Author: Selva M

Comment on professionals are still human beings by Selva M

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Hey Kadie. I loved reading your thoughts this week and totally agree with you. I too used to think that everyone I looked up to was perfect, I also thought that the people that went on to get PhD’s were geniuses and I wasn’t so that was never going to be for me. It wasn’t until I was getting my masters that I realized a PhD was even potentially an option for a non-genius like me. It’s so funny to look back and see how different our perceptions of people are when we reach the level we once looked up to and realize, we are all just regular human beings. 🙂

Comment on Knowing Is Not Nearly Enough…. by Selva M

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I really enjoyed reading your post. I think a lot of the debate you bring up stems around how to define education. Because if we think of it as existing only in the classroom setting then I totally agree with you, that you can’t get the humanist aspect all the time. But if we think of a more broad definition of education then I would agree it can humanize us through the actions that you suggest, like service.

Comment on Teachers and Learners – Critical Pedagogy by Selva M

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I agree with your statement of us being facilitators of learning rather than just telling people what they need to know. I asked the same question last week during our discussion. Why we have to be called professors, when maybe we should just be facilitators? Are we supposed to be up in front of a group as the preacher of knowledge? Or are we supposed to be facilitating conversation?

Comment on Curiosidad! Educación! Libertad! by Selva M

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I really enjoyed reading your blog post and thoughts on the different readings. I agree so much with your statement that, it’s ‘Hard to know if the practical, day-to-day classroom experience is fostering critical engagement.’ I too struggle with this and wondering if I’m actually creating an environment where every student feels they are learning something. I just want them to want to be there. I think just the fact that you are thinking about how to teach is the first step towards getting them engaged, and learning there names is a great place to start! 🙂

Comment on Inclusive Pedagogy by Selva M

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Thanks for your post! I think you had some really good wisdom to share on the topic, I particularly liked your line: “A cycle of ignorance is perpetuated when nothing is done to create learning opportunities.”

Very true. If only everyone were able to recognize this and start making small changes to correct it. I think the first step is to acknowledge it and be forced to recognize it.

Comment on Can discomfort be taken seriously? by Selva M

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I really loved your post this week. I particularly loved your line, “What does bother me is that our higher-ups know these issues exist, and still choose to blatantly gloss over them.” Too true. The same could be said for my STEM department where all of the faculty are white, and there are very few women. I have had the same sentiment many times when I see white man after white man come in to interview for open faculty positions in our department and I can’t help but think whoever is in charge of this search is missing something…