My Family Culture
Senerio:
If a major
catastrophe has devastated the infrastructure of my country, and the government
decides to send myself and immediate family members to another country which
culture is completely different form my country, and I am told that I can only take
one change of clothing, and three small items that are dear to me, and represent
my family’s culture, and then when I get to the country, I am told I can only
keep one of the items what will it be?
The three items I think
I would take are my family’s photo album, my cell phone, and my charger.
I chose my family
photo album because it holds a lot of memories. The family photo album holds pictures
from new births to my grandmother celebrating her ninety- first birthday. Each
picture tells some type of story. There are celebrations of marriages,
different holidays, and gathering where we are just playing games such as
kickball, volleyball, and other activities.
I know a phone in materialistic,
but I would take my cell phone because I would want to have some means of
communication to continually try to reach other family members. I chose the
charger because I would need it to charge my phone.
If upon arrival to
the new country, I was told I could only keep on item. I would not like giving
up the only way of communicating, but without a doubt, I would choose my family’s
photo album. You all have probably heard the saying “A picture is worth a
thousand words.” That is the way I feel about my family photo album. The album
is the only thing that I have which represent my family’s culture. Keeping this
album will give the younger generation an insight into their family’s cultural,
and rituals in the future.
In doing this
assignment, I realized how children must feel when they are forced to
participate in unknown territory. Entering preschool can seem like going to a foreign
country for younger children. They are leaving what they know as their “norm” and
entering a different world with different rules and expectations. As early
childhood educators we need to make this transition for children as easy as
possible. We need to find creative ways to learn about diversity am our
families.
Dorothy, I have to admit I had to laugh when I saw cell phone and charger... you make a valid point that communication is essential to have when it comes down to family. I have Facebook and a cell because my family is spread out. I would be so lost if I didn’t have communication with my mom and sisters! And it is true that children are put in a position where they are forced to transition to something new such as a new culture. We have to consider emotions and behaviors when this happens. Great insights!
ReplyDeleteCassandra Richards
Dear Dorothy,
ReplyDeletegreat choice. I should have chosen cell phone as well. It does not sound materialistic for me, in fact it is realistic. And anyway, technology can be part of family culture these days. We can see, how young parent raise and "educate" their children using technology. Our grandpa played football on the yard with my brother thirty years ago, and my friend's husband played soccer on play station with his son two days ago. The same family culture : football can gather family members.
Great post, I like it.
Have a good day.
Best wishes,
Uti