Moje & Heath SUBJECT TO REVISION

[Pauline Hunter]

Some of The question presented in last weeks last was "What is Identity?"  As I read the Moje and Heath question, I asked myself the same question.  What is identity?  Is it a subjective construct or is it ubiquitous?  Well, as I read the article, I remembered a quote my grandmother used to say to me as a child growing up in Jamaica.  She would often say to me, "show me your company, I tell you who you are?  Often a person is identified by the company they keep, or even some behavior they may exhibit.  In the educational setting, children are often identified by their academic performance.  The State of New York identifies children as gifted, average learners or special education learners based on their performances on the states' assessment.  Whether it is identity or label it is still some form of how the children are viewed.  Identities is being conceptualized based on learning.  However, in my opinion, learning is more than being able to compartmentalize knowledge and or getting a numbered grade on a state assessment that helps to define the learner.  It should be noted that identity and learning are related in many different ways because as identify shifts, so does learning and vice versa.  In this article, it is noted that "identities are used in positioning selves and others, but they are not the actual positioning itself.  They are conceptions of oneself and others built through experiences that are used to mediate that positioning".  

Some of the key emphasis made in this article is 

[jasmijn quon]

Pauline,

I like that you noted that identity can be determined by the company that we keep. This is so true, often for negative reasons, but for all reasons. I think you make some great points relating to shifting identity and testing. I think it is important that we keep the light of what this really means- just a snapshot of a kid in a particular time and place. We have to keep this perspective in mind and remind parents and administrators this, but how? I don't have the confidence to do this always, so I wonder how others do this...What do you think or do?
-Jasmijn

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From: Pauline Hunter <pahun...@gmail.com>
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Sent: Wed, March 24, 2010 2:32:11 PM
Subject: Moje & Heath SUBJECT TO REVISION

Some of The question presented in last weeks last was "What is Identity?"  As I read the Moje and Heath question, I asked myself the same question.  What is identity?  Is it a subjective construct or is it ubiquitous?  Well, as I read the article, I remembered a quote my grandmother used to say to me as a child growing up in Jamaica.  She would often say to me, "show me your company, I tell you who you are?  Often a person is identified by the company they keep, or even some behavior they may exhibit.  In the educational setting, children are often identified by their academic performance.  The State of New York identifies children as gifted, average learners or special education learners based on their performances on the states' assessment.  Whether it is identity or label it is still some form of how the children are viewed.  Identities is being conceptualized based on learning.  However, in my opinion, learning is more than being able to compartmentalize knowledge and or getting a numbered grade on a state assessment that helps to define the learner.  It should be noted that identity and learning are related in many different ways because as identify shifts, so does learning and vice versa.  In this article, it is noted that "identities are used in positioning selves and others, but they are not the actual positioning itself.  They are conceptions of oneself and others built through experiences that are used to mediate that positioning".  

Some of the key emphasis made in this article is 

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[jasmijn quon]

Hello everyone-

I found all of your messages {and mine!}in my spam, which I never check. I am not sure why these mails suddenly went to spam, soif I reaply late to you, sorry!
-Jasmijn

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From: Pauline Hunter <pahun...@gmail.com>
To: 1301-negotiat...@googlegroups.com
Sent: Wed, March 24, 2010 2:32:11 PM
Subject: Moje & Heath SUBJECT TO REVISION

Some of The question presented in last weeks last was "What is Identity?"  As I read the Moje and Heath question, I asked myself the same question.  What is identity?  Is it a subjective construct or is it ubiquitous?  Well, as I read the article, I remembered a quote my grandmother used to say to me as a child growing up in Jamaica.  She would often say to me, "show me your company, I tell you who you are?  Often a person is identified by the company they keep, or even some behavior they may exhibit.  In the educational setting, children are often identified by their academic performance.  The State of New York identifies children as gifted, average learners or special education learners based on their performances on the states' assessment.  Whether it is identity or label it is still some form of how the children are viewed.  Identities is being conceptualized based on learning.  However, in my opinion, learning is more than being able to compartmentalize knowledge and or getting a numbered grade on a state assessment that helps to define the learner.  It should be noted that identity and learning are related in many different ways because as identify shifts, so does learning and vice versa.  In this article, it is noted that "identities are used in positioning selves and others, but they are not the actual positioning itself.  They are conceptions of oneself and others built through experiences that are used to mediate that positioning".  

Some of the key emphasis made in this article is 

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