o take risks and to question the way they were ta
The older I get, the more I find myself doing this & encouraging the children I work with to as well.
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to ensure that every child has the opportunity to achieve English language profi- ciency
This was something I learned in every special ed class I've taken thus far. Ebonics can be so helpful in forming a student's education if it's what they understand best.
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How can I make a space for his home language but also teach him the power inherent in Standard English
A very important question to ask, but even better when it's answered as Aaron will become a better student as his teacher becomes a better teacher.
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Funds of knowledge are defined as those essential bodies of learning and knowing that exist and are ex- changed within and between fami- lies
This!
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The deficit perspective views the family as something that needs to be fixed. The strength orientation brought the realization that strengths in the form of funds of knowledge exist in all families- ready for educators to use as con- nections in helping children le
I like that they want to get rid of the "fixed" view. I also appreciate that the author said that knowledge exists in all families- this is true; how can we help understand this as edcuators?
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. What opportunities could I create in my classroom where par- ents were actually part of the cur- riculum
THIS IS GREAT! Using reflection to optimize student learning, to best suit them.
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"Oh, you can't let that world come in here." "That world is violent ... so sad." "His mother is awful for letting him be in that environment." "He's around drunks all the time." "Reading beer labels is not literacy." "He is doomed to failure.
So quick to judge. This was clearly the student's most comfortable learning environment.
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I am ashamed by my ignorance and judgmental attitude. Aaron has taught me a powerful less
I assume many teachers don't mean to be ignorant. However, keeping a perspective on how you are and what you project is really important as a human, let alone a teacher.
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Roy asks, "Did you do any writing for me today?" Aaron gets his jour- nal out of his backpack and reads every page to Roy. In return, Roy tells him stories from his own life
There are good people in the world, and this is a cool reminder of that.
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"See, Ms. Norton-Meier, I'm reading the walls just like at school!" he ex- claims as he tugs me along. This is the child I viewed as struggling with literacy in the classroom. It is clear that he is totally literate in his world!
It's crazy to see the real world setting apply to a child's knowledge. Do we assess them the ways we should? Do we know their full potential?
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Aaron comes over and whispers to me that it is a good thing that I am teaching him to read because they need him to read a lot here at the ba
It's crazy to think that sometimes when teachers teach kids, these kids go teach the same things back to their parents.
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nd. He says that he knows who I am based on how much Aaron talks about kinder- garten and Mrs. Norton-M
This! This is the moment every teacher strives for.
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As we walk, Aaron continues to talk non-stop about his mom, her work, and what he does when he gets there.
Children often will talk and tell you about themselves without even trying, which is why building relationships is so vital to get to know your students.
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Concerned, I decide to walk with him to be sure he will be okay. Aaron lights up when I say I will walk with him tonig
This is amazing to hear accounts of teachers making sure students are safe. I wonder if their connection helped the teacher make this decision.
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. He is on his way to see his mother at her work
This wouldn't be allowed nowadays!
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nd expand my un- derstanding about literacy teaching and learnin
When students teach teachers!
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- as a kindergarten teacher, a graduate student, and a teacher ed- ucato
Interesting age gap here.
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er. But there always seems to be a child . . . one child who comes along and shatters our thinking, shakes us to our cor
This is very true. I believe every educator has "that child" that helps them remember why they starting teaching in the first place.
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