Actually, high school teachers can have 120-150 students or more (25-40 each period, varying numbers of periods, different class sizes depending on district), and that's per year. Assuming the classes are all one grade level (which depends on the size (posted to What We Missed)
My little brother is actually doing club competitive cheer right now, because his high school team had a bad coach. He would LAUGH at that requirement. On his old team, most of the bases were girls, as there were only (posted to Rants from a Feminist Cheerleader)
I'll probably have a similar class next term. My teacher ed program is doing something pretty cool, which is making ALL graduates of the program, no matter what they plan to teach, ESL qualified. This term is, I believe, the (posted to Privilege in the Classroom)
You're right about the way that a lot of the things studied in the curriculum are white-centric. From what I've seen this is (very) slowly changing, but at the moment there really is more emphasis on white people and perspectives. (posted to Privilege in the Classroom)
Also, I think a huge part of it is really trying to pay attention to our pre-conceived notions. Apparently I thought Asians are smarter than everyone else. I didn't realize I thought this until I went into the classroom and (posted to Privilege in the Classroom)
Thanks again. I agree that it's a good idea for us to be aware of the way that stereotypes are shaping our view of students of other races and nationalities. I know that many, if not most, of us believe (posted to Privilege in the Classroom)
