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Baxter Blog 2

  Do you think we all have a bias and if so what can we do to recognize it and overcome it?  What are some ways you can become a more culturally responsive teacher?      I do believe that we all have a bias weather it be a conscious one or not. In order to work on the biases that we carry we can learn more about topics that are not familiar to us. We can read, research and ask people we trust to discover more about the topic in which we may have a bias. Once the bias is confronted and learned about it is important to put it into practice. We can use the information learned to create environments where appropriate conversations and learning can occur. I can become a more culturally responsive teacher by listening to my students. It is stated in the video that teachers have the responsibility to reach out to students in order to understand the student's culture. I can integrate different cultures into my lesson so all my students feel valued and understood. I...
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Baxter Blog 1

 Jean Piaget's conservation of mass theory is one that sparks an interest for me. When looking at a child's development it is interesting to see how children begin to understand that quantity, volume and mass remain the same regardless of the change in appearance. A child's ability to thinking logically increases as they get older. When two equal size balls of playdoh are presented to younger children such as 4-5 year olds they will say each one is the same. When one of the playdoh balls is squished or made into another shape the child will say the other shaped ball has more because it is longer/taller. As children begin to develop 6-11 years old they begin to notice it is the same amount of playdoh, but just shaped differently. They begin to think independently and understand the underlying principal that quantity, volume and mass do not change.  This theory falls under the deterministic model. Where the functionalist believe that order and balance in society is important....
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