Wednesday, September 29, 2010

In Search of MY Critical Voice

In Social Studies we were given two different articles about having a critical voice and finding your own critical voice.  I feel that I have to find mine.  I have yet to be able to speak boldly when I need to.  I have learned when you voice my opinion or say what I feel or think. However, I am not one of those people who can say what they believe is right all that time.  I have always been one to do what they are told and follow directions to the tee.  I do not like doing something that is considered "wrong."  However, as a pre-service teacher, I need to find my critical voice.  I need to be able to stand up for my future students when they cannot stand up from themselves and the systems fail them.  I found it a very close relation between the articles in Social Studies and the one article about Valerie Claire.  If Mrs. Coughlin had not had a critical voice or the courage to stand up for her students, Valerie would have been stuck in a place where she was not learning.  I hope I can find my voice and stick to my guns, when I see how the system fails future students.

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