Blog post 9

 Looking back on this semester I can tell that many of these reading are important to developing teacher identy. The main reading that stood out to me was the  Kozal. Amazing grace was an eye opening piece. It points out that just because of where someone was born they are set up for failure. Most of know that district lines in the past has been drawn to keep people of color in their own neighborhoods. This an example of keeping them out. This also related to "why are the black children sitting together in the lunch room" People who feel unsafe in area will stick with people they perceive are like them. Students feeling unsafe in a school is unexceptable and needs to fixed  




This interview with Kozol is him reviewing amazing grace 


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjUlyvWL3CQ 

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  1. Mike’s BlogDecember 7, 2023 at 7:44 PM

    I also felt really drawn to Kozol this semester, feeling that it was one of the pieces that really shines the light on the harsh realities that most people really don't hear about or choose to ignore. It is shocking to imagine a place like Mott Haven really existing in the state described in "Amazing Grace," but for this reason, we must wake up and become aware of these very real situations.

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