Wow! Young man, I am in awe of your perspective. You are a powerful communicator and I hope that others see this TedX talk.

He had me at "frijoles" :) I will be using this video in a teacher development on Culturally Relevant Pedagogy. Gracias, Israel!

Excellent presentation!! I will definitely share this video including such a powerful message!

Loved his presentation, such great work!

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and perspective with us!

Very powerful presentation! Israel, how proud must your parents be? Thank you very informative!!

This was awesome. Thank you.

Excellent!!! Your words are still relevant today!!

Awesome!

Thank you for sharing. -C. Sims

Nice job Ise!

Que coraje, gracias

This makes sense in a place like Salt Lake City, come to where I live where almost everyone in the class is from a different culture and see how well you understand each and every one. It’s a good message though.

तपाईंले आफ्नो मातृभाषामा भन्नुभएको सबै कुरा बुझ्नको लागि, भाषा अनुवाद गर्नुपर्छ.

Very nice 👍

very nice

Great stories of what students experience, who's culture is different from the dominant white status quo culture. I believe the message of this Tedx Talk makes many calls and connections to equity. My suggestion is if the word "Equality" can be removed from the title as we move towards equity.

Many immigrant families come to America to seek a better life. They come here to be Americans. Teaching them to communicate in English and informing them about our country's history is just common sense. If the tables were turned and Americans were fleeing to Mexico for a better life, would it not be useful to teach them Spanish and Mexican history?

Sounds like this man received an excellent education in the United States.

Yes it's important to be mindful of the different backgrounds of foreign students but to expect a school system to conform to you just because you're from a different country is BS. We as students (including foreign students) have to conform to the school. Is it harder for foreign students, absolutely but it can be done. We are there to learn what the school has to teach us. We are also in America so I don't expect to be learning about all other countries histories and cultures more than American history and historical figures. But like other commenters, he doesn't provide a real solution except to be acknowledged. Sure, if there are important historical figures that are Spanish/Latin or from other countries, there should be a way for a teacher to mention them to their class so that everyone in the class feels like they have a rich history. His main argument is that if his people (or other foreigners which he doesn't really mention) don't get enough acknowledgement and class time, they won't succeed, and also can die from police shootings. Police shootings are a totally different topic and doesn't have much connection to a students academic success. I get the impression that the speaker wants the teacher to speak Spanish and give extra attention to Spanish speaking students to make them feel better. If we were to go to this speakers native country, we would have to conform to their system, speak their language, and learn their history. They would never accommodate an outsider like he's expecting to be accommodated.

@shadowbae6280

3 жыл бұрын

Many foreign countries cater to Americans.

@davidsoriano3001

3 жыл бұрын

I don’t believe he is saying that the US needs to cater to people who come from other countries. He is saying that we need to make our education more inclusive. We need to include the figures in history who weren’t just white, we need to include all figures that had an impact on American society, likewise we also have to include how the US negatively impacted other countries as well. We need to include the whole picture of the US and not just the “good” stuff. I believe the shootings were meant to underline how it is probably something that won’t be mentioned in history books and that it is something that needs to change. I don’t necessarily believe that he wants teachers to speak Spanish, but realize the cultural background of the student. Realize how the student is coming from a different place, which you have already mentioned. Emerging bilingual students should get more time with assignments and should get more resources so that they can keep up with other students in class and thrive. In all, I believe the speaker has given us concrete steps to take: 1) talk more about culturally relevant teaching 2) create a more inclusive education 3)teach all of US history and the histories of places that affected us and the places the affected 4)realize the communities that you teach in your class

@donjindra

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, Western culture, broadly speaking, is the only culture we should teach. We shouldn't pander to subgroups.

@poginoypi1

Жыл бұрын

@@donjindra 🤣

@donjindra

Жыл бұрын

@@poginoypi1 Tough.

Thanks for including the LGBTQ community in your talk

There are no "negative effects" of the dominant culture. We should ignore people like Gloria Ladson Billings and all this CRT tripe. We should definitely not be addressing students in Spanish, except in Spanish class.

Same old song, same old story, same old message. Lock step ideology. What are you bringing to the table if I know 95% of what you’re going to say after the first 60 seconds of your talk? You’re pointing out the same problems and making the same criticisms as virtually everyone else in your ideological camp. How about possible solutions, or perhaps a novel approach for grappling with these problems instead of beating the same old drum and singing the same old tune?

@davidsoriano3001

3 жыл бұрын

I believe his calls for action are in his criticisms and personal stories. Make education more inclusive, don’t just teach the dominant narrative, teach the other side. Like in elementary school and middle school we were taught about the 13 original colonies, but we weren’t really taught how colonization effected the indigenous people that were already here (maybe like a page on the trail of tears) and that was it. He also called for people to talk about this more because conversations about culturally relevant teaching are what spark change and get people thinking. Culturally relevant teaching isn’t a really something that has set in stone formula, it requires educators to look at their students and realize the backgrounds of the students in the school they are in. As a Latinx and queer teacher I can say that I had the same experiences as him. Though I knew who Cesar Chavez was because I grew up in San Jose, CA, but I didn’t know of the effects of colonization. I didn’t know that indigenous children were forced into boarding schools to become “less savage” this is the education that we need. And that is exactly what he is saying. As a Latinx individual I also want more conversations about this to take place so educators can work together to provide a more holistic approach to teaching and education.

@martinezjesus1170

3 жыл бұрын

Yup. Critical race theory junk of "we are the victims" mentality as the minorities.

@AdrienLegendre

Жыл бұрын

@@davidsoriano3001 This is taught in many American History classes.

Go be an exchange student.

Ideology at its finest. No answers or solutions were proposed, solely just victim mentality. The concept of referring to Latina/Latino's as "Latinx" shows a shocking amount of ignorance. The gender neutral form of Latina/Latino is simlply, "Latin." Hence, Latin America.

@davidsoriano3001

3 жыл бұрын

I believe that the solutions are in the criticisms and the stories he tells. He said that we should have more conversations about culturally relevant teaching, we should make education more inclusive and teach about figures who affected US history (of all different identities), and we should realize that students come from diverse backgrounds and we should make an effort to take that into consideration when we teach. And as a Latinx and queer teacher I see no issue with the “Latinx.” I do see that it gets a lot of flack because it’s not traditional and perceives. Latine is another gender neutral from of Latino/a. And Latin more refers to the language of Ancient Rome and its empire and its more or less used to describe a native or inhabitant of a place that has a language developed from Latin. Latino, Latina, and Latinx are terms that mean “of Latin America” which more accurately describes people of Latin descent in the US and other countries. Latinx isn’t a term that was just thought of carelessly, it was coined by feminists and scholars in Puerto Rico.

@AdrienLegendre

Жыл бұрын

This is the North Korean educational model, indoctrinate all students. Like he said it makes some people uncomfortable.