Cultural Models...

The idea of cultural models that Gee is generating much of his focus in this chapter on is fascinating to me. "People that have no cultural models would have to think everything out for themselves minute by minute when they attemp to act."(p. 146) This is nearly impossible to do in our world today. We are constantly bombarded with something on the outside that makes up who we are. It is a neat thing to see that who we are and who we will become is who we have been surrounded with in the past, present, and the future. How we will change in the future will be in large part due to how our cultural models change. I think that rather than saying that cultural models are good or bad, I would just say that our paying attention to what they are and how they affect us in life is extremely important. This idea really makes me shiver when I think of how many people there are and how many differences we have. Embracing those differences and allowing people who are different from you to teach you more about life is such a cool thing. By teaching I feel like I am doing this for a living. The diversity (not only in race) of my students will be a challenge for sure, but I am excited to see how they are able to shape who I am as a teacher and as a person.