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Case: Christmas around the world. My son goes to second grade. The first week of December my son's teacher started a short unit on Christmas around the world. As part of this unit, she asked each child to bring some type of food from a country for a Christmas celebration at school. She assigned the countries to the children and sent notes to children's homes in their communication folders. As a parent I do not have a problem with any of this. Here is what is puzzling to me. I immigrated to the US about 15 years ago from France. My wife is from Romania. My son was born in the US but he has strong French and Romanian cultural roots. I believe his teacher knows about my son's cultural background. However, my son was assigned to bring German food for the Christmas celebration. As a parent, I cannot understand why he was not assigned to bring French or Romanian food. What could be the teacher's reasoning? Should I be upset about this? Wouldn't it be better for my son to represent a part of his heritage in the classroom? Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) If I were you, I wouldn't have been to upset about this situation. The teacher probably wants her students to learn about holiday traditions that are different from theirs. This will be a wonderful opportunity for your son to learn about different holiday cuisines. They will learn how to prepare it, cook it, and serve it. Maybe your son can show something that represents his Romanian and French roots in another project later on. The teacher can assign a project like a family tree or show the class a picture of their family crest. |
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