https://padlet.com/stephaniesousa2/10dgzk9fqry4asie What cultural standards do you hold to? How are you rejecting them to include the norm of those different from you? en-us 2020-12-09 15:47:46 UTC 2021-01-20 14:33:45 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f5e3.png jeanetterenollet https://padlet.com/stephaniesousa2/10dgzk9fqry4asie/wish/1007982132 I am usually a soft spoken person. I have had to put my desire for "quiet" away as I work with kids who love to talk! I acknowledge that not every student prefers quiet or speaking in a soft tone. I reject my preference and have learned to enjoy noise, loud talking, and laughter and it definitely helps me engage with kids! ]]> 2020-12-10 20:43:54 UTC https://padlet.com/stephaniesousa2/10dgzk9fqry4asie/wish/1007982132 vanessadarius https://padlet.com/stephaniesousa2/10dgzk9fqry4asie/wish/1009903510 I was brought up in a household where we were taught NOT to ever mix English and Spanish because that showed a lack of "education." I remember my first year of teaching I was so shocked at the "low" level of Spanish my students had. They used words like "wachatear la movie, lonchear, troca" it would bother me so much and I would tell my students that their Spanish was not "correct." Which when I think of it now and everything I have learned about loving all the language students bring and my Spanish is no "better" than their Spanish it is just different. I had to come to terms with the fact that I thought I was "better" than them because I came from a household of two "educated" parents with degrees. I had to make a personal change and learn to love what everyone brings to their table. I had to learn to REJECT that thought and humble myself. I am not better than anyone. We bring what we bring and it needs to be appreciated not changed or corrected. ]]> 2020-12-11 14:48:36 UTC https://padlet.com/stephaniesousa2/10dgzk9fqry4asie/wish/1009903510 https://padlet.com/stephaniesousa2/10dgzk9fqry4asie/wish/1016621947 Sheryl Lopez: In my experience as a child and a mother, school was the main priority...taking precedence over all other activities.  I had parental support in my education .My mom's mantra was "When you go to college..." not if you go to college.  With my own children, I maintained the same cultural standard of higher education was an expectation, not an option.  As a teacher, I have seen that not all families share this priority because their prime concern is focused on weekly-monthly survival.  I have had to acknowledge my privilege and increase my compassion and empathy for those who are doing their best to make ends meet.  During this pandemic, I have experienced students and parents who are trying their very best to make school a priority~and I am amazed at their perseverance, tenacity, and determination.  I am rejecting the cultural norm that school must take precedence over all else and that not every assignment has to be completed.  Life will go on...and the student will be ok! All of us are learning other skills (not just academic lessons) to help us in other areas of our lives.  

]]> 2020-12-14 16:25:24 UTC https://padlet.com/stephaniesousa2/10dgzk9fqry4asie/wish/1016621947 shannonharris3 https://padlet.com/stephaniesousa2/10dgzk9fqry4asie/wish/1017749341 Education is not always the most important thing in people's lives. Coming from a family of teachers, that was never a question. Everything, and I mean everything, centered around perfect attendance, making good grades, and going on to earn a higher education. Holding on to these beliefs as I raised my own children, I had to adjust my thinking when my oldest decided to not go to college, but instead wanted to start a photography business and get married and begin her family. My son-in-law studied a trade and also opted out of college. This was cognitive adjustment for me, but a huge learning curve and change of focus. Over the last few years I have seen that there are other avenues to travel that are also worthy. I have a better understanding now and am always careful to word to my own students that although school is important, that there are different ways of being smart than just book intelligence. I have opened my thinking that school can not always be a family's first priority. Sometimes taking care of people, taking time to help others, and working hard is just as important. 

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