This weeks lesson was focused around my major. Because I am a Spanish education major, I really benefited from the lesson regarding education vs. educación. I learned that education counts on standardization and content. It is based on learning and teachers in American culture tend to over-interpret behavior and attitudes as rebellion. Because there will be a time in which I will be teaching students some of which who are of Spanish decent, I need to be able to distinguish between both cultures. I was taught that educación is inseparable from relationships, commitment, and caring. Instead of just focusing on the curriculum, the education system in Latino cultures as a whole provides instructions on how one should live in the world. Fortunately for my students, I will be able to incorporate both cultures. Since I will be teaching children of both American and Latino decent, I will not just focus on one type of teaching method. It is necessary to incorporate the rules of an educación system even in an American setting in order for students to really emerge themselves in learning Spanish. I personally learn better when the teacher makes lessons more personal. I understand why the educación system allows teachers to include relationships into their learning because as a teacher I believe you are not only an instructor but a role model as well. Erin Gruwell in ¨The Freedom Writer´s Diary¨ incoropated commitment and relationships into her methods of teacher, and the students really benefited from them. Most of the students did not have that support system as well and could not believe a teacher cared so much. I think that if teachers followed Erin Gruwell´s example, they too would make a lasting impression. I don´t believe you can connect with a student without including both styles of education and educación. I think using both techniques can really help prove your worth as a teacher.
Education Class Week 6
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