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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!)
I do not feel the teacher intentionally ignored your son's heritage. Since this was a short unit, it is possible the teacher randomly assigned the countries to the students. Although I understand your son is knowledgeable in his heritage, it will be a better educational experience for him to learn about another culture. It would be difficult for the teacher to be mindful of all the student's heritages when assigning a country for this assignment. In other words, it would be difficult to "please" all the parents when assigning countries, especially if there are multiple students with the same heritage. As a parent, your concern is certainly legitimate. If you are steadfast in your child sharing his heritage with other students, contact the teacher and express your concerns. It is possible she may be planning future assignments where your child may be able to share his heritage with his classmates. |
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| Comments: If I were in this situation, I would exactly do this. |
| Rated On: October 17, 2014 8:13 pm |
| Rated By: Doniesha |
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| Comments: you make a good point. The teacher could have known about his heritage and chosen German food to give his son a chance to research and learn about another culture. He probably is well-learned in the heritages of his parents, so that wouldn't be much of a challenge. My question is would the teacher be considered insensitive to Jewish or Muslim students who don't even celebrate Christmas? I'm guessing there were no students from those backgrounds in the class, however, it would be good to mention other holidays and observances held during December to give students a more diverse lesson. |
| Rated On: October 17, 2014 8:52 pm |
| Rated By: uZyvaP |
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| Comments: If I were in this situation, I would exactly do this but I think that the teacher should of first assessed what cultures were in the classroom and then assign random countries for those students who don't have a culture to share so that the lesson can still be multi cultural. |
| Rated On: October 19, 2014 9:12 pm |
| Rated By: apened |
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| Comments: This is the perfect solution. Communication with the teacher about any concerns is always a must. |
| Rated On: October 21, 2014 1:37 am |
| Rated By: yVuLyR |
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| Comments: Agree |
| Rated On: February 24, 2015 4:40 pm |
| Rated By: zyWute |
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| Comments: Great idea |
| Rated On: February 28, 2016 4:04 am |
| Rated By: uVeWar |
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| Comments: Good Solution! |
| Rated On: March 7, 2017 12:16 am |
| Rated By: Vuqaqa |
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| Comments: agreed |
| Rated On: November 13, 2022 9:01 pm |
| Rated By: buTuDe |
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