Author: amandae

TEACH-IN 7 STUDY GUIDE (AMANDA AND MARK)

You will have 15 minutes to complete the multiple choice Assessment, and you can use the articles and your own notes.

For Krolokke and Sorensen:

Get to know the three waves and feminism, and the characteristics that are associated with each wave.

For Hooks, Bell:

Get to know the main points of the women’s liberation, and the goals of the feminist movement.

Good Luck!

Preliminary Findings: Analysis Paper 3

Hook, Bell 2000 Article “A Feminist Movement to End Sexist Oppression” connects to the parenting book (“Calm and Compassionate Child” by Susan Dermond) in different ways. The first way would be how the article talks about how the feminist movement is trying to eradicate sexism. Throughout the book, Dermond discusses the parents working together as a team to raise the child, and oppose the traditional idea of the husband working to financially provide, and the mother staying home and raising the child on her own. An example of an exercise that Dermond encourages the parents to do together with the child is music. “Listening to music with a steady rhythm of around 60 beats per minute helps slow the heart rate to a calm measured place and slows the breathing” (2007, p.98). This exercise requires the mother, father and child to be there together as a family, and help the child in the best way that they both can. There is no sexism present, and both parents have an equal opportunity to help or soothe their child in the best way that they can. Along with this, Dermond (2007) uses very gender-neutral words throughout the book. Unless she is talking about a specific example of a male or female, she uses words such as: Individual, student, parent, teacher, child and so on.

Another point discussed in the Hooks, Bell (2000) article is “defining feminism as a movement to end sexist oppression is crucial for the development of theory because it is a starting point indicating the direction of exploration and analysis”. So once sexist oppression ends, we can begin to explore and analyze a correct definition of feminism. This can connect to the book because Dermond discusses: “An even more subtle type of personal power is the power to help others through positive energy” ( 2007, p. 162). Instead of oppressing people, we must start over and create a positive definition of feminism and work equally together with both males and females. We can also start by teaching our child this.

Analysis Paper 3: “Calm and Compassionate Children”

The parenting book that I am choosing to read is “Calm and Compassionate Child” by Susan Usha Dermond

http://www.amazon.com/Calm-Compassionate-Children-A-Handbook/dp/1587612763/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1352593779&sr=8-1&keywords=calm+and+compassionate+children

The target readers for this book are teachers for early childhood education (pre-k to 2nd grade), elementary teachers ( from 3rd to 8th), parents who want to raise positive and calm children, and parents whose children are having difficulties with emotions from birth to about age 13.
I believe that this book is different from others in the market because instead of taking a firm and strict approach to parenting, this book wants the teachers and parents to “level” with the children and fix any problems in the most serene way possible. Along with this, Dermond talks about raising your children is environments that involve: nature, love, meditation, music, positive affirmations, positivity in attitude between both the child, parent and teacher, etc. The approach can be compared to a session at yoga where everything is soothing, calm, positive and involving activities such as meditation to shed any negative energy.

Readers should buy this book because it provides an alternative way to raise your child, and help them through emotional issues that occur in their young adolescent life. The book implements the power of mind over body through the calming techniques discussed throughout the book. An example of this is in chapter six where they use classical music to soothe the baby or young child, and get them into a positive state.

As, previously discussed, the type of parenting promoted in this novel is anti-corporal, strict and boisterous punishment. Dermond wants to teach the parents and teachers to negotiate with the child and work through the problem in the most calm way and environment possible. This calm parenting is promoted from birth through adolescence that is discussed throughout the book. The three main parts of the book consist of: Awakening the heart’s feelings, Calming body and mind, and Surrounding Influences. Within these parts are chapters that discuss techniques that achieve this positive approach to parenting, such as having Celebrations, Routines, and Rituals. This book has been interesting so far, and will prove to be a unique read.

Analysis Paper One: Dee Reynolds “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”

The character that I am choosing is Dee Reynolds from the comedy sitcom “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”. The show is about five people ( Mac, Charlie,Dennis, Dee, and Frank) who own a bar together in Philadelphia, and the various antics and situations they get themselves into in each episode over the six seasons that this show has been in existence.

My significance for writing this to explore this widely popular sitcom’s gender roles, gender stereotyping and biases, and more specifically, the role of  Dee Reynolds. Dee is the only main female character on the show, so there are many differences that she faces as opposed to the men in the sitcom that will be interesting to expose.

Below is a video that describes the character of Dee Reynolds or “Sweet Dee”