Question # 5

As a teacher, the challanges that I might encounter while collaborating with the parents of my students is that they might be teaching some things at home differently that I am in the classroom. The way that the children are used to being talked to at home, or being asked to do various things like sit down, throw something away, or go get something, can be different from the way that I ask them to do those things. In a culutrally diverse classroom, some of the students might only have Spanish or Chineese spoken at their home, and the only time that they hear English or are spoken to in English is in the classroom. Personally, I think that I would address these challengese by having some sort of teacher conference in the beginning of the year, and plan to have them throughout the year so I can be in constant communication with the parents and be aware of what the children are doing at home, the progress that they are making, and if there is anything important going on in their lives that I should be aware of. Also, a weekly sign in sheet or check up that goes home with the children would allow me or any teacher to be able to see progress being made, if any at all. I would show respect for the concern of various parents by making my classroom culturally diverse and showing that I am making an effort to teach outside the box and try new and different things to make sure that all of the students are learning and have equal resources to learning.