Social Justice
Social justice is a complex issue that prevails not only in
the real world but also the bubble that often becomes school and the classroom.
The issues that pertain to social justice can and often will impact students
within the classroom, or students will find their inspiration in hearing about
the problems in the world and wanting to help-out. The classroom is not a
bubble, the outside world impacts the classroom and the students that are
entering the classroom. The issues can also impact me as a person which in turn
will impact my teaching and in turn possibly my composure within the classroom
and with my students.
As a new teacher working to find a way to encourage students
to look into social justice issues without throwing myself into those issues as
well, will be a challenge. I find myself still looking for what I am passionate
about, besides literature and teaching, which leaves me trying to find the
social movements that are happening within the nation. But my role as an
educator is to find neutral ground and to help students discover and explore
their own social movements. Figuring myself out and what I am passionate about
is something I have to do on my own time and focus on my students and not
myself during class time.
Letting students discover their passions is one of the
reasons that social justice is important in classrooms. The causes behind
social injustices of all kinds are linked to all kinds of possible passions
that students could have and be unaware of within their lives. The article discusses how one student became to impassioned about Ferguson’s water crisis
that they created a project about it, this was a student that was previously
unmotivated and uninterested in class projects. But this students became
motivated and passionate about a social justice issue and thus about their
learning and about who they are as a person.
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