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After reading the article "Nice is Not Enough: Caring For Students Of Color". It really showed me that caring goes beyond just being "nice" with students. It is making a long lasting relationship with students, connecting their home culture with the learning done in class. Being an inclusive teacher is a caring teacher in this article! Now, In the article "Mapping Interconnected Care" by Restler. Teachers in this article show care to their students by being a role model and Representing groups who are either discriminated or marginalized. This article really brought out the meaning of being Transparent with students. Sarah, spoke about how students would asks her why she doesn't wear a skirt. Instead of probably getting offended by the question, she took that moment to educate and be open about herself. Students love when a Teacher is transparent and is honest with who they are. This builds a sense of trust culture in the classroom. To continue, I...

For last week class we attended a student-centered research conference where their were different workshops available to attend. The first session I was honored to attend was " Student Ownership through Student Voice: An Investigation of Student Agency in and beyond the School Walls". In this session, the main focus was a way of how educators can engage students in thinking about policies that need to be changed in their schools and the community. The first Presenter, Carlos Hipolito-Delgado. School Counselor and currently a Professor at the University of Colorado in Denver. First asks the crowd, as he talks loud to make known his presence in the room. He starts off by asking, "What are some policies you believe impact youth?" and "Your name and where are you coming from?". This question immediately brought me to actually focus on daily issues and concerns youth have. My response was related to a group of youth I have worked with last year. " Youth ...

At first I felt uncomfortable to play hide and go seek with my little cousin. I tried to hide real good! all I could think of is where am I going to hide my big self?! You could easily spot, but with a child they could easy hide under a bed. The first P, I applied here is permission. I had to allow myself to play regardless of my body size. I needed to allow myself to become a small child in order to play hide and seek. Remind myself, to not play rough and keep it simple. The Second P, Process. I really needed to process every move and hiding place I was going to choose. Hiding under the bed would of been a huge obstacle for me. So, I decided to hide behind a door. Which was a good place to hide, and easier place for me to hide in while making it hard for a child to probably find me. Third, Passion! This is a big one for me. You need passion when you are playing especially with a child. You start to imagine things, pretend you are hiding from a villian. If the game is adventurous...

Casey Family- Mr.Good  The school bell rings and Miss.Lorenzo asks the class to line up. 7 year old me grabs her Dora book bag and runs to the line. Mami (Mom) came to pick me up from school and drop me off at Casey Family. I can not wait to see Mr. Good! I know we have a field trip coming up soon. It's still summer and Mami brought my bathing suit. Mr. Good said we are going to the pool and to not leave the group, we must stay with each other. Mami kisses me good-bye "Te amo mi hija, disfruta mucho" (I love you my daughter, have a lot of fun). Mr.Good would always take us on field trips, during the fall time we went to the Mystic Aquarium. My cousin Yohanny was there too and other friends from school. We got to see the big white whale and some penguins. My favorite part was the whale, Mr.Good never left our side he always stayed with us. My mother had given me a camera that day, you know those cameras, where you press a button on the top then flash. I couldn't wa...

On September 25, 2018 I was able to attend the panel discussion at Rhode Island College. for "Resisting ICE and Deportation Crises. A week before the event even started, flyers were seen around campus containing language targeting undocumented students and telling the Public to report them to ICE. Thankfully, the VP of Community Equity and and Diversity Anna address the issue and many of the flyers were removed from the campus. On the Panel were 2 young individuals who shared their experience on coming to the US as refugees and having to flee from difficult issues in Asia. They were able to find support in a network called AMOR, which is  Alliance to Mobilize and Organize the Resistance. The AMOR, help in immediate legal services to protect people who possibility trying to be deported by ICE and other law enforcement agencies. In addition, the services they provide are psychological services, supporting and tracking incidents and victims of hate crime, and protecting their...