Community and culture

Community and culture are important parts of anyone's life, especially in the lives of young children who are learning who they are and the acceptable behaviors of members of the society they live in. Culture and community start with family members as children experience their culture and community at home through their family.
I think it is important to understand the importance of family and culture when working with children because... every child is an individual and comes from different families with different backgrounds. Because every child is an individual, they learn differently as well. As a teacher it is important to know each of your students and understand their cultural backgrounds so you can teach them to the best of your ability. Children are more interested in lessons and learning when they find the topic relevant to their own lives. So as a teacher, knowing each child's family life and culture can help you make those connections between a lesson and the children's daily lives. Without this connection, a lesson may seem irrelevant to a child or boring, causing the child to become distracted during an activity or unwilling to discuss the topic... issues teacher's often describe as challenging behaviors. Overall, knowing and supporting each child's family, culture, and community, helps you become a better teacher, helps the children enjoy learning, and helps parents teach their children how to be well functioning members of their society.