Hour log

social justice event "The Hand that Feeds"

"The Hand that Feeds" was documentary about the struggles of unregistered immigrant workers who workers in New York.  Since the workers are undocumented, the employers can exploit them with the threat of deportation.  This gives them an excuse to pay them below minimum wage, violate workplace safety regulations, and prevent them from self-advocating in fear of being kicked out of the country.  These people were told that working hard was all they needed to succeed, but as Kristof pointed out it was not enough.  Since they are being refused the proper wages needed to get a better life, they are stuck in a cycle of abuse at the hand of their employer.  Like in SWAAMP; since they do not have a preferred trait of being registered, they are being exploited by their employers.  Johnson would have approved of us having a conversation about how these people have less privilege and advantage than we do.  Even to this day see undocumented workers being exploited as this conversation still goes on regarding Trumps hiring practices.  And these people this get exploited, even though it is illegal to do so.

• https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/08/politics/trump-national-golf-club-undocumented-workers/index.html
• http://time.com/4465744/donald-trump-undocumented-workers/
• https://www.workplacefairness.org/undocumented-workers

pecha kecha

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vSTC1SUlhfJxsDbfg-Oa6TmwOyKNshkUpbe8LlRe95YJyeRgzhcL0Fd-2yk284bg_2OA6gGE0OYp4oZ/pub?start=true&loop=false&delayms=15000

Shor post

• "The difference between empowering and traditional pedagogy has to do with the positive or negative feelings students can develop for the learning process."
• In order to empower students to do well in school, we need to make it a positive experience for them.  That means making sure they are comfortable with how they are being taught.  If a student does not have a positive feeling about being educated, they may not value school and this can either harm or end their school experience.
• "People are naturally curious. They are born learners. Education can either develop or stifle their inclination to ask why and to learn...If the students' task is to memorize rule, and existing knowledge, without questioning the subject matter, their potential of critical thought and action will be restricted."
• Education needs to reflect people's natural curiosity, as that will only help us teach people.  If we teach both the what and the why; students will be more invested in their own education.
• “Students in empowering classes should be expected to develop skills and knowledge as well as high expectations for themselves. their education. and their futures”
• By giving students a feeling of having weight and value within a classroom, they will not only see value in themselves now, but also in their futures.