Wednesday- I always find the joy of still going because its always something new when I get there. This week the topic for english class is about gender and the stereotypes types put on them. Examples for males was masculine, strong, tall, sports, and not being sensitive to anything/expressing emotions. Examples for females was feminine, polite, “stay at home mom,” plays with dolls, and being dramatic. These stereotypical labels have been put on both genders for years or enforced by various parents.
However, today we say girls and boys can be who they want to be, play with whatever they want, dress anyway, get a degree, and any career. It shows how much we have come along the way because not since maybe late 2014 till now genders have been able to express how they want too. Furthermore, there are more genders people identify as other than their biological gender, such as transgenders. I remember watching a story a couple years ago about a kid who was a boy but only wanted to be a girl. His parents let him express himself by letting him dress up as princesses and wear clothes people would label for girls. The part of the story that shocked me was when it was around halloween time and the boy and mother were shopping for a costume for him. The young boy picked out a princess costume and a mother nearby approached them and said she shouldn’t allow him to dress like a girl because he is a boy. Which was very harsh to watch because he was standing right there as the other mother shamed him for trying to identify as something society didn’t approve of back then. Today, there are support groups and society has shifted that boys can be sensitive too, girls can play sports, and people can identify their gender in various ways. Although, I am unfamiliar with the view on different gender identities in other cultures. In this article, illustrates how someone identifying differently is viewed different and on how they feel when in the United states or homeland , when entering a mosque.
Next class was math advisory, the assignment/worksheet handed out continued the unit on calculating volume but with larger and different shapes. Sometimes this really tests my basic math skills learned in middle school. Anyways, I was able to explain to a couple students on how to approach the problem and how to multiple double digit numbers. I enjoy math advisory since its way more hands on than english. Furthermore, Mr. G plays music during this time since its more like a study hall with a class assignment. One female student asked me what type of music I enjoyed and I listed some genres. She then proceeded to put on of those genres but in spanish. It was a pretty good song! Even though, I can slid by in conversing with students in spanish I couldn’t comprehend the words since I struggle when the language is spoke rapidly. But my spanish gets better not only for my spanish class but every time I go back to IPS Newcomer. The ability to speak in another language to converse with others is so much fun. Being able to reply in spanish to students who do not know english at IPS-Newcomer makes them feel more comfortable, and welcomed to be in class.