- How would you identify your social class? How did your social class influence your school experience? How did you see social class operating in your internship school? What are the implications of the strategies that Gorksi talks about for how you think about teaching in your level 3 fall internships?
I would identify my social class as lower class. I seen my social class influence my school experience mostly in high school. Everyone as a sophomore and up had a car and a few of us were still taking the bus. More importantly, my teachers used to assign homework assignments online; I had to do my homework early in the morning in the school's library, instead of in the comfort of my own home.
The only time I seen social class operate in my internship was at lunch. You can tell those who bought their own lunches had clean uniforms and shoes everyday. Gorski's strategies should be used in any classroom. Not only for low-economic students, but for all students. In my level 3 internship I plan to continue using these various strategies.
- What are your thoughts on parent involvement versus engagement? How does this connect or disconnect with your previous thought about working with families?
Before reading the article, I thought parent involvement was parent engagement. Now I understand that parent engagement is what I would like out of my future parents. I would rather the parents to work along with me and know what's expected of their child with no surprises. Having both parent involvement and engagement isn't bad; but if I had to pick one, I'd pick engagement.