Reflection #5- Re-inhabitation and De-colonization

Within the article "Learning from Place: A Return to Traditional Mushkegowuk Ways of Knowing" by Jean-Paul Restoule, Sheila Gruner, and Edmund Metatawabin I was able to see a few examples of both re-inhabitation and de-colonization. Both of these practices are vital in order for Indigenous peoples to return to their roots and embrace spirituality once...

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Reflection #4- Definitions of a “Good” Student

According to the "commonsense", a good student is one who does what the schools expects of them, and learns best through the ways that schools traditionally teach them. These students do things such as sit in their desks, listen when the teacher is talking, take notes, and respect others. When looking at this definition, it...

Reflection #3: Assignment Outline- Historical Thinking and the Curriculum

“Historical thinking? It’s the idea that there’s more to it than just what you read in that textbook or handout. The book you’re reading is a version of history—someone’s interpretation and it’s time to get your own version”- Ignacio Longoria As a history major, I decided to focus of the topic of historical thinking and...

Reflection #2-The Many Faces of Curriculum

Although Curriculum is only a single word, its surprising how many different ways the concept of what curriculum actually is can be explained. Often, the meaning is defined by teachers individually depending on their preferred teaching styles, culminating in many different interpretations of the curriculum. Within Smith’s article “Curriculum Theory and Practice”, the curriculum is...

Reflection #1- The True Definition of “Commonsense”

Within the article The Problem of Common Sense, the author defines the concept of common sense as “what everyone should know” (Kumashiro, 2009). This loosely translates to the way in which the past traditions of a given society, be it Nepalese or American, are embraced to such an extent that they are continuously enforced within...