"He believes the secret to literacy instruction is for schools to investigate and tap into the "hidden" home and community resources of their students." (Moll, 1992)
I chose this quote because I couldn't agree more with it. One of the most important things I learned from Dr. Smith is to get to know your students. Research the community your school is in, find out the socio-economic statistics, students benchmark test scores, their background, parents jobs, if there is anything going on at home with your students that you should know about, etc. It is very important to get to know your students because not only are you able to develop a relationship with them, but you are able to understand the reasons for their behavior a little easier.
For example, if little Suzie sleeps in class every day the teacher may think she doesn't care about school. The teacher may become frustrated with her, treat her differently, and so on. What the teacher doesn't know is Suzie's mom is a single parent who works midnight and Suzie is left at home to take care of her little brother in sister every night. She has to feed, bathe, and put them to bed. She doesn't have time to do her homework. Had the teacher gotten to know Suzie she would of learned this from the beginning and been able to find solutions to help her.
Situations like these occur in the classroom all the time. As future teachers, it is our responsibility to get to know our students and prevent things like this from happening. This, also, goes for everday life. I was always taught.. "Smile, you never know what someone is going through." (:
Related Source:
I found an article on getting to know your students. It explains that getting to know your students is very crucial because it allows you to develop a relationship with them.
References:
Craven, Heather. "Getting to Know Your Students." Inspiring Teachers. Inspiring Teachers, Publishing Inc., 2011. Web. 5 Sep 2011. http://www.inspiringteachers.com/classroom_resources/articles/beginning_of_the_school_year/getting_to_know
I chose this quote because I couldn't agree more with it. One of the most important things I learned from Dr. Smith is to get to know your students. Research the community your school is in, find out the socio-economic statistics, students benchmark test scores, their background, parents jobs, if there is anything going on at home with your students that you should know about, etc. It is very important to get to know your students because not only are you able to develop a relationship with them, but you are able to understand the reasons for their behavior a little easier.
For example, if little Suzie sleeps in class every day the teacher may think she doesn't care about school. The teacher may become frustrated with her, treat her differently, and so on. What the teacher doesn't know is Suzie's mom is a single parent who works midnight and Suzie is left at home to take care of her little brother in sister every night. She has to feed, bathe, and put them to bed. She doesn't have time to do her homework. Had the teacher gotten to know Suzie she would of learned this from the beginning and been able to find solutions to help her.
Situations like these occur in the classroom all the time. As future teachers, it is our responsibility to get to know our students and prevent things like this from happening. This, also, goes for everday life. I was always taught.. "Smile, you never know what someone is going through." (:
Related Source:
I found an article on getting to know your students. It explains that getting to know your students is very crucial because it allows you to develop a relationship with them.
References:
Craven, Heather. "Getting to Know Your Students." Inspiring Teachers. Inspiring Teachers, Publishing Inc., 2011. Web. 5 Sep 2011. http://www.inspiringteachers.com/classroom_resources/articles/beginning_of_the_school_year/getting_to_know
Moll, L.C. (1992). Funds of knowledge. Theory into Practice, 31(2), Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/pss/1476399
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