1. I think my strengths are learning the vocab for stories and participating in class. I think vocab used to be a struggle for me but now I make sure I study on quizlet until I know it.
2. I think I struggle with Cuentos homework a lot because sometimes it’s hard to figure out what the question is asking. I think instead of looking up whole questions when I don’t know them I should just look up individual words.
3. I think I have definitely improved in Spanish this year, and I have definitely learned much more vocabulary.
4. My three goals are to study more than one night in advance, to check over my homework before I turn it in and to study the story too before tests.
Recently in class, we read and finished American Born Chinese. The book has three different stories in it, one about a monkey that wants to be a god, one about a little boy with Chinese heritage growing up in a mostly white school, and another about a white-American boy who’s cousin from China visits. All three stories connect and have many parallels.
Recently, my social justice group has completed many fieldworks.Here are some of my experiences:
Name: Tilda Sutter
Social Justice Group: Sports and Equality
Date of Fieldwork: November 27, 2017
Name of Organization:
Person (people) with whom I met and their job titles: Chris Mosier – Olympian
Type of Fieldwork: Interview
What I did:
We held a skype interview with transgender athlete Chris Mosier. He is a well-known runner and has advocated for equal rights for people who identify as transgender.
What I learned:
Chris Mosier taught me a lot about being a transgender athlete and told me about his personal experiences. When he first came out as transgender he was the only one in his school to ever come out. He said that one thing that made him feel accepted was if someone every referred to him as she, his friends would correct them. He also talked about how role models play a large part in having the confidence to come out as transgender. In addition, he said that more people claim they have a seen a ghost than know anyone transgender, and that is why sometimes it is so hard to feel accepted. He also talked about his personal experiences with his treatment as a transgender athlete in sports.
What I learned about Social Justice “work” and/or Civil and Human rights “work” from this fieldwork:
I learned that sometimes the only thing you need to do to make someone feel accepted is to use the correct language. But in many cases, one of the best things you can do is actually advocate for equality. Change clearly doesn’t happen overnight, but even talking to your school to make a difference. Because many people don’t believe they know anyone transgender, it’s sometimes difficult to help them care about the problem.