Saturday, June 21, 2014
Welcoming Families From Around the World
For this activity, I was asked to pretend to be a child care provider preparing to welcome a child and family from a country I am unfamiliar with. I chose to welcome a family from Russia. In order to prepare for the family I will study the culture of families from Russia, how they socialize with each other, the roles of individuals in the family, how they view education, and America. I will learn more about the family by using the (1) internet to do research. I will also (2) visit the local library to read books about the country itself. Other ways I will find information is by (3)watching films on Russia, and (4) talking to people who may have a better insight into families from Russia. I think that also (5) talking directly to the parents will help me be more culture responsive to the needs of the child directly. I think that these ways of preparing for the family will help me to choose the correct things to say when pertaining to their child's education. It will also help me understand their ideology of education and their views of what is expected from me as a teacher.
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Hi Shorlone,
ReplyDeleteOne can never educate themselves to much. I think these are great steps to take in learning about a family or culture that you have no knowledge about. I would also suggest infiltrating images of lands and aspects of Russia and the culture to help make the family feel more comfortable. Also, implanting books about Russia in the library as well.
Shorlone,
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I think the internet is our biggest source of helping with searching for information about other countries. I think one of the biggest challenges we will have if they are not able to communicate if they do no speak English. You are right in that getting help from people who may have better insights will help you to be able to make communication with the family