Chapter 2

Chapter two is amazing and full of great information.  It’s referring to the different types of culture.  Culture is “ways of knowing, believing, valuing, and thinking among a group of people.”  The book discusses several different types of cultures.  One for example is school culture.  School cultures have many differences that you have to take into deep consideration.  Schools have a daily routine of what they do throughout the day.  In class today Mrs. Pickett talked about what would happen if you would take the spelling words out of a classroom.  You would probably get some angry and upset parents.  I can remember being a kid coming home and my mom quizzing me on my spelling words.  It was a daily task that I knew I had to get done before I could go outside to play.  One thing I found really interesting is the Culturally Responsive Model.  I think that if when you first meet your students that you should get to know them and see what kind of cultural background they come from.  When getting to know your student you might figure out within the first few weeks of how your students learn.  All students have different ways of learning.    Another topic the model talks about is community participation.  By using this you are getting the family involved with the student.  Getting the parents to talk about their culture will help the students see how different people grow up with their different backgrounds.  This chapter has taught me a lot of useful information that I can use when I start teaching.