Life in the Pie: Life in the Pie How identity influences classroom dynamics
Academic Performance of Students: Academic Performance of Students Source: Dept. of Education, State of Virginia, USA
Character Development for students: Character Development for students Source: Dept. of Education, State of Virginia, USA
Life in the Pie: Life in the Pie How identity influences classroom dynamics
PowerPoint Presentation: Stereotype (n) a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing Prejudice (n) preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience Bias (n) inclination or prejudice for or against one person or group, especially in a way considered to be unfair (bias against or bias towards) Discrimination (n) the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, sex, (caste, class, sexuality, gender, religion, language, geography, disability) . Source: www.oxforddictionaries.com
Life in the Pie: Life in the Pie How identity influences classroom dynamics
In a classroom as a teacher, you are in a position of power. How do you use your power… the power of your predominant identity?: In a classroom as a teacher , you are in a position of power . How do you use your power… the power of your predominant identity?
Caution: Caution Contextualization | Stereotyping
Sense of possibility: Sense of possibility
PowerPoint Presentation: “Though a powerful personality like Gandhiji might harmonize communities for a while, when the personal influence weakened, the communities would clash again. So a permanent solution of communal differences is the growth of [the] one-humanity outlook rather than communal harmony .” – Goparaju Ramachandra Rao (Gora), 1946
PowerPoint Presentation: References (used in the session) Where to find it? Jane Elliot, A Class Divided (Documentary) www.youtube.com India untouched – A documentary on caste www.youtube.com Peggy McIntosh, White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack (Article) Available online Ramakant Agnihotri , Multilingual Classroom (Documentary) Youtube.com Maharashtra Board Textbooks - Other resources Ann Oakley; Sex, Gender and Society (Book) www.amazon.com www.facinghistory.org (website) Online Facebook groups to join in – New Gender Studies 1 million Indians support LGBT rights Rethinking Education online Bhimayana and A Gardener in the Wasteland (Picture Books) www.navayana.org PowerPoint Presentation: For these and other resources around Service Learning , or if you have any suggestions on how we can improve , please feel free to write to us at
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