Respects students' cultural and family background
1. My school’s demographic is a Spanish majority, with many of the families being Latino. Due to this, forms sent home to parents always have a Spanish version. One such important paperwork includes the field trip form which has a photo consent. Some families do not want photos of their students taken or used by the school. This may be a cultural thing, and I have to understand and respect their wishes.
2. One of my very low-performing students has many quirks that I notice daily. One of her behaviors that seems to be consistent is trying to start a personal conversation with me any chance she possibly can during transition periods. I have never written down the things she says (mostly because she picks inappropriate times to create these discussions and I cannot grab a pen and paper to do so), a lot of them stick with me because they come off as very peculiar. I have gathered about her that her parents are divorced and are both remarried. She is always going back and forth between houses and it has become apparent each morning who’s house she was at the night before, depending on the time of her arrival, whether she has to get breakfast at school, etc. I have since put two and two together that much of her quirks directly relate back to her family background and am able to better understand her as a learner in the classroom.