Nola Kambanda shares with us the journey that she takes as a first-generation immigrant woman in the United States. She uncovers and shares with us her unique experiences in the new world and provides us with a lens through which to view America from a newcomer's vantage point. She speaks to issues of identity, ethnicity, and race as well as issues of acceptance. As educators who are seeing greater and greater diversity in our classrooms, it is important that we become familiar with and sensitive toward the feelings of those who have newly arrived in this country, thus the inclusion of this literary work in our multicultural discussion.
Assignment:
Please choose two statements that Kambanda makes in this short story and react to those statements. Why did those statements stand out to you? Were you surprised by her observations and assumptions? Why? What did you learn about the immigrant experience in the United States as you read about and took into consideration her perspective of our country and its people? What can we as teachers learn from Kambanda's reflections?
Friday, March 20, 2020
Saturday, March 14, 2020
Dr. Ries with a Message
Dear Ed 590 Ladies,
This is the blog that I have been promising to set up. It is the place for us to go and share thoughts, ideas, and concerns.
Let us begin..................do any of these photos pertain to you and how you are feeling at the moment? Take a minute to share your thoughts with us. How is school going for you at this point in time? Any specific concerns? Any funny stories? Any hardships that you are attempting to conquer? Let us know.
You can respond here first and then respond again if anyone states something with which you would like to agree..........or disagree. Have any questions that you would like to ask your colleagues in this class? Go right ahead, but remember that you, too, need to add some information.
As for me...........I am leading an extremely boring life at the moment. Home....office......home.....office. Forget museums, concerts, March Madness and all of those exciting things I had planned for vacation. Dr. Ries
This is the blog that I have been promising to set up. It is the place for us to go and share thoughts, ideas, and concerns.
Let us begin..................do any of these photos pertain to you and how you are feeling at the moment? Take a minute to share your thoughts with us. How is school going for you at this point in time? Any specific concerns? Any funny stories? Any hardships that you are attempting to conquer? Let us know.
You can respond here first and then respond again if anyone states something with which you would like to agree..........or disagree. Have any questions that you would like to ask your colleagues in this class? Go right ahead, but remember that you, too, need to add some information.
As for me...........I am leading an extremely boring life at the moment. Home....office......home.....office. Forget museums, concerts, March Madness and all of those exciting things I had planned for vacation. Dr. Ries
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