Date: February 3, 2017
Time: Noon
Location: Dirac Starbucks
Topic discussed: Stereotypes
Lesson Learned: Before we spoke about the prompted discussion, it seemed my student was a little frustrated by her peers. Realizing she needed a listening ear, I felt it important to let her vent. She expressed feelings of alienation from other FSU students, and an overwhelming pressure to say meaningful things in class discussion. It was hard not to empathize with her frustrations and gave me perspective on how international students feel in the classroom setting. What I learned as an aspiring educator is that I will need to be more aware of these circumstances to ensure that students aren't cast out or ignored.
While talking about stereotypes, I also learned the reasoning for favoring boys in Asian cultures. My conversation partner explained that for a time, boys were favored more than girls in Korea because they wanted to continue the family line. Although times are changing, she said that in the past women would be shamed and even divorced for not bringing a son into the world. In her own personal life, she experienced this shame herself as a third born daughter. As the daughter, she felt personal shame for bringing shame to her mother and not being a son.
Although I can't understand these feelings myself (having a daughter that I pride), I do understand the logic. In the days of kings and queens, even European countries would hope for a male heir as the family name was passed through the sons and not daughters. This same shame was brought unto queens for not bearing sons.
What made this information interesting was that even though our personal experiences were very different, our histories make us more similar than we may think. This similarity is still visible in that we each carry our identities through a patrilineal line.
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