The Emergent Teacher Course Work

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, SCIENCE AND EDUCATION

ASSIGNMENT COMPLETED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS IN THE ADVANCE PLACEMENT PROGRAM PREPARED BY: SONIYA GRAPHINE-WRAY MELISSA CARNEGIE

NICOLA BLOOMFIELD MARY ANN ADRIANO

CARLA MILLER

SUBMITTED TO: MRS. TERRIER Lecturer

Group name: CNSM2 The group name was comprise by taken the first letter of each individual member of the group Christian name and putting it together which make up CNSM2 .

Rationale for doing this portfolio This course addresses the issues of understanding one self. The artifacts which were chosen to represent this concept were personally selected by the group members. We believe that they efficiently address and consensually explain, sufficiently, the concept of self and some of its branches as well as identity and the varying faces of identity

Summarization on article#1 According to the article self concept is what you understand about your self. It has to do with your social character or abilities and your way of thinking. How you are socialized physically and psychologically can change your self concept, by the way you act or portray your self within the society. Your self concept and your self- esteem are derived from your attitude. Self-esteem is your opinion of your self. It you have a low or poor self -esteem then you have a low image of your self on the other hand if you have a high self-esteem you have a high opinion of yourself ,is highly motivated and have the right attitude to succeed. High self-esteem is crucial as it affects your potential to be successful where as low selfesteem means poor confidence and you’re easy to give up rather than facing challenges and this has a direct bearing on your habits. In relation to the poem which speaks about a person with a very high self-esteem it states that it does not matter what anyone says about him or her because he or she has a very high self concept. He or she concept cannot be changed as she or he has a positive attitude and values that was instilled while growing up.

Summarization on article #2 The article speaks about gender bias within the society. The article states that within society women have specific roles which are basically to support, wait on and respect men. Different women have specific roles for example wives are to support, take care of the house chores, have children be obedient/submissive and tolerate men’s’ characteristic flaws. Mistress or girlfriends are just to satisfy sexual needs and escort men to social functions with friends. On the flip-side men are supposed to be the professionals, the more advanced species, they are to be served, the dominators that is the “pit-bull” of the relationship, they are free to exploit, explore and express themselves. “Great women or wives should not be bosses or managers instead they are supposed to choose jobs or career paths that are sub-servants to the top management position. These careers are jobs such as church secretary, hair dressers, teachers or any other job that does not require them to be pretty because men will be there.

Summarization on article #3

A sexual favour is any sexual act occurring in an employee-employer or a student-teacher relationship, in exchanged for privileged treatment in a workplace or school environment. An intellectual seducer is a person who uses his/her knowledge and skills to gain access to students’ information about them for sexual purposes. They use their knowledge about the student’s past sexual experiences or impress them in order to harass and seduce them. Another way is giving a person what they really “want” for sexual bribery.

Sexual harassment according to the article is defined as “unwelcome sexual advancement or conduct.” It may also be verbal or any sexual act that interfere with an individual’s work performance. Furthermore, it includes quid pro quo (Latin word for “something for something” or “this for that”) harassment or a hostile/offensive work environment. Form of sexual harassment (according to Utah University’s affirmative Equal Opportunity). 1. Verbal harassment 2. Non-verbal harassment 3. Physical harassment Quid pro quo harassments take place when someone with authority demands sexual favors in exchange for work benefits or even keeping your job. It can be verbally or implied through touching or fondling. According to the article, employees have the right to work in an environment free of discrimination, intimidation, insult or ridicule. Harassment can lead to negative effect on work performance or give a hostile and intimidating work environment. Also, it was said that person who harasses a man or woman may be of the same sex. Third party sexual harassment is affected by the offensive unwelcome conduct of a harasser to another.

ANALYSIS ON THE IMPACT TO THE EMERGENT TEACHER

Artifact #1

This first article impacts the teacher in that it causes the teacher to be sure of themselves and comfortable in delivering whatever content they need to deliver to the class. It allows the teacher to have better control over the class and better work and team relationship. The school is the second most important socializing agent in a child’s life. Therefore the teacher has the opportunity to help to mold and build a child’s self-esteem that is having a low esteem problem.

Artifact #2

The author identifies the teacher as one of the “great woman”. We the emergent teachers maybe impacted by expectations of our male students and those in society who might interpret this article as a guide or a handbook to selecting or viewing women society. Boys might expect the female emerging teachers to show them respect or treat them exceptional seeing that it was implied that they are the superior species. The emergent teachers based on what was suggested in this article might act out or play out the submissive role in the classroom and as such train or teaches the girls to be submissive being. It helps to prepare the emergent teacher for what is expected and that he/she can make a difference where the gender bias in the classroom can be reduced so that girls and boys task are the same. Artifact #3 As an emerging teacher, we have to understand and be aware that the situation or cases of sexual harassment does not only or always take place in the workplace but also prevalent at schools. As inspiring teachers, having understanding and being knowledgeable will help us know how to

response to the incident. Sexual harassment is a serious problem for students at all educational levels. Students in elementary and secondary schools, as well as vocational schools, apprenticeship programs, colleges and universities can be victims of sexual harassment. This problem is common because many students are scared or too embarrassed to report sexual harassment. Sexual harassment can be requests for sexual favors or unwelcome sexual behavior that is bad often enough, individuals in this situation feel uncomfortable, scared or confused which leads to interferences with their schoolwork and their ability to participate in school activities or attend classes. Sexual harassment does not only occur between teachers to student but between student to student. Peer harassment involves; boys harassing girls and vice versa, boys harassing boys and girls harassing girls. Because it is done quietly and is embarrassing to discuss, it is not always notice or brought to the attention of school authorities. Students are children, even if they may appear to have physical maturity. As such, they are entitled to enjoy their school years in an environment where they can feel safe. As teachers, we need to educate our students to keep them protected from harm and to ensure that their dignity will be assured at all times.