Culture Presentations

Today's presentations were very interesting and fit together very well. I thought that Brittany's presentation about hip hop culture in junior high school was very informative and her observation of how students at the schools was very good. I had never realized the extent in which students are affected by hip hop culture. I don't think it had that strong of an influence when I was in junior high. That could be because my friends and I didn't listen to hip hop music all the time, but I didn't see any of my classmates wear hip hop styles or use that language. I do realize that it's important to know about the culture that affects your students. The teacher I observe knows the artists that his students listen to, as well as the different slang that they use. Obviously, communication is essential for learning, so you need to be able to understand your students. I also enjoyed Laura's presentation about girl culture, which I will comment more about when I reflect on the Schoolgirls presentation because I can relate to the ideas of those presentations the most. I did, however, like that she focused on the positive aspects of girls rather than present them from a negative perspective. I think I felt better about myself as a girl after this presentation. Imin and Lauren's presentations about fashion and pop culture were also interesting. Even though I knew most of the information that was presented from my experience in school and from observation, it was nice to review the information and listen to another person's perspective. I have enjoyed all of the culture presentations this semester. Many of them have opened my eyes to subjects in schools that I have never considered.