Double Entry Journal #5

Reverent listening refers to our ability to listen and give the respect and admiration the person we are listening to deserves. To know that we are not able to be all knowing, all powerful, or to have any sort of extreme supernatural quality. We can all become better and more knowledgeable people by reverent listening.

I think the quote refers to the fact that you are not just listening because you are being forced to or because that person has more powere or influence than you so you have to listen. It refers to the fact that you are listening to be respectful, and to gain something from listening to someone else's knowledge or insight.

I think the laundry list of value ethics refers to what teachers feel to be most important and the values and ethics they want children to learn and focus on in the classroom. I always felt that most of my teachers throughout school didn't have to broad of a perspective outside of their passion, teaching, or moral standards. I think in school we need to look at other people's perspectives and passions to help them relate to ours and what we are teaching.

I would definitely say I have experienced more of these types of teachers throughout college. Most professors will make sure the class feels involved, respected, and that their input and knowledge is useful and necessary. Most students would certainly thrive in this type of teaching environment because it does not allow the student to be passive and it builds their self-efficacy. Allowing students to believe they can achieve anything they work hard at and have a passion for is so important in today's culture.

Toxic culture's in school can be many different things such as allowing bullying to go on, favoring certain students, not having fair policies or policies not being followed through the same way for all students. Also,  teachers only focusing on teaching CSO's and making good test scores does not necessarily mean students are gaining useful knowledge and are going to be able to take that knowledge out into the world.

"Children are like wax, not iron, and can be molded."
This is definitely a part of my philosophy already but as we have learned more about inclusive education and cultural capital in this class, I have definitely been more motivated to make sure I have more of a passion and make more of an effort to reach all students and understand that no matter what they can learn and be changed for the better through effective teaching.


http://www.sugardoodle.info/Reverence/Some%20Reverence%20Ideas.shtml
I hope even if it is in a simple way, I can teach all students how to be better listeners and show more respect to others. That respect will be reciprocated back to them.