Seriously. Are family trees that crucial to elementary education?
One of my few memories from Bridge Street School (1-2 grade) was choosing and writing about one of our grandparents. I was the only kid who didn't have any. It never really bothered me that my grandparents died so long before I was born, but it did bother me that I was different from everyone else.
IOdepressingN, it looks like I got Poison Oak on my trip. It must have been about a week ago in Grand-Staircase Escalante. I just hope it's only around my ankles.
Boo poison Oak!
ION, I have a purring cat on my lap and don't know what to do. I've tried everything I can think of... petting her, scratching behind her ears, rubbing her tummy, but she won't leave....
From a teacher perspective, family and self based projects are really good at 1)Helping to teach context (i.e.-that there are people and things that came before) and 2)Helping to teach diversity (i.e.-that different people have different experiences). Relating things back to students' own lives is one of the easiest ways to make things compelling for them
I will, however, join the "boo"ing of teachers who are not open to coping reasonably with said diversity.
2)Helping to teach diversity (i.e.-that different people have different experiences).
That does seem like the key missing piece in some of these stories.
I must say I really try to notice this in our textbooks and make things more inclusive. But it's not always easy.
OK, kitty just ran to the door to investigate doggie-like sounds coming from the hall....
Ooh! I just saw something on the Daily Show that made me think maybe my Work Nemesis will lose her job!
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And I realize it's terrible to hope for that for anyone, but she's just so incompetent, she should have been fired for cause years ago.
Family Tree Trauma can happen in even the most traditional of environments.
My Father's youngest sibling was the eighth child. When she had to bring in a baby picture of herself they couldn't FIND ONE. She was in plenty of group shots, but they coulnd't find any of just her. She took in a picture of her older sister.
Oh, my. They're re-releasing a CD with Butterfly Kisses on it. Why would you want to do that.
Trudy, it's not
that
traditional to be the 8th kid, surely?
Huh. Tonight's Criminal Minds repeat is set in Jamaica. I'm currently listening to an
appalling
accent. How could they not find better ones?
