Anti-Opressive Education

This was an interesting article to say the least. The author poses an arguement and supports it but I don't think I necessarily agree to all of what he says. Kumashiro makes the argument that schools are "harmful spaces". I think that schools can be great spaces for building social relations, learning, playing sports, tons of things. They can be harmful of course but I don't think the author should have dramaticized it so much. Also, he suggests that there should be separate spaces for students who are the other. This sounds riddiculous to me. I imagine he meant separate classrooms with teachers who are willing to help students if they feel out of place, that theyve been bullied or anything like that. To me, this would just further the separation between these 'other kids' and everyone else. They should feel integrated in the school community, not that they need a separate place to brew in their depression. How to do that, I dont know.

I dont really know what I'm doing!

I'm not entirely sure how to use this thing but I'm sure we will all figure it out.

I just wanted to mention that my SWEET picture is from when I was in Hawaii a few weeks ago. My fiance and I went to Dog the Bounty Hunter's bail bonds store and got some awesome signed pictures!! (if you don't know who the Dog is... you are missing out!!) "Keep off ice brah"