This week's readings have been an eye opener for myself because I would have never thought the Sameness is not necessarily fairness. Coming from a immigrant family, I came into school with my culture and language. Coming into this education system, I did not see teachers who were teaching me anything about my culture other than oppression. We often seem to forget that we need to see students different than each other. We cannot simply teach each student the same because each student has a unique way in learning something. I looked into the web and came across this definition on fairness as the "quality of treating people equally or in a way that is right or reasonable."
After reading this week articles and chapters, I cannot see sameness as fairness. There is no way two people are the same and therefore schools should not be teaching students the same and expect students to succeed the same as well. We all come from different backgrounds and go through different experiences. As a undergrad, one of my Black Studies professor said that we all are diverse learners in the sense that some of us learn visually, physically, or mathematically. Doctor Kaba is a passionate professor at SUNY New Paltz and he really has unique ideas in which he teaches his students. If you want to listen what he has to say about diversity and learners simply click this link:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/illuminated-one/2011/06/16/dr-kaba-hiawatha-kamene-dr-booker-t-coleman
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