FEAP 2d (Respects students’ cultural linguistic and family background).
During the creative arts rotation, students were given an activity that asked the students to think of their plans for the future. While the younger children drew pictures of their future professions, older students acknowledged their dreams for the future. They were given three cut-out clouds where they wrote their dreams for themselves, their community and the world. "Effective strategies for learning about students lives outside school include conducting home visits, creating opportunities in the classroom for students to discuss their aspirations for the future, posing problems for students to solve and noting how each student goes about solving them, and talking with parents and other community members." (Lucas & Villegas, 2007, p.31). I believe this activity correlates with the quote stated above because we were able to learn about the student's perspective of the world that they live in, their priorities and what truly matters to them. We allowed them to express themselves freely without giving our opinions or any type of influence. Their aspirations for the future differed and our reading helped us realized that this is an result of a student's upbringing, their culture and what they are exposed to.
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