Category: Diversity - WORKABILITY CLASSROOM BLOGS

Video Projects-Alejandra Emily Manuel and Darrien.

10/11/2019

We did 2 different videos one was called, "I can say no" and the other was called, "It's good to be different". We made posters for the videos and we explained what each poster was about.
"I can say no" is about self-advocacy.
For the video, "It's good to be different" we show that being different is okay because it is unique and it makes the world different because if it was the same it would be boring.
And that is what our 2 videos are about self-advocacy and diversity. -Alejandra
We made some posters about different kinds of sayings about beliefs, diversity, culture, self-advocacy, saying "no" and speaking out for yourself. We showed the other classes our videos. We appreciate our videos. -Darrien

Diversity- Alejandra, Darrien, Emily

10/4/2019

Diversity means that everyone is different unique and beautiful you should always treat people equally because they might look different and they speak a different language but you should not treat them different you should treat them the same because you do not know what there situation is and you do not know what they are going threw so be nice and treat every one the same you would treat any one else and be respectful. -Alejandra
Diversity means that we live in a universe with different cultures. people judge each other about their life and where they come from and sometimes where they are born.
I like who I am. Give people Respect. It's good to be different. Go out there and be yourself- Darrien
We hove different skin hair, glasses and some of us girls and boys- Emily

Diversity- Trinity, Kelli, Julie

3/15/2019

We went the Jewish History Museum and learned about the holocaust and the discrimination against certain people including people of color, LGBT, Muslims, Jews, and people with disabilities.
We went to the Chinese Cultural Center. They had good food. We learned about the history of Chinese immigrants in Tucson and how the lived with Mexican immigrants. - Trinity

Diversity Community Outreach Project- Kelli, Trinity, and Julie

3/15/2019

We went to the Arizona State Museum to learn about Native American culture. We learned about all the different the tribes. We saw Navajo rugs, paintings and drawings, and baskets. -Julie
We went to La Pilita Cultural Center to learn about a shrine and after we went to Sosa-Carrillo-Fremont House Museum. There were mariachi outfits, old instruments, and photos of historic mariachi women.-Trinity
We went to a Korean market. We bought kimchi and yogurt bottles. I liked the yogurt bottles. - Kelli

Diversity Project (Places of Worship in Tucson)- Eric, Matthew and Misty

10/15/2018

We went to the Jewish History Museum and got a tour. We also went to the Bodhisattva Institute. We went to Desert Ashram, the Islamic Center of Tucson and Christ Church United Methodist. We loved them because of how beautiful they were. - Matthew
I liked the different pictures. -Misty
We wrote thank you notes. -Eric

Chinese Cultural Museum- Eric, Misty, and Matthew

10/15/2018

We really liked the Chinese Cultural Museum. - Matthew
It was really, really fun.- Eric
I liked to do the paper cut out art. -Misty

Learning about diversity in Tucson- Eric, Matthew, Jess, and Misty

10/9/2018

We studied and talked about sexual orientations at SAAF. This stands for Southern Arizona Aids Foundation. -Matthew
They were nice and helpful. -Jess
A lady talked about how a woman could love a woman or a man could love a man. This was on 4th avenue -Misty
We went to an Asian grocery store. -Eric
We tried things out like jelly soda, tea, almond cookies, mochi snacks,- Matthew
We walked around and looked at different kinds of drinks, furniture, lanterns, vases, and other things from Japan, China, Korea and Taiwan.- Matthew, Eric, Jess

Alan's Blog

11/28/2016

Learning About Diversity!

Today I learned about the Choctaw Indians whose culture included ball games like lacrosse. Many of their clothes are very colorful. Both men and women wear clothes which are made of deer skin or other animal hides. Men wore breechcloth hide and women wore knee length wrap skirts also made of hide. I also found out that the Choctaws were code talkers during WW1 and WW2!! Their main food is pearl hominy, bean, squash, melon and sunflowers. Their tradition is stickball which is now modern day lacrosse. Some Choctaw speak in western language in family. In the 19th century, Choctaws were known as one of the "Five Civilized Tribes".