The article to me had a lot of insight. Being able to read about situations was absolutely heartbreaking to me. This happens all around us and I am saddened by the needs that are simply not being met. How do you reach out to families with low ses? Is there a fine line of enabling individuals as well? It's something that I often struggle with.
The strategies that I will use in my classroom is to just be more aware of the silent rules that are within a certain society. I also want to be sensitive to why projects and homework is not being completed. Being able to provide alternatives to children who don't have support and help at home needs to also be in my trick bag. I currently give an assignment for reading every single night. There are a few students who just don't do it. Reading this article made me stop and think about the "why's" on them not completing the assignment. Maybe there is no one home in the evening? Maybe mom is too stressed and doesn't want to be bothered?
I want to find other strategies so that I can help these students when no one else is there to offer the help. By reading this, I now understand the power that we have as educators to speak up and find ways to help our students who come from poor homes. Their voice is often silent because they are simply in survival mode.
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