You may notice that words like "school" and "teachers" jump out right away. That's not surprising. What was surprising is the word "dress" taking such a prominent role, suggesting that many of our posts have had to do with image or appearances.
Conspicuously missing from the top 50 words is "gender." We still haven't reached a point where gender can readily be used to describe our identities or roles in the schools we work. Maybe if I expand the word count, we'll find a better representation of the words we choose.
Update: I did try it again using more words...
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This is a reply to several of the posts, but I’ll put it here…..the wordle is great, thanks for including. I think the focus on words (like tags) helps me organize the ideas in a post or in a reading. And I’m contemplating the issue of “dress” with our identity as professionals. I wonder if it is more personal style and preference mixed with gender and a way to form and communicate our identity. It’s also part of our past, what messages we carry with us from parents, role models, and media. We actually discuss this at times with preservice teachers because it has been an issue in field, internship and job interviews/hires.
I observed a lesson recently in which students analyzed t-shirt slogans and explored how clothing communicates constructed messages.
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