FAMILIES
AROUND THE WORLD
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The country I chose was
Bolivia is considered to economically the poorest
area of South America. Bolivia also shares borders with Brazil, Paraguay,
Argentina, Chile and Peru. Their official language is Spanish. Also the education system in Bolivia is very
poor because they only have school from February to November.
To better
services this family from Bolivia into our program, I will make sure that I am
very well informed with my culture responsive. In the following way.
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First I would make sure I do a very
massive research on this country. For example, find out what are some of their
culture beliefs. I would even discuss some similarities of my culture beliefs
with these families. I would also seek to find some pictures/items to display
into my classroom to help make them to feel even more comfortable.
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I would even seek out other resources
such as maybe a support groups to help make their transition go smoothly. I
think this is an important fact because it is very hard on anyone to move or
transition to an unfamiliar place not knowing what to expect. And also you don’t
not often speak the same language this call cause a lot of stress for the
family.
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Finally, because I don’t speak Spanish.
I would have someone at hand that can translate to the family what my
expectation as a teacher to help make sure that their child will receive a good
education. I will also make myself available after hours to help the family
with any concerns pertaining to their child education while they are enrolled
in our program.
I like the idea of finding the family a support group. This did not cross my mind, but is a great idea, especially if the family can connect with another family of similar circumstance.
ReplyDeleteHello Yalanda,
ReplyDeleteI think this is great post, Doing extensive research on this country before taking on the challenge of teaching the entire family a new culture is fantastic idea. This will allow you some clarity on how to approach them and what to teach this new family. I never even thought about finding a support group for the family to help them transition to their new life is a really great idea and I think that would prove to be extremely helpful.