I chose this section of the article because it stood out to me. As I reflected on what it meant for parents to have to hide their concerns because of the way the school would treat them, I started to think about the conversations of biases. This is almost in a way "a dream within a dream", we come into school as educators already having some set biases and then work at a school where the other educators have their own biases, and then the administration has their own biases and then it continues down the line. We are conditioned to then view parents as difficult or easy going based one our experiences with other parents. Since we enjoy putting people in categories, we then find ourselves meeting new parents and maybe thinking, "Wow, they remind me of Sara's mom, she seems so nice." It shocks me that schools would even begin the school year already knowing and rejecting some parents' opinions because they base them on the their view of the parents race, class, or race and class.

After reading a lot of Freire in our Social Foundations class I noticed him mentioning the importance of dialogue and how we have to do it often. When we choose to sit back and not talk about issues or things we notice or make us uncomfortable, we are allowing these situations to keep happening. I appreciate the author saying that the oppressed has experiences that most people will not be able to talk about it, and that they should have the floor to speak freely and allow connections to happen. I recently picked up a book that is a large set of letters written by trans women to other women transitioning. I have had many friends transition and knowing that some of my friends may identify with my gender, but in my case I don't have the perspective of transitioning. I thought the book was such a gift to women transitioning to hear from other women that went through the same thing. I think when we start to speak up or understand what we can add and what we can support, then we become active advocates.

When reflecting on the impact of television and media for young children. I wonder what the expectations of the home life come into the use of media and television. If you grew up in a household that the television was on all the time, then media is viewed a staple for that child. When we assume that children should not be watching as much television and media, we may not factor in how their community views it and uses it. This could be very important in the idea of what the child is feeling, how the family processes what media is telling their children and how it is reflecting in their home.