This course overall has been very interesting. Although some things we've read for the class has been a challenged I'm still walking away from this course understanding things we've read. I also have a better understand of poetry, which has always been a week area for me.
I believe it's still worth while to study the Harlem Renaissance in the 21st century because it's part of American history. This was a period of great achievement for many African Americans and their writing was very creative. I feel it shapes a lot of the writing today. The Harlem Renaissance was a time of diversity. As a future teacher it's important for me to be aware of diversity, but it's also important for me to teach diversity to my students. Having knowledge of diversity makes individuals better people. It makes an individual a well rounding person, and there prejudice around today that we need to try to get rid of. By studying the Harlem Renaissance we may start to get rid of prejudice views and will make the world a better place.
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I agree with you, especially the statement "having knowledge of diversity makes individuals better people." I also agree that it is a major part of American History. When we learn from our past that is how we get a succefull future.
Also as a future educator myself, this class will come in handy when I teach diversity inmy own classroom!
I like your comment on appreciating diversity in the classroom. I am also going to be a teacher and the ability and knowledge for me to realize the difficulty of people within certain racial categories is very important in the classroom. I will need a very large arsenal if an issue of discrimination arises within a school setting and knowledge is my best weapon.
Your blog grabbed my attention and made me think about diversity and how learning about the Harlem Renaissance can make us better teachers. I never thought about it like that before, but I think everything we learn in college some way or another has an influence on the type of teacher we will be.
I agree! I feel that some of what we read was a bit of a challange like the poetry, however, I have gained a better understanding of the readings as well. I feel that I have found a better way to read poetry in a way that helps me understand it!
I think that the writing of the Harlem Renaissance has shaped alot of the writing today as well. I didn't even think about the issue of diversity as a teacher, but that mkes total sense! Getting that exposure to the Harlem Renaissance is a way to help us see things from a different point of view. Very good point!
I agree that the reading were interesting but challenging at the same time. I really liked it it also helped me to better understand poetry. It definitly part of hstory thats why it thought it was important to still learn about it today in the 21st century. I also agree that it was diversity of writing in the harlem renaissance that's what makes it interesting.I liked the diversity of the writing that made it more interesting to read today in the 21st centruy.
You are completely right as teachers we need to be aware of diversities. This time period is a great benefit for us since it shows diversity and different achievements that we can teach our students.
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