ED 350 Blog 2

I believe that the Native Americans need to be civilized in order to be active member of. America. I feel we need to concentrate on the Five Civilized Tribes to civilize the Indians. I strongly believe the best way to do this is to create tribal like schools that are controlled by the whites (page 22). This would hopefully “civilize” the Native Americans in a timely manner. Unlike others, I do think that the Indians will be able to adapt to our culture through schooling if we go about it right. This is a great “experiment” that I am about to take part in. The experiment will prove if we can or cannot civilize the Indians with education (pg 23). I hope that the results will be positive for the sake of my beliefs. If we are going to try this experiment we need to do it now because there is a sense of peace between the tribes (pg 23). So, we need to act fast.

Until next time,
Thomas McKenney

ED 350 Blog 1

I think many times as teachers we forget that we do have the chance to make an impact on our student’s lives if we really apply ourselves. In this article the author mentioned that us, as teachers need to have a sense of mission. Well, my mission is to care for my students and to make sure that they know they can confide in me. I believe that when you care for your students everything else naturally falls into place. All the other aspect in this article can be achieved when you truly care for your students. For example the idea of “a passion for social justice”, as motioned by Sonia Nieto. When you care for your students you will also care about their rights and their safety.