Yes! Wonderful! I really love how on point you were with the definition of banking concept of education. You’re absolutely correct in that it’s a lazy way of teaching because the instructors don’t have to think beyond the material they already have. Then you bring it home with how not to be like these people who embrace the banking mentality. I think this is just a really well rounded yet concise post. Well done

Hey Taylor – nice post. I really like your comparison of the banking pedagogy to the “too big to fail” banking industry. I tend to agree with you on that front. The traditional practice of shoveling knowledge into the minds of the meek is so widespread and generally accepted that it’s difficult for change to take place. I found a pretty cool podcast on this today if you’re interested.
Smells Like Human Spirit – Dr. Henry Giroux on the Pedagogy of Oppression

Hey Tanya, thanks for reading. In the case of Ana’s boss it was a NIH grant proposal (if memory serves correctly) and he removed her name and put his own in its place. Coauthorship is a grey area sometimes, but I believe that one is flat out plagiarism. What are your thoughts on that?

Thanks for reading! Your post was awesome, but you already knew that! :D

I’m glad you enjoyed the illustrations! I can’t read anything without pictures my fiancé calls me an adult child ¬_¬
I’m really glad you enjoyed the comments too! I appreciate you reading my post!

Thanks for reading!

Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed it! Empathy – that’s the word I was looking for but couldn’t find! :) Spot on! Thanks for that and for reading!

Thanks for reading! I think this post gave me an idea for my Diversity Project for Tuesday night’s class :)

All the yays!

Hey Yesim,
Thank you for your insightful feedback. I’ve never looked that deeply into the Quran before and had no idea how precise Islam is about cleanliness. I believe the point of my “Snickers” quote was to demonstrate the need for empathy across all groups. People may smell bad for a variety of different reasons. They may not necessarily chose to smell bad; maybe they have a medical condition that causes body odor, like some sort of metabolic disorder. Perhaps they’re really depressed and couldn’t bring themselves to shower. I think it is extremely important to be aware of what people may be experiencing, even if you haven’t experienced it for yourself.
I have a fiancé that gets hangry**. When we started dating I would keep granola bars in the glove compartment of my car, my backpack, and HER backpack. It’s all about understanding how the other person feels, I didn’t want someone I cared about being unhappy due to a situation that could have been prevented, so I did something about it.
** Hangry(adj): A state of anger caused by lack of food; hunger causing negative change in emotional state.

I do agree with you on your point of not having to deal with bad smells, but sometimes those things cannot be helped. Do you have a suggestion on what those people should do?