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Question: What are the “Three Rs?”
ReplyDeleteIs there a such thing as the “perfect” family? Or is dysfunction needed in a family for it to be perfect?
Quote: “Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.” - Jane Howard (1978)
“Our image of what a family is and what it should be is a powerful combination of personal experience, family forms we encounter or observe, and attitudes we hold.” - K. Gilbert (2007)
Fact: The participation of women in the workforce became widespread during World War II and established the role of working mothers which drastically changed the roles and patterns of traditional U.S. families.
Child-welcoming practices differ around the world, for example, in Nigeria women sing after learning their child is born, whereas in Afghanistan, the newborn’s father whispers prayers into each of the baby’s ears.
No matter the size, no matter the name. One thing in families is always the same...LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!
ReplyDelete-The Kindergarten Children of Westfield School, Sacramento California (1995)
What is the best way to get to know your student's families?
An estimated 2.5 million grandparents are parenting nearly 6 million children. P. 100
Question- Why cant we have Holdidays in school anymore besides moral values of the students?
ReplyDeleteQuote-"This is my family. Each of us are diffrent, but we love each other alot. i think thats what family is about."
Fact-"2004 55% OF WOMEN WITH INFANT WERE APART OF THE WORKFORCE."
Quote: "..it doesn't matter who is in their family because love comes in many different shapes and sizes."--pg 80.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: What exactly does it mean when the author refers to "The Three R's" on page 88?
Fact: "in 2004, 55 percent of women with infants were part of the workforce."--pg 97.
Quote: “A house is just something that sits there, but a family is a group of people who love each other.”
ReplyDeleteFact: Society needs families essentially to prepare the young to become constructive members.
Question: How do you define ‘family’ in your classroom and not leave anybody’s situation out but not cause an issue either?
Question: How do I as a teacher influence children that racism is a bad thing when a lot of children are being raised in households were this is very heavly found, and parents part take in it too?
ReplyDeleteFact: Nontraditional families already out number traditional families as the result of the high divorce rate in the U.S, the pregnancy rate among teenage girls, and sexual orientation patterns.
Quote: "This is my family. Each of us is differant, but we love each other a lot. I think thats what family is all about."
Fact: 2.5 million grandparents are parenting nearly 6 million children (2007 Census)
ReplyDeleteQuestion:As teachers how do you handle parents who just do not care about their childs education?
Quote:Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are. You need one.
Question: When dealing with a diverse classroom, how do you as a teacher explain exactly what "family" means when different cultures have different meanings.
ReplyDeleteQuote: "Families compromise persons who have shared history and a shared future."
Fact: In 2005 21 percent of children under age 6 living in the United States were from immigrant families
Question: What is the best way to learn about my students' home lives and family situations? How can I integrate that into lessons to help the students understand each other and their differences?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "This is my family. Each of us is different, but we love each other a lot. I thinks that's what a family is all about." p.83
Fact: Non-traditional families are on the rise. 31% of children are born into single-parent families. An estimated 2.5 million grandparents are parenting nearly 6 million children. There are approximately 1 to 5 million lesbian mothers, 1 to 3 million gay fathers, and 6 to 14 million children of gay and lesbian parents.
Question: As teachers, what can we do for a child that comes from a family environment that is unsafe? How do we help them to feel safe at school?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one." - Jane Howard, Pg 80
Fact: The U.S. family began its most dramatic transformation in the second half of the twentieth century as a result of political events and economic trends." Pg 97
Question: What makes a family a family?
ReplyDeleteQuote:"Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one."
-Jane Howard, page 80
Fact: "Independence, a highly valued behavior in U.S. mainstream culture, is not highly valued by Hispanics... The family places more importance on strengthening and reassuring the child's emotional ties with the family, which extends beyond the immediate family..."
Question: How do we intrgrate all family lifestyles into our lessons without offending other students?
ReplyDeleteQuote: " Families comprise persons who have shared history and a shared future."
Monica McGoldrick and Betty Carter (2003)
Fact: An estimated 2.5 million grandparents are parenting nearly six million childern.
(U.S. Census Bureau 2007)
Question:
ReplyDeleteWhat is a family?
Are the 3 R’s still expected of the children in the U.S. today?
Quote:
“Families are the heart of the process in which each person becomes who he or she is.”
“Families comprise persons who have a shared history and a shared future.” –Monica McGoldrick & Betty Carter (2003)
Fact:
U.S. family began its most dramatic transformation in the second half of the twentieth century as a result of political events and economic trends. The need for higher income forced both marriage partners to seek work outside the home.
In 2004, 55% of women with infants were part of the workforce.
Question: I understand there are places to help children who are homeless, but how do we, as teachers, get students who have to worry about shelter and food involved and excited in/about school?
ReplyDeleteFact: in 2004 55% of women with infants were part of the workforce. (page 97)
: 31% of all children are born into single-parent families. (page 100)
Quote: "Culture begins its profound influence on individuals though their families even from the moment of conception." (page 88)
Question: If there are so many types of families why is the "legal family" such a narrow view? Example, my roomate is an "independent" student because she is adopted by her Grandparents and not raised by her parents.
ReplyDeleteFact: For some, family consists of parents and thier offspring. For others, a family includes not only parents and children but also blood relatives and even some very special friends not related by blood or law.
Quote:
"What really matters is that, regardless of percieved family mempership, a group of people can function as a unit and fulfill the roles of a family. The strong sense of 'being a family' proves their validity as a social unit."
"This is my family. Each of us is different, but we love each other a lot. I think that is what family is all about."
Question: I would like to have my classrooms set up as an at school family. We all look after and take care of one another. I don't want to be considered as "Dad" but mor ethat they all have a closeness with eachother and myself too. Is this a good idea or not?
ReplyDeleteFact: An estimated 31 percent of all children are born into single-parent families.
Quote: It's a long one but I like it very much.
Families are a group of people who . . . ■ Provide love and nurturance to their members ■ Keep people together ■ Meet the basic needs of their members ■ Provide role models for their younger members ■ Support each other in all circumstances ■ Transmit values and beliefs to their members ■ Teach their members to respect others ■ Model problem-solving skills to their members ■ Model how to live in a social group ■ Transmit a sense of pride about their own cultural heritage to their members ■ Establish a sense of cultural identity ■ Create an invisible but strong bond among their members (Robles de Meléndez, 2006)
Page(s): 86, Teaching Young Children in Multicultural Classrooms
Question: They talk about all the common denominators of a family and all the things a family should consist of but what do you say to those children who don't have a family? How do you conduct activities that require them to talk and describe their families if they don't have one?
ReplyDeleteQuote:"Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one." Jane Howard (1978)
Fact: An estimated 31% of children are born into single parent families. 21% of children under age 6 living in the United States were from immigrant families.
Question: What are the primary causes of single parent families; why is the second parent typically missing? Abandonment, death, divorce, criminal activity?
ReplyDeleteQuote: “Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.” –Jane Howard (pg 80)
Fact: In U.S. culture, allowing young children to become independent is desirable. However, Hispanics and Asians take the approach of babying their young children.
Question: What could we really do for a child who is homeless?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "from 1 to 5 million lesbian mothers and 1 to 3 million gay fathers... and 6 to 14 million children of lesbian and gay parents"
Fact: Demographical statistics show that in 2005, close to 21 percent of children under age 6 living in the United States were from immigrant families.
Question: How do we make sure in our classroom that we do not offend a particular family's lifestyle but still incorperate them into the classroom?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "Culture establishes meanings shared and understood by those who respond to it." pg 87
Fact: One of the most interesting rituals families perform concerns choosing the name for the new baby. pg 89
Quote: "The concept of the family is perhaps the most basic one in social life." (p 81)
ReplyDeleteFact: Teachers have a unique opportunity to experience many interpretations of social roles through their students and their students' families.
Question: How do you keep an open line of communication with your students parents/guardians, especially if you feel no reciprocity in your attempts to communicate?
Quote-"This is my family. Each of us are diffrent, but we love each other alot. i think thats what family is about."
ReplyDeleteFact: In U.S. culture, allowing young children to become independent is desirable. However, Hispanics and Asians take the approach of babying their young children.
Question: How many different lifestyles will be represented in my classroom?
Quote: “Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one." (pg 80)
ReplyDeleteQuestion: Families are more diverse and nontraditional than ever. How do you overcome the awkwardness of planning things that are for Mom’s and Dad’s, when many children don’t live in a “traditional home setting”?
Fact: An estimated 31 percent of all children are born into single-parent families.
Quote: This is my family. Each of us is different, but we love each other a lot. I think thats what a family is all about.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: What does your name mean?
Fact: The hispanic culture does not value independence of a child. They want to create strong family ties.
Quote: The concept of a family is perhaps the most basic one in social life.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: What makes your family different from others.
Fact: Nearly 2.5 million grandparents are parenting 6 milllion infants.
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ReplyDeleteQuote: "Two-parent families made up 44% (8% were reconstituted or blended families by remarriage.")
Question: This % seems low to me. I know many blended families. My family is one and I grew up in one. It just seems that it would be a much higher percentage.
Informative Fact: Common values, spirituality, family & social support, family pride, good communication, sense of joy, shared goals,and adaptability are all distinguishing facts about functional and successful families across cultural groups.
Quote: No longer it is possible to identify a universal portrait of what a family looks like.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: Would you really ask a parent why they named their child that way. (p92)
Fact: Nontraditional families outnumber traditional families.
Question: How can a teacher help students unbderstan that a learned and accepted behavior at home might not be acceptable at school?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "No Matter the size, No Matter the name. One thing inn families Is always the same...Love, Love, Love!"
-The Kindergarten Children of Westfield School, Sacramento, California (1995)
Fact: Single parent families have become the most common type of nontraditional family structure due to the steadily increasing divorce rate and high incidence of teenage pregnancy.
Question: In a situation where you as a teacher have a child where the family is homeless, do you help that student out in any way or is that to personal?
ReplyDeleteQuote: Families "the headquarters for human development, are the most basic and enduring of social institutions.
Fact: African Americans, Native Americans, and hispanics are three cultures that call more than just their immediate family "family."