Teaching Context: School: a high social-economic-status, suburban school district in small, prestigious village. Class: small class with majority of causation, Kindergarten students (20 total) Arrangement: tables of 4 groups (5 students per table/group) Schedule: A.M. & P.M. Kindergarten groups with short schedules Available Resources: supplies bought and paid for by school every year, smart board, [...]

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What is Critical Pedagogy? Greene’s critical pedagogy vision encompasses 2 cornerstone of pedagogy, a need for communities pursuing common goals, and a significance of imaginative voices of artists in mankind’s dialogue.  With these as a strong foundation, educators will have a means to surmount cultural barriers, violent aggression, student body disinterests in learning, and most [...]

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Personal Statement for what Pedagogy Means to Me: Content Pedagogy seems to fit my definition-preference and understanding of what pedagogy represents.  This definition, stating that pedagogy is range of teaching skills and abilities used to impart, explain how these skills actually lead to enabling students comfort and confidence to succeed  in a healthy and safe [...]

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