My Culture As A Family

As a young child we don’t question Thanksgiving, Santa, or the Easter Bunny we just go along with the day and know that we do things the same when these times come around. For many children we for as long as we can remember we put cookies and milk out for Santa or ate turkey at thanksgiving. Only to understand once we got older that this was a part of our culture. We formed these traditions and looked forwarded to them each year. Then the next step is to realize that our culture as a family might differ from another families. Our traditions and variety of small things we do throughout the year help define us as a family, define our culture.
All of my close family and relatives are from the Southeast but it hasn’t always been that way. Before my dad’s family settled in South Louisiana his family came from a French Canadian background and my mom’s family has always been in Georgia. With these two backgrounds my mom and dad grew up with similar traditions, but some things were

Being at the Boys and Girls club was surprisingly crazy. I thought it would be more organized and during the classroom time I thought they would be doing more activities that would make them think and challenge them. The students mainly colored or water painted a picture that was given to them. In my classroom I want to have the students to feel a sense of pride when they finish an assignment. I was always pushed to my full potential when I was a student and I plan on helping my students reach their full potential. I think culture can be used to connect and better understand the students. I believe that culture can help build a mutual respect and can help a teacher get a better feeling for their students. I think my culture will be beneficial for my students because I want to push them to their full potential and teach them have in life you have to work for what you want and hard work pays