Aaron's At Home Case Study
1) What are the teachers’ concerns about Aaron and speaking with the father? China is concerned because recently Aaron’s play has been getting rough and children are getting hurt. When she talks to him about his behavior he acts like he does not hear her. She has also noticed that some days he does not listen or follow directions from other adults. China is worried about speaking to Aaron’s dad about her concerns because she is worried about how he might feel. Most days is seems like Aaron’s dad is preoccupied and in a rush to leave. She is concerned about Aaron’s at home. Are his siblings too rough? Is Aaron’s dad having trouble handling little Aaron’s behavior? Is he getting the appropriate care and attention when at home?
2) What …show more content…
Overall he feels that the teachers are great. However, there are times that he feels that teachers are making assumptions about his involvement with his children. They do this without knowing what is going on at home. He is a single dad of 5 whose family has struggled with poverty, drug abuse and violence in the neighborhood. He is trying hard to exclude the negative influences from around the neighborhood and worries how his children react to seeing the violence. He knows the importance of being involved in the classroom. He sometimes feels that he is not welcome in the classroom and once experienced a teacher questioning why he was there.
3) Ho do race and culture impact this teacher-family relationship? Cultural perspectives influence how China understands and teaches children. She has learned to understand behavior through the context of her own values and beliefs. One culture sees Aaron’s behavior as physically active and more emotive while the other culture believes it is aggressive. Learning about the differences between cultures can help China to better understand Aaron’s behavior and help her not to make assumptions or judge as “good” or “bad”.
4) What are three strategies from chapter 7 that could be useful in thinking about how to move forward with this
2) What …show more content…
Overall he feels that the teachers are great. However, there are times that he feels that teachers are making assumptions about his involvement with his children. They do this without knowing what is going on at home. He is a single dad of 5 whose family has struggled with poverty, drug abuse and violence in the neighborhood. He is trying hard to exclude the negative influences from around the neighborhood and worries how his children react to seeing the violence. He knows the importance of being involved in the classroom. He sometimes feels that he is not welcome in the classroom and once experienced a teacher questioning why he was there.
3) Ho do race and culture impact this teacher-family relationship? Cultural perspectives influence how China understands and teaches children. She has learned to understand behavior through the context of her own values and beliefs. One culture sees Aaron’s behavior as physically active and more emotive while the other culture believes it is aggressive. Learning about the differences between cultures can help China to better understand Aaron’s behavior and help her not to make assumptions or judge as “good” or “bad”.
4) What are three strategies from chapter 7 that could be useful in thinking about how to move forward with this