Saturday, September 25, 2010

Wind-Wolf

I thought this story was a great explanation about the differences in cultures and how a child could seem to be slow but is actually not in a different environment. I feel like this related to our classroom discussion because Wind- Wolf was raised in an Indian household where he was raised differently and taught different things. When he was brought into a "white" school he did not know all the things typical "white" children knew. This made him seem dumb or slow to the teacher. This is how children who come from different cultures, such as Hispanic, Native American, or African American must feel when they enter a classroom that is being taught as if they were all raised in white homes.

2 comments:

  1. I agree with you Jana. That's something that happened to most of the people that come to this country, even myself. When I first came over here I felt like I didn't fit, but it was only because I was raised in a different culture.

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  2. Great point Jana and I am glad Ana commented on your blog! What do you think Delpit says a teacher can (must?) do to facilitate a student like Wind-Wolf's "adjustment" to the culture of power or school's culture?

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