Culture is discussed in Chapter two. The book defines culture as a "way of knowing, believing, valuing and thinking among a group of people" (pg 23). Understanding your students culture is very important knowledge. Students who are in schools that have the same culture at home and at school have a higher chance of graduating then a students who's culture is different from home and school. It is up to the school and educators to smooth the transition by learning each of their students background. It also helps if a teacher can learn the cultural of a student to help prepare themselves in the classroom.
This was an eye opener for me. I did not realize until reading this chapter that culture plays a big part in a students academics. I hope that I can address these issues when I become a teacher and help all students to have a easy transition from home to school as well as learning more about a certain persons culture.
This was an eye opener for me. I did not realize until reading this chapter that culture plays a big part in a students academics. I hope that I can address these issues when I become a teacher and help all students to have a easy transition from home to school as well as learning more about a certain persons culture.
Robert Quackenbush
http://www.rquackenbush.com/books.htm
Flamenco to Mischief: A Miss Mallard Mystery(Paperback, 2000)
Format: Paperback
ISBN-10: 0961251824ISBN-13: 9780961251826
Nov 2000
Publisher: Robert Quackenbush Studios
Grade: From 3 to 4
Language: English
In this first Chapter Book written especially for the Miss Mallard Mysteries, the world-famous ducktective triumphs in Seville. She goes undercover as a flamenco dancer to find out who stole a painting by her artist friend, El Ducko, and becomes ensnared in a terrorist plot by an evil gang called the Scorpions.
Like you Bobbie I never thought how important culture is for a student's learning process. This might be because my culture has always matched the classrooms I have been in. If I had a culture that was overlooked in my classroom I would have had a harder time in school.
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