Sonia's world

 Play is very important for youth's development. As an educator I have learned to implement play in daily teaching because I have seen great improvement in their academic. As we all know being an educator you learn daily and this is the beauty of being an educator.  With this weeks article we also learned about  chillaxing which I had a different definition for prior to reading it. It's very interesting to see others point of view in this controversial topic.  I do agree with the author black people have to work twice as hard to prove themselves. Working in an education field I want to see change not only because my black children will be out there one day but also because we need to stand up for change.

 Youth Development Know - Lack of resources is one of the main reasons we have many youth facing difficulties in public schools. Lack of resources contributes to poor educational system, bad nutrition for those who rely on school for food and it also affect students behaviors. All this affects our youth and their education. Learn - Deficit approach is working to target specific issues such as teen pregnancy and drug abuse. This program consists in targeting high risk young people and finding ways to prevent the negative from occurring More- I would like to learn more language assistance for incoming youth from other countries.

 As an educator I believe that youth are doing the right thing by stepping up and advocating for change.  With the help of adults I believe youth can make significant change in our community. What resonates the most in these chapter is the youth capability to make change. As we read in previous articles youth are not trusted by many because they have bad reputation which causes disbelief in their ability to contribute to change in our society. Allowing youth to have more opportunities to participate in our community is a great way to stop the stereotypes and also allow them to explore. By protecting and advocating they're proving that the negative stereotypes are not true. Youth For Change!

 I identify myself as a strong and opened mind woman. Yes I am adventures which sometimes causes me to make risky decision. This is who I am not just in my personal life but also in my career. I was once told by a friend " you are who you are because of the decisions you make" this quote stuck to me because I have always been headstrong woman. Nevertheless this has contributed to many opportunities in youth spaces. In these spaces I'm known as black females, who is compassionate, dedicated and caring. My identity is affirmed through action. I believe that identity is not to be told but demonstrated through action specially in youth spaces. Listening to the TED talk by Jamila Lyiscott I was very interested in the way she explained silencing students of color. She made me question our educational system which allows racism to happen within our classroom. As a black female I have not experience this throughout my education journey but I'm curious to learn more about this...

 Care in education is to show unconditional support to all students regardless of ethnic background, gender and sexual identify. When we talk about care in education many people think is just to be there physically and teach but care in education is more than just being physically present. Care in education is to constantly look/search for ways to make students feel accepted and wanted. Allow your students to make mistakes and be there as a support system rather than just to critique.  Reading Sonia Nieto's article allowed me to see Care as powerful tool in the classroom. Caring isn't simply to care. Care is demonstrated through  action. 

 In your own words, describe Ginwright + Cammarota’s critique of Positive Youth Development. Do you agree? Why or why not? They both believe that youth development is necessary but according  to them positive youth development is limited because the strategy used by positive youth development to promote youth assets is risking serious impact in social, economic and political influences in the lives of urban youth. They also believe that Positive youth development is based on white middle-class concept of youth. Yes I agree with Ginwright and Cammarota´s critique because I think Youth should be enforced to look more in social aspect of life because it influences them the most specially if they are minorities. Gaining more knowledge about social Justice is a form of freedom because you become more in control. How is Social Justice YDEV different? social justice if different because it gives us the opportunity to look beyond the problem and asset assumptions about youth behavior....