For this assignment, I had to practice situating myself as a learner and converse with a family member. I had to create my own questions and arrange an interview with them. During this interview, I engaged in conversation with this family member; asking them questions and sharing my previous blog assignments with them. This assignment allowed to me practice and learn how to better engage in conversation. Which can help me to strengthen my skills in communicating with families and people on a personal and professional level.
Interviewee general info:
Male, age range 35 to 40, has 2 daughters: ages 3 and 10, and lives in New Jersey
Below is a list of questions that I asked asked my interviewee.
Questions about how this family member creates home-school community partnerships/connections.
Tell me about your first impression of your children's school?
How often do you visit your child's school?
How do you stay connected with your children's school?
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Questions that find out about some of the obstacles they have experienced in home school community partnerships/connections. Do your children attend school in the same community you live in? How are your children's school and community connected? Questions related to 2 areas of interest that you have connected to the class
content. Describe your family composition. (Who is in your family?) Tell me about the different diversity of families you notice in your children's school and/or community. Questions about assumptions that school members have had about them that
impacted their home school community partnerships/connections. What are some assumptions that you have faced in your community? As one of the few African-American families in your community and your children's school, how have assumptions about African-American males affected you and your family your community, and your children's school? Has this assumption affected you or your family in any way that impacts how you stay connected with your children's school? Ask
the family member to share a story
that situates their family
through the lenses that others have "written" or shared in ways you do not value
(e.g. from a deficit or negative perspective).
Engage follow-up questions. |
Tell me about how your community may have seen you and your family when you first moved to this community for the first time, knowing what you know about the stereotypical views how some people view African Americans.
What are some obstacles that you faced when you first moved to this neighborhood?
After living there for the past four years and being part of the community, do you believe that your community has changed the way that they view you and your family?
Hello Tiffany, those were interesting questions and would like to know the answers. I wonder how the assumptions could have affected his children in their schools. As a teacher, what would you do to talk about judgment in your class to your students?
ReplyDeleteAs a teacher I would use books to discuss judgment in my classroom and lead an open discussion after the story. During this discussion I would ask students how they feel when people make judgment about them that's not true.
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