Notes:

February 15, 2017

Were you surprised?

Could you relate to something you heard?

• A theme, the fact that we moved a lot. We didn’t have a lot of stability growing up.

What did you learn about this concept itself?

• Got to learn about other people and where they come from
• Even though we are different and come from different families, we all got different similarities
• Similar dreams, to do what parent couldn’t do
• Despite what happens, everyone puts a smile on their face everyday

What is the teacher’s role in this process?

• Learning, observing the way people speak and communicate with each other.
• Help to find a path by leaving them alone
• Taking notes
• Hands are always moving, writing is always happening.
• Who becomes the leader? The person who does the most work…

Surprised on things you heard? Something you learned about someone else?

• Christina’s family, having a baby brother come into the picture can change things dramatically.
• Elsey, moment in life that she met cousins. Learned at very young age about responsibility. She had to split the house with other family members. Dad presented her to family member she never knew about. Discussions about why they never met before. Emmanuel found it interesting.

• “Big family”

• Very historical, from grandparents to present generation.

• People shearing a sheep. David sheared one in Mexico.

• Learning something new from each other

• Family dynamics. “Hello you got two brothers deal with it”

• Feeling of not belonging somewhere. Some classmates could relate to this feeling

• Not knowing the English language and struggling to fit in

• Bullies are everywhere

• Heavy accents, “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”

• When you write someone might catch a mistake you didn’t notice

Is your family crazy?

• Family makes you crazy sometimes…
• Family members had a job and left it to come to America to give their family a better life
• Lived somewhere for a long time them came here…
• Inspiring that someone has a lot of responsibilities that they themselves might not be able to handle themselves
• Police man in Dubai
• Conclusion with family accomplishments, “I want to be like them and make them proud”.