This class is going to be challenging and wonderful. Already, Ms. Rose has asked us to keep an open mind and think about different perspectives. While most students are told this and asked to think of different perspectives, the Name 5 activity showed something different. I came in thinking that I wasn't too biased, that I was generally equal thinking, yet I could not name 5 well-known Latino Americans. I have biases, some of which may have been ingrained from teaching styles, that I wanted to ignore. The only way to get past those though is to realize them first, which I think this class will help with.
I also liked the parts of the lecture on self empowerment, and everyone's responsibility to participate and give their all to their community. It's entirely true. Earlier this week, I heard Maya Angelou talking about the same thing. She said that we are not scared of failure, but we are scared of succeeding because it means that we then have a greater responsibility to act on and continue our successes. I want to take on that responsibility and not be scared of success, and I know I'm meant to because of the many times that I keep seeing this message, like in this classroom. It was great to hear that again from Dr. Webb-Hasan, and it's something that I am really going to try to work on improving in myself.
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