Prompt 5-Johnson

Prompt 5-Johnson

The culturally competent teacher works with families and community resources understanding the differences in families, the importance of family participation in students’ learning and the benefit of collaborating with a wider school community.

                        Challenges that might occur in my classroom might be…when parents don’t agree with what us as teachers are doing or they don’t think that we are doing it right and helping their child in the right way for whatever reason. I think most teachers are aware of the different families in her classroom. There are all kinds of ways children are raised and what ideas their parents see as being most fit for them.

                        There is this girl named Allie and she wears everything top of the line. Now where her parents get the money I do not know. I don’t even have that much of an exciting wardrobe. Anyway, she always comes in with a purse and these fancy sandals or shoes; her clothes have sparkles and all these designer labels. Also, she is loud and kind of disruptive. Most of the time she has a hard time obeying and listening to Mrs. Paisley. I’m telling you this girl has more designer labels then I do and she’s five! J

                        Another example is the girl names Cari; she lives in a shelter with her parents and younger sister. Mrs. Paisley worked with this family to give Cari extra help when needed. My heart goes out to her because all I want to do is give her a hug and help her family get back on their feet. My heart goes out to them. Mrs. Paisley showed compassion by making special considerations for her.  She comes to school with whatever she has and puts on her best face and tries her hardest.

                        Johnson states that “Privilege is a social advantage that is both unearned and comes to people simply because they happen to belong to a particular social culture.” Here are two different examples of privilege. One child takes what she has for granted while the other appreciates and users what she has to the fullest. Sometimes “less is more.” Everyone has privileges, what we shouldn’t do, is abuse them. This article really made the think of my own privileges and how I should be more thankful for what I have in life and that some things are just too important to be covered by material things.