The name of the family’s country of origin I chose is Germany, as I have a foreign teaching staff who is from Germany. Five ways in which I will prepare myself to be culturally responsive towards this family:
1.
I will read related
publication resources to get myself familiar with the deep culture of Germany,
not just about the country’s food, holidays, artifacts, but also its values, role
of children, gender roles, beliefs, taboos, etc.
2.
Get to know ahead the
child, his/her family, and their interests in order to aware of their diverse
social identities.
3.
Review my curriculum and
pedagogy for any German racial and cultural bias, and make sure that study
topics are culturally appropriate for the child as well.
4.
Invite the family to bring
culturally appropriate resources into the classroom.
5.
Stock my classroom with
multiple resources that reflect and support the cultural norms of the child as
well.
Theses preparations, I believe, will equip me to get prepared to have the child to be in my class that treats every child with equity and justice. The family, the child in particular, I think, will feel visible, included and empowered to be in the class.
All of your preparations for a new student are good; children should feel safe in classroom environment. It is also good to know ahead of time about the child and families interest so the child will feel part of the classroom environment.
ReplyDeleteI believe that your preparations are good. I selected many of the same things as preparations. I like that you would invite the family to bring in culturally appropriate resources into the room. I did not think of using that as a way to prepare. I think the child would be very comfortable in your room.
ReplyDeleteYour first preparation is great, what related publication resources would you read? Are you referring to newspapers, journals, or magazines? I think that would be a great idea, but it may be difficult unless you know the language. Maybe using an online translator would help. Language always seems to be one of the greatest barriers.
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