Recently I read the article, "Why is that Child so Rude" by Beth Lindsay Templeton. The basis of the article centers around teachers assumptions about the fund of knowledge students have. It is easy to assume that all students should be operating with similar experiences because they are similar age and live in a similar area. But really every student and their experiences are so vast and varied that you cannot assume that any child has the same fund of knowledge as any other student.
This article reminded me a lot of the principals of Culturally Responsive Teaching. Basically CRT challenges teachers to teach students how and why to code switch while at school because everyone's home life and social expectations are different.
I read the same article, Nikki. I like the connection you made with culturally responsive teaching and code switching. It makes a lot of sense to accept kids where they are at and build from there.
ReplyDeleteI also read the same article! Code switching is such an important skill to teach our students. At the beginning of the year my students tried to use it as an excuse to use language or actions outside of our agreed upon norms for school. Now my students are holding each other and even themselves accountable! How do you teach code switching and how do your students respond?
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