Other People's Children

For my Novice Teaching class, SPED 380, we have to choose a book that will impact our professional growth. We will be reading this book on our own over a six-week span. The reason for spreading the book out over time is so that we can process the book, connect it with our personal experiences, and then write about it. The book that I chose to read is Other People's Children. 

The reason that I chose this book is because I know that in my future classes, I will have to deal with many types of diversity. Whether it is different learning styles, different cultural backgrounds, or different religions, I am going to be faced with many types of diversity, and I need to be prepared to handle it. 


This book really emphasizes the importance of understanding students from all cultural backgrounds. If teachers know their students, they will be able to teach them more effectively. The ultimate goal of a teacher is to provide students with the maximum number of opportunities to learn. If this is the goal of the teacher, then he/she needs to view all students as capable learners, and give each student an equal number of opportunities to be the best they can be. 


I am very excited to begin reading this book and to grow professionally as a future educator. I am also really looking forward to joining the "blogging community," and I will be posting about the book every week.