Blog #9 for 4/9 - Oscar

 The Bastian reading was one I found to be very interesting. Kind of piggybacking from last weeks readings and blog, we can see the topic of education always changing in the Bastian reading just like we saw that in Lindemann's Chapter 4.  Embracing innovation is one of the most important things an educator can do and it is necessary to have a successful learning environment. One of the topics that Bastian touches on about embracing innovation in the classroom and in traditional ways of teaching is the idea of creating a more inclusive space and model of academic writing. Inclusivity should be one of the reasons for innovation. A lot of these traditional structures and ways of teaching are not inclusive for all groups and types of students. Not only students, but genres as well. Many genres are not included and are excluded from the classroom realm. We can see that in our canon of novels that are taught. The readings rarely represent innovation or inclusivity in the literature world. The reading also talks about multimodal and digital texts. I think these types of "readings" are just as relevant, educational, and necessary as these old traditional texts. Multimodal and digital texts allow for student growth and development. I have personally seen this with myself. One of my undergrad professors would always include multimodal readings and assignments and this was the class I enjoyed the most but also the class I learned the most. Because of the way the class was, I was intrigued which led to me participating more, attending class more, and overall just being involved. As a future teacher, I definitely hope to bring in the "funk" into the classroom, it is time and it is important to dismantle some these traditional ideologies and bring positive change into the way we teach.