Over the course of reading about some of the theories, I feel like I'm swimming in the deep end and it's not going too well. The theories all seem to run together and I feel that some of the theories are changing the terminology of other theories to make their own theory.
I enjoy learning about the theories and thinking of how they relate to the students I'm working with. When I first started typing that sentence, I was going to follow it up with "I like being able to place these students into the different stages." I realized, I don't like doing that at all, I don't like place people in boxes. It's what is going to happen, but it bugs me on some level. Stereotyping is often discussed, and always in a a negative light, but at the same time, that's what these theories are doing. We are typecasting our students we work with. I guess this doesn't have to be negative, but I feel that were almost playing into preconceived notions students have for themselves, all while telling these students they can be whoever and whatever they want to be.
I like theories, I do, but I also challenge everything I read and everything I do, especially when it comes to working with students. I need to spend more time working with the theories, because they aren't something I'm going to be clear on after reading the chapter and having a few short discussions. I'm excited for the journey I'm on thought.
I enjoy learning about the theories and thinking of how they relate to the students I'm working with. When I first started typing that sentence, I was going to follow it up with "I like being able to place these students into the different stages." I realized, I don't like doing that at all, I don't like place people in boxes. It's what is going to happen, but it bugs me on some level. Stereotyping is often discussed, and always in a a negative light, but at the same time, that's what these theories are doing. We are typecasting our students we work with. I guess this doesn't have to be negative, but I feel that were almost playing into preconceived notions students have for themselves, all while telling these students they can be whoever and whatever they want to be.
I like theories, I do, but I also challenge everything I read and everything I do, especially when it comes to working with students. I need to spend more time working with the theories, because they aren't something I'm going to be clear on after reading the chapter and having a few short discussions. I'm excited for the journey I'm on thought.
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