Quotes:
"All of us teachers and students were locked into a system of rules and roles that none of us understood and did not allow for much in the way of education."
This is a good example of the Culture of Powers presented to us by Delpit. How these powers are enacted in not only the classroom but also the school environment itself. We have discussed numerous times how the school system is based on rules to show who is in power. The teacher at the front of the room, students sitting in chairs, bells that tell us when to move to the next class, schedules, etc... It is a system that is set to enable power amongst each other and so much that sometimes they are unaware because of how normalized this system truly is.
"Don't be so damned superior."
To be a good teacher is to know how to present yourself in front of your students. Knowing your boundaries in the classroom with the people you are teaching. Students will give you the same energy you give them. As a teacher, it is your job to give directions, guide, and teach your students but when you start taking advantage of the power you have against your students, they will not want to keep learning from you. You want your students to be able to connect with you on a professional and personal level and get them to want to learn from you. Don't set up barriers between you and the students that don't allow for that connection to happen because you will have a room full of students who will make your teaching career harder.
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