The Silenced Dialogue

 The Silenced Dialogue a piece by Lisa Delpit in the larger book “Other People’s Children”. In this piece the author goes over the experiences of many educators and students alike when it comes to cultural differences and power/privilege in education. Teachers play a large role in children's lives and due to this they spend a lot of time around these kids. Overseeing a child's education comes with major responsibilities behind it. To best be able to allow the children to learn you must be able to change yourself as an educator. The ability to take feedback is a major part of teaching and can make a major difference in a student's learning experience. On the surface some may think that teachers are just there to teach, but in reality, teachers are always learning themselves too. This ability to be taught themselves and change is what makes a great educator. Throughout this piece the author shows the struggles of some people when it comes to receiving and implanting feedback. Some people may listen but never actually change or even worse may give off the idea that they are listening but won't actually take in the information. The author does a great job of giving an example of one of these times and a cultural example when they talk about the difference in ways that cultures tell children to do something. The inability to change or take feedback as in this example can lead to a negative effect on the learning environment for children.  

Attached here is a reading regarding teacher identity which is a large part of making a good teacher similar to being able to take feedback.