Providence Day commitment to students, allowing students to be intellectual risk-takers within a community of supportive learners and educators. My life experiences and my enthusiasm will allow me to teach with compassion and understanding to help students achieve academic success while nurturing their social and emotional skills. I will be graduating from Queens University of Charlotte with a degree in Elementary Education on May 6, 2017. I am currently completing my student teaching in first-grade at Sharon Elementary School.
Dear Rossier School of Education Faculty, Throughout my education I was not expected to succeed, english being my second language and attending low socioeconomic schools in the city of Santa Ana I was deemed to dropout of school like the majority of children before me. I rarely remember having a student-teacher relationship with an educator throughout my education, and as I succeeded academically my teachers were surprised but nothing more than surprised. Then there were the teachers that made all the difference, teachers that went above and beyond and left an everlasting impact on how I view education, and essentially what made achieving a higher education possible. With the guidance of teachers, instructors and school faculty I was admitted to the University of California Irvine which was not only an accomplishment and a dream of mine but an accomplishment for my family. My journey through education is still the reality of many children attending low socioeconomic schools and/or public schools today, Just like the amazing mentors I had throughout my education, I want to make a difference alongside of them by creating positive and supporting
The Odyssey, by Homer, presents the encounter with “six heads like nightmares of ferocity” (XII. 109. the sea monster Scylla. Odysseus and his crew are sent into an inevitable fate between two locations, Kharybdis and Scylla, in which they lose their lives and their respect towards their leader. Due to Odysseus’ decision being limited and not properly thought of, he was unaware of the pains and wounds that would follow arriving on the Island of Helios. The crew, still scarred from the previous events, show their ignorance towards their leader’s orders by their actions.
Northwestern is comprised of a world-class faculty, and this extends to the music department at the Bienen School of Music. Because I want to major in horn performance, I would like to work with a teacher who is willing to work with me so I can become a performer prepared for real world jobs. Bienen School teachers have the reputation of working closely with students through studio classes and small ensemble classes. For me, I prefer this close relationship between the student and the teacher, because the teacher will be my coach for the next four years. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s close relationship with the Bienen School also will aid in my journey to become a better musician.
Facility where Therapy takes place: Dunmore Elementary. Dunmore Elementary is an elementary school ranging in grades from Kindergarten to 6th Grade students. MISSION STATEMENT: The Mission of the Dunmore School District is to provide every student equal opportunity to acquire knowledge and develop skills necessary to become well¬rounded, productive members of an ever-changing society. Role/Reason of Music Therapy: I the student music therapist work with the kids who are in the Learning Support classrooms.
I have worked under many capacities: teaching in-services to new and current teachers, providing in-services to the administrative team, and mentoring new administrative interns and at-risk students. I pride myself in creating a classroom environment that provides a high level of structure and a high level of rigor for any
Musical Goals: As a PhD student at Duke aspiring to have an academic career, I'd like to pursue music as a serious hobby on the side. I am currently writing/recording a short album (about fifteen to twenty minutes long) and plan to have it published on Bandcamp and YouTube before next May. For live shows, I'll rearrange the songs or write new material that can be performed by a three or four piece band. Two ten to twenty minute shows for students at venues on campus or charity events before next Fall seems to be a realistic goal.
As a person, I would have to say that I am friendly, intelligent, and above all very musical. When I told people that I wanted to go into music I would get the same response from everyone “I couldn't see you doing anything else.” I knew that I wanted to become a music teacher when I was in 9th grade after attending a unique musical summer program, and from that point, I have been striving to get better at what I love most, music. From there, I had to decide what colleges I wanted to apply and possibly go to and one of the first places that came to mind, the place where both my chorus and band teachers attended, the Crane School of Music located at SUNY Potsdam. The Crane School of Music has been ranked one of the top schools for Music Education in the United States for quite some time and has boosted a near 100% job placement rate for the last handful of years.
I feel that the Musical theater program is the best selection for me. For my whole life I have always done and loved doing art in the form of painting, drawing, dancing, singing, music, fashion, and creating and have always been lacking in acting. This is all because of my anxiety of people staring at me and feeling vulnerable while I am acting. Yes I have been the lead in a couple plays and musicals and have had solos in dance and singing but I did those because I was told to.
I will soon hold a Bachelor degree in Communication Disorders and my studies have taught me how to communicate with individuals from all backgrounds, professions, and social classes. It taught me sympathy and understanding of human interaction. My long term goal is to work with school aged children and young adults as a speech-language pathologist. I have experience in interacting favorably and effectively with children of a wide range and enjoy doing so. I belong in an educational environment and would like to continue on to the school system and contribute to the success of school aged children and young adults.
I have been a part of the Music Department at South Western High School for two years so far. I was a part of Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Orchestra my 9th grade year (2014-2015) where I played my violin and I sat sixth chair. My sophomore year I learned to play the flute and joined concert band in the fall and symphonic band in the spring. I was also a part of the South Western String Octet during the Spring Semester.
After discovering music therapy, I fell in love with the idea of working with children on a one on one basis. I believe my gentle nature has lead me to want to work on a one on one basis, instead of a full classroom. One of my biggest inspirations, for following my dream to become a music therapist was my high school chorus director, Linda Tieman. She brought me to Ohio University, and helped me to further explore music therapy. Mrs. Tieman introduced me to an Ohio University alumni, Jessica Lucas, who graduated with a music therapy degree.
In many public schools, music education programs are being terminated, due to budget cuts and governmental program reforms; while some believe that the arts are secondary to courses such as math and science, it has been proven that musical education helps students to improve skills such as project management, team building, effective time management, leadership, cooperation and collaboration. Due to the fact that the benefits reaped from music education overwhelm any negatives associated with it, music education programs should be kept in public schools. Music education has been quite prevalent in the United States for quite some time. Public education first began in the United States in the 1800s and Philadelphia and Boston were among the
