The Academic and Social Values of Ethnic Studies

 Overview/Reflection: In the reading we learned that ethnic studies are very important because of the end result. They want students to be completely balanced with what they are learning. The author highlights the fact that throughout schooling, we create this sense of connection between who we are learning about and ourselves. We put ourselves in their shoes so we can feel how they really felt during that moment and time period we are currently learning about. 

This example, can also connect us to the "Precious Knowledge" video previously watched in class. In that video they are protesting. A high school in Arizona,  shows us how important learning about their own Mexican societies background is to them. They want everyone to learn about what they went through. The only way in their eyes to get this point around is to protest through the school system. In this specific video, what it presents is the feeling of latino students when topics that are related to their cultural background are presented. Shown in this text, it talks about what we students currently learn, where we can compare this to the video where they learn about their own backgrounds. Both mention the feeling of being judged, how big it is so students. Therefore, to come to conclusion in the reading ("The academic and social values of ethnic studies") students feel more involved in their learning when it is about their own social background. Christine emphasizes this heavily, she just reemphasizes this fact that students are way more engaged when they're learning about themselves. In the Documentary, they demonstrate what they are learning throughout everyone participating over and over in the classroom. This also built an extreme environment in Arizona having a bunch of students rally together to fight for something they believed in. 

Site:https://www.ascd.org/el/articles/respect-in-the-classroom-reflections-of-a-mexican-american-educator