Social Justice Key Terminology and Personal Identity

Social Justice Key Terminology and Personal Identity Part 1 - Social Justice Key Terminology Term Definition School or Classroom Setting Description Social justice is equality for everyone to be treated equal. Students from the beginning of the year will get a syllabus reminding them that any mistreatment amongst students will not be tolerated. Everyone must respect and treat each other equally. Culture is an understanding of someone’s individual society’s beliefs, traditions, values, and behavior, that is shared by a group of people. Students will have a culture day which they will bring a traditional dish and will present their dishes one by one. Social Justice Culture Identity Bias (including implicit bias) Diversity Identity is about who the individual is, the way they see themselves as (Male, Female, Transgender, Non-binary, Etc. This also shows how their surroundings develop an individual’s characteristics . Bias is when someone is in favor or against an idea, person, or group of people by comparing in an unfair way. Implicit bias is when beliefs, attitudes, stereotypes affect the way we judge others unintentionally or without realization. This affects the way we treat others. Diversity is accepting and respecting that everyone is unique, and we all have our individual differences from race, gender, ethnicity, religion, etc. Identity in a classroom setting teachers should always embrace all students from different backgrounds. This helps students with being able to feel like they are being valued and a sense of belonging. As teachers we have students from all different backgrounds, and it is important to not show special treat to other students. Instead treat all students equally with respect. Diversity in the classroom is being able to recognize that every student is unique and different. Teachers should be able to engage a conversation about our differences and respect our differences. Stigma Stigma is when someone is shaming another individual based on the way society or group portraits them. In the classroom it is important to sure that the environment is safe and free of any judgement. Students should be able to feel that they are accepted and not judged. Competency Competency is someone’s knowledge about a specific topic that is being taught. Teachers should be able to have knowledge about a topic that they are discussing. That way students receive the education they deserve. Part 2 - Digital Infographic: 2) Hang fam nds and the 1) Steven Calixto Reflection: Diversity can present teachers both challenges and opportunities because it gives you the chance to get to know your students. Teachers are able to find out about students when discussing about their background, race, culture, religion, etc. Students are able to engage in the conversation because we are discussing about a classroom that is diverse. Not everyone comes from the same place we all come from different places around the world. Everyone is giving a chance to talk about where they come from or where their parents come from. We also get to discuss about all different cultures and languages we speak. Students will feel included and that’s what’s most important. I was born and raised in New York and have meet people from all walks of live. I was raised to respect those around me. As someone who has been discriminated against based on their background, I will help my students understand that even though we are all different, we are all the same. Meaning that we all have feelings and it’s not okay to judge someone just because they are different. We should all make each other feel like we are all included. Treating every student equally is very important because there should be no favoritism towards a student. It makes the other students feel like they are not doing there best and eventually feel like they are failures. This is something that teachers need to acknowledge because showing favoritism towards a student is not the way we should be treating the other students. Everyone must be treated equal.