In the article
“Mothering is Liberation: Giving Birth to Alagaan Pedagogy,” Allyson
Tintiangco-Cubales illustrates how she has become a “Motherscholar” by
incorporating Alagaan Pedagogy into family, academia, and community. She
believes that mothering is a process of liberation, resistance, and power. I
appreciate that Allyson considers the doubts and obstacles as distractions and
oppressions, breaking the stereotype with the help of colleagues, family,
friends, and PEP community.
Before reading
this article, I thought motherhood and being a good scholar should be the
opposite because both mothers and teachers played the role of devoting their
time and energy to children, so they did not have time to do both. People
consider that mothers should be full-time and depend on their husbands for
living. The stereotype was embedded deeply in people through televisions and toys
like Barbies. Those detrimental portrays of mothers and women damage the children’s
perception of being an independent woman and mother. However, Allyson’s
experience adjusts my perception of the relationship between motherhood and
education. Allyson teaches her children to care for others and care for herself
to protect her child from losing self-esteem due to discrimination. The idea of
motherhood as liberation for both children and parents is impressive because
teaching children how to love equips them with the best weapon to fight against
those who want to harm them.
Allyson applies
this pedagogy in her teaching as well. She helps students who suffer from no
opportunities and discrimination through organizing PEP, which is a supportive
mentorship for students of color. This organization benefits not only Allyson
but also students who need supports because it provides a place for people to
heal and liberate from stereotypes and social pressure. “I don’t do it alone”
in the final part of the article inspires me to unite other people to fight
against discrimination.
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Question: How does the misrepresentation of mother influence children?
Reference:
Valverde, K.L.C. (2019). Fight the Tower: “Do. Or Do Not. There Is No Try”: Radical Love as
Pedagogy and Practice Part II Rutgers University Press.
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