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My home language was English. It impacted my learning and literacy because I grew up in a community where English was the only language spoken. It impacted literacy because all texts and books were written by people who spoke English.

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My parents were the first in their family to earn college degrees. As a child, they placed a strong emphasis on learning and literacy because it was expected that I would go to college as well.

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Both of my parents were teachers. They placed a high value on learning and literacy. As a child, I would get "educational" games and books for presents rather than the common toys that other kids got. My parents gave me the love for learning and reading as a result.

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Coming from a background where neither of my parents were high school graduates, I was not interested in school. It was not stressed that I make good grades and therefore the importance of school was simply not there. I was a poor reader which caused me to be retained in the first grade. I struggled even as I got into higher grade levels because of the lack of intervention due to the negligence or unnoticed issues that I was having in school. Because of this lack of education, I found myself relying on the government to assist me with housing and food for my family. I did not have the education to obtain employment that could bring in a decent income for me to support my family. I was raising four children on my own making almost eleven dollars an hour when I decided that I did not want to live off of the government. I did need their assistance for the next four years to make this happen and the doors opened up for this to happen. I was the first person in my immediate family to gain a college degree. This is my educational background experience.

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I grew up in a single parent household. My parents divorced when I was five years old and I went on to live with my mother. She was a waitress and worked split shifts which put her pretty much gone all day, except for an hour or so a day. She would bring us food and check on us while she was on her short break. I was left to be watched by my older brothers or cousins, whoever was at the house at the time. I learned to pretty much fend for myself. I lacked guidance and encouragement in the things that would help me to live a successful and prosperous lifestyle. This was my early years experience in life.

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Having lived in poverty and being uneducated for a numerous amount of years, I decided that I wanted a better life for myself and my children. Although, my husband did not choose to move towards a better life, I had no choice but to move on if I wanted to obtain a better way of life. It was hard, but with the help from the Lord and church members, I was able to complete four years of college. I obtained my teacher's certification and began teaching. I used my role as a parent to educate and encourage my own children in pursuing their education and to put priorities first so that they will be able to live a successful and prosperous life. My children are almost all grown now and are working toward success, but I have not given up that role. I use that same background knowledge that I have to encourage my students who may come from the same background as I did to change their mindset so that they too may be successful.

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religion can vary widely. I was raised under one religion, practice another, and have close friends that practice a variety of other religions from mine. I have visited several types of churches and temples. And read books about several others. I think the one that affects me most strongly is that of the religion I was raised in.

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home language is English. I've tried learning 3 other languages, but I'm not very good at it. I know that language can affect the way you think as diffferent languages have different syntactical patterns.

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I think there is friction here in that people are often worried that if they want to learn about, explore, or even join another culture, they will be accused of cultural appropriation.

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I don't have kids of my own.
My parents were together until I was in high school.
paddling was still a thing, though my parents rarely used it. mostly they grounded me.
mom worked from home or nights until I was in school. she was usually home by the time I was out of school.

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college was valued in my family. both my parents graduated from college -even though my dad, at first did not want to go. Both my parents were also in the military. My dad's family before his generation were not college educated due to finances, but grandad insisted all his children go to college. On my mom's side, Her father had a college education, but her mother did not. All of mom's siblings also went to college.

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mom was a nurse. dad was a draftsman. both spent time in the military as well.

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My home Language is English.  It impacted my learning, because I grew up in an English language school, but a largely Hispanic community where Spanish was the primary language.  So I saw the impact of no ESL classes.  

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My home Language is English.  It impacted my learning, because I grew up in an English language school, but a largely Hispanic community where Spanish was the primary language.  So I saw the impact of no ESL classes.  

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I love learning about different cultural and ethnic values.  I believe it has to be done with respect.  

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I love learning about different cultural and ethnic values.  I believe it has to be done with respect.  

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I have a wide range of religious dominations in my family.  My father's mother came from a Mormon family.  I have 2 catholic nuns in my mother's family along with a catholic priest and a Baptist minister.  I have several members that attend non-denominational churches.  This has given me a very wide view of religion and its practices.  

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I have a wide range of religious dominations in my family.  My father's mother came from a Mormon family.  I have 2 catholic nuns in my mother's family along with a catholic priest and a Baptist minister.  I have several members that attend non-denominational churches.  This has given me a very wide view of religion and its practices.  

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Caregiving Practices-I come from a very large family.  I am the youngest of 8 children.  I am the one who the other's come to for caregiving.  I guess it is my turn since they cared for me when I was a baby and in elementary school.  I have watched 3 of my siblings die of cancer.  I cared for them, bathed them, ect.  I watched as my siblings mourned another that was taken from us suddenly by an unknown cause.  I was the one who ordered the DNR order on our father, because the others could not.  Caregiving comes from what is there, inside you, your strength.  

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Caregiving Practices-I come from a very large family.  I am the youngest of 8 children.  I am the one who the other's come to for caregiving.  I guess it is my turn since they cared for me when I was a baby and in elementary school.  I have watched 3 of my siblings die of cancer.  I cared for them, bathed them, ect.  I watched as my siblings mourned another that was taken from us suddenly by an unknown cause.  I was the one who ordered the DNR order on our father, because the others could not.  Caregiving comes from what is there, inside you, your strength.  

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I am the first in our family to attend university and get a degree.  My siblings supported my efforts emotionally.  I am the 2nd person in my family to graduate from High School  (and I was the first to do it with honors).  Education is important.  A lot of the times it is your way out of a bad situation.  

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I am the first in our family to attend university and get a degree.  My siblings supported my efforts emotionally.  I am the 2nd person in my family to graduate from High School  (and I was the first to do it with honors).  Education is important.  A lot of the times it is your way out of a bad situation.  

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I am the first in the family to be a teacher.  Most of my family is either military or oilfield.  This is somewhat leads us back to the caregiver question.  

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I am the first in the family to be a teacher.  Most of my family is either military or oilfield.  This is somewhat leads us back to the caregiver question.  

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I grew in the Midwest through middle school, but I attended high school in El Paso, TX. In El Paso, I was learned a lot about the Hispanic culture, which I had never been introduced to in the Midwest.

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My mom's family is Catholic and my dads5is Lutheran. I am non-denominational Christian.

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I was a latchkey kid, and I was responsible for taking care of my younger sister, until I moved with my father when I was 14. My parents were divorced, so I spent a lot of time babysitting before that. I also spent a year living with friends of the family because I did not want to live with my father or my mother.

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My mother had a secretary certificate, and my father was a teacher.

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My father was a teacher, and mom worked her way up from a secretary to the person in charge of a large, federal government office.

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I helped cook dinner and care for my sibling until I moved to live with me dad. Then I was on my own a lot.

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I do not remember this information from that time period.

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We did not have many family traditions growing up.

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I was raised by a slew of people, luckily. My aunts and grandmother were teachers, so they valued reading and writing greatly and always encouraged me to do so. My mother is an artist so she facilitated my freedom of expression and creativity.

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I was raised in an evangelical environment but I have since explored all the other religions (and spiritualities) out there. I am thankful for this because it has opened up a vast. wide world to me.

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This can be a touchy subject during classroom discussions. The teacher must maintain a respectful culture where students feel confident in giving their opinions and respecting others.

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This can be a touchy subject during classroom discussions. The teacher must maintain a respectful culture where students feel confident in giving their opinions and respecting others.

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I was raised in a religion and left it as an adult - those experiences shaped me, and the background in Christianity helps me understand biblical allusions.

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Each generation has different pop culture references!