The country I have selected is Indonesia. It is the world’s fourth most populated nation.
In order to be culturally responsive towards the family I will prepare myself in the following ways:-
1. Familiarize myself with the culture of the country.
2. Enquire from which region of Indonesia the family is from so I can familiarize myself with basic words from their culture such as good morning, good afternoon, how are you so I can utilize them to make the family feel welcome and at the same time expressing care and concern for the family.
3. Include artifacts from Indonesia in our centre such as books, customs and traditions.
4. Source the assistance of an interpreter if required.
5. Enquire from the family what their expectations for their child and how the school can assist in that regard.
6. Exercise sensitivity when dealing with the family. Ensure that respect is displayed at all times and an increased level of alertness in order to analyze carefully the spoken and the unspoken forms of language.
I hope that the preparations will benefit both parties – the family and myself, in that, the family will realize that they are valued. Each family matters as such by taking time to familiarize myself about their culture and to display aspects of their culture, the family will recognize that I value diversity so it can reduce or possible eradicate some of the barriers that are usually erected as defensive measures. They will therefore realize that their input will be greatly appreciated. As the educator, the preparation will sensitize me on the culture including the do and don’ts so I can operate from a position of knowledge. By so doing, both parties will exchange ideas for the enhancement of the child’s development in an atmosphere of respect and tolerance.
Hello Evlyn,
ReplyDeleteI learned a lot of helpful information from reading your blog. You chose some great ideas to use to help the family become culturally responsive. Especially, the one about familiarzing yourself with learning how to greet the family in their native language. This concept would let the family know that you care and took the time to learn how to greet them in their native language. This would be the first step to establish good communicating between the families.
Hi Evelyn,
ReplyDeleteYou provided a lot of good information, some I had not thought of yet. I think the information that you provided will help anyone even a visitor or traveler that is traveling through your town. Good job.
I like that you asked the family their expectations for the child's early education. It shows that you value their input even though they are new to this culture. I also like the fact that you will include artifacts from the child's culture in your classroom. That will make the child feel more comfortable in your class.
ReplyDeleteEvelyn, I liked the information you gave on how you would make the families feel welcome and invited to your classroom. I really liked the fact about providing artifacts about their country to the environment in the classroom, that is great.
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