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Important Societal Factors/Significant Course Content
Observations from Field Notes

C) Column 2 You are REQUIRED to Cite

Michael Genzuk, Nicholas Wysocki, and/or
A) A) Column 1 How do you see gender Norma Gonzalez as you describe the
scripts (Cite specific author arguments, ethnographic tools and investigation
examples, and page numbers from the strategies you are using (or will use) to
Sadkers reading!!) and/or Gender Strategies identify the specific Funds of Knowledge
(Cite specific author arguments, examples, (knowledge base, skill sets, activities,
and page numbers from the AAUW sociocultural experiences, household
reading) operating for respondents in your member labor histories, or social networks)
Clinical site? (Cite specific author that exist in the home and/or community of
arguments, examples, and page numbers the learner or set of learners you chose to
from the said Gender readings, the Judith work with in your clinical setting;
Lorber reading, the Gender Discussion PPT The Norma Gonzalez article titled Funds of
on D2L, as well as your own Knowledge for Teaching Project states that the best
research/graphic on Gender in your way to teach students is to build off of what they
licensure area). are significant? already know. One strategy to find out what they
already know is household visits. Learning about the
The gender script I always thought belonged to girls students neighborhood, house, family, and other
growing up was that they are supposed to be girly, not surrounding areas is very important when learning
sporty, and hang out with just girls. I learned this about the students background (Gonzalez). All of
because that is what history told us, its what other these things play a very big role in the learning of a
girls did, and how I learned to be. In the article, How child, and teachers must be aware of this. The
Girls Negotiate School it states that girls are usually questions the teachers ask in household visits must be
the good girl in school meaning they do not act out, well thought out to find information on family
they always obey, and do what is expected of them history, labor history, etc. so they are respectful
(AAUW). questions. The teacher must listen very carefully so
Although, the gender script of girls has changed they do not miss any information. Home visits are
greatly over the years. Our country is working towards very important because the teacher can learn about
equality for all, and with that comes girls becoming the community surrounding the student, the home
more masculine rather than just a pretty lady. They setting, the labor that the child does, and the family
are taking on jobs that just used to be a mans role, all in one visit. These are more effective than
letting their voices be heard, and for some, becoming conferences because of the visual and truth that
the breadwinner of the family. comes out of it.
I can 100% see these changes in the girls at Ridgeway. D) Column 2 Use your Annotated
They are playing tag with the boys outside, playing Bibliography Updated 2016 6 Sources
with balls outside, doing homework with the boys, and PDF to discuss requirement C in any 2 of
holding themselves as strong individuals who are no the 6 resources that you will use to engage in
less than the boys. They are not afraid to tell the boys the investigations that you just discussed in
they are doing something wrong. For example, if a #3.
boy is not doing his work, they will tell them instead I am unsure if Ridgeway participates in
of telling the teacher. If a boy is not respecting them at household visits. One resource where I could find
recess, they will tell them to back off, rather than go out could be Mr. Larsen, the PE teacher at
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run and tell the teacher. I have experienced this with
one girl in particular who is just in first grade, and it
really amazes me at how strong she is when dealing
with scenarios like this. In the article, Night to His
Day The Social Construction of Gender by Judith
Lorber, he states, Gendered roles change-today
fathers are taking care of little children, girls and boys
are wearing unisex clothing and getting the same
education, women and men are working at the same
jobs (Lorber). I find this to be completely true
regarding the students at Ridgeway because there is no
gender difference whatsoever at the afterschool
program. Everyone is treated equally, has the same
tasks, and plays with each other with respect. I have
no doubt the girls at Ridgeway will partake in the jobs
equal to those of the boys when they get older.
B) Column 1 How do your Developmental
and/or learning theorists learned in EDFD
400/401 help you think about why you see
specific gender scripts (Sadkers reading)
and/or gender strategies (AAUW reading)
being exhibited by the learner or set of learners
you are observing;
Personally, I believe girls are given more classical
conditioning rewards than boys. I feel like adults
are always praising girls when they do something
well, but they expect it of the boys so they do not
applaud or reward them as much. Therefore, B.F.
Skinner, Ivan Pavlov, and E.L. Thorndike all
contribute to gender scripts in my opinion. They
created experiments to study behaviorism and all
of them included some type of reward so the
object they were training would continue to
listen/improve. This was very smart of them, and
even through most of their experiments started
with animals, they could eventually trust that the
same concept would work on humans. It most
definitely did, and now rewards are so popular in
raising children and teaching students. I think both
parents and teachers reward girls more than boys.
This is probably why girls are known for being so
Ridgeway and the head of the afterschool
program. If they do participate in household
visits, I could ask more questions such as how
long they take, if all teachers partake in them, if
there are set questions to ask, and how often
parents allow this to happen. If Ridgeway does
not participate in household visits, I could ask Mr.
Larsen why they do not, and if he thinks they ever
will. Another resource I could use to engage in
my investigation of household visits would be
any of the other afterschool workers. I could ask
them how much they really know about each
child and their home life. I think they know their
parents pretty well because each parent has to
come in and pick up their child after school, so a
conversation takes place every day. Although, I
am not sure how much background they really
know about all of the students. For example, I
know one kindergarten girl whose mother passed
away recently. The afterschool workers are aware
of this, but I am not sure if they really know the
details, or if they were told the general idea from
the principal. I would assume the found out from
the school, but the father of this girl picks her up
every day, so maybe he did tell them all of the
details. I have a lot of information I could
investigate on how much they really know about
these students, so my best two resources would be
Mr. Larsen and one other afterschool worker,
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polite in the classroom; because they strive for
rewards. Boys do not really care if they get a
sticker on their assignment, but girls light up from
a sticker. Boys do not need the constant
recognition from their parents and teachers, but
girls love to hear compliments because it boosts
their self-esteem and makes them want to work
even harder. I think this is a major reason why
there are gender scripts in the classroom, but I do
believe teachers nowadays are rewarding less and
rewarding equally if they do it at all. I do not see
any physical rewards given out at the afterschool
program at Ridgeway, but I do see positive
compliments given out to all children if they are
doing well. I think this is why there is less gender
scripts occurring at Ridgeway, because of the
equality taking place in both boys and girls.