Reflection # 3

If I could go back to elementary and secondary school again, the approach I would like my teachers to make would have to be The Social Action Approach. This approach means that students can make big decisions based on important artifacts, which may cause an effect and also make a difference. It allows you to expand your mind and really think outside the box. Students have the chance to really learn about true live issues and give them the opportunity to do something about it. So not only would they begin learning important facts from such an early age. But they would also begin to interact with their other peers. This allows them to get a chance to get to learn different cultures and race about each other; the chance to socialize and acknowledge something they're not use to hearing in their everyday life. Maybe people wouldn't be as oblivious or close minded to other options or obstacles put in-front of them.

I remember back in elementary and secondary school my classes use to be very multicultural. We had all type of race in our classes, blacks, whites, and most of all Hispanics. I guess you can say we had all kind of animals in this crazy jungle. But of course, those who did not speak English had to be divided into another classroom which in my day was called ESOL. I was one of those students whose first language was Spanish and now I was required to learn English. My classes were very easy, and being put in a place where other students were in my shoes, made me feel comfortable. By the time I reached first grade I was put into regular classes with all the others. I can remember always having different holiday celebrations, Hispanic Heritage Week, Martin Luther King Week, the list just goes on. Any holiday always got a full week celebration.

I would honestly consider my experience in elementary and secondary school being much of The Contribution Approach. We always had essays based on Heroes and celebrated much of anything. I wouldn't exactly think of my Elementary and Secondary school experience being such a bad thing, there's always room for improvement. But for the most part I am satisfied with the work and teaching our teachers gave us. They were very much involved in anything and everything. And always gave that extra push to get to know one another before judging.