Characteristics Of Families And How We

The word family is difficult to define as families come in many shapes and sizes. Each member of a family acquires funds of knowledge that influences every aspect of their lives. Educators need to take the time to get to know students and their families so that “they can begin to see that the households of their students contain rich cultural and cognitive resources and that these resources can and should be used in their classroom in order to provide culturally responsive and meaningful lessons that tap students’ prior knowledge” (Lopez, 2013, par. 2). By getting to know each student and their families, teachers can better detect poverty and homelessness and provide resources and support. Administrators should provide teachers and other student personnel with professional training so as to increase teachers’ understanding of the importance of understanding a child’s funds of knowledge that students, especially from immigrant households, possess.

Everyone has their own meaning of a family and all families share the same characteristics which include individuals whom a person shares a bond with emotionally, physically, and mentally. In today’s society many families endure obstacles and challenges such as financial hardship, dealing with a death within a family, or a member who recently lost a job. These barriers can eventually lend a family into poverty. Families learn to create strategies to adapt to their current situation and learn ways on how to overcome and prevent poverty. There are different reasons as to why poverty occurs and there are different reasons as to why families should not fall into poverty.

Family is an extremely important part of a child’s life. Family is the key ingredients along with love for a child to feel completely safe, secure and supported throughout their life. To extend on from previous group discussions about Family. Today throughout drawing on the indoor learning environment. Shelley asked XXXXXXXXXX if SHE?HE could draw a picture of whom was in HIS?HER family. XXXXXXXXX created a very colourful picture of HIS?HER family. XXXXXXXXX spoke so very highly of HIS?HER family and how much each family member mean to HIM?HER and what SHE?HE loves about them. This was a great experience for XXXXXXXXX to extend on HIS?HER sense of belonging. Family is the single most important influence in a child's life. From their first moments

Diversity and prejudice goes beyond our ethnic backgrounds and religious beliefs. Constellations of family types are abundant in our country and social change is slow. As educators we need to be aware of the impact this has on our students and their families. As Henderson, Mapp, Johnson, and Davies noted, “All families, no matter what their income, race, education, language, or culture, want their children to do well in school-and can make an important contribution to their child’s learning,” (2007, p. 115). After reading this week, I think we need to include all family types on that list. My discussion involves Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) families, which I do not have any experience with, and Special Education parents of which I am more familiar.

Throughout the teaching session, understanding of the importance of family and support became evident within the instructor. The Marriage and Family Studies major provides unlimited resources to strengthening and advocating families. Theories, techniques, and the development of the family is a fundamental part of this program. Building, maintaining, and strengthening families through homes, communities, and the world is the foundation students are built upon. However, suddenly being able to share what has been learned throughout the past three years to individuals was a very rewarding experience. Being taught these imperative principles is wonderful, but witnessing the affects that they have on people

For decades, authors have documented the gap that exists between schools and homes. Teachers and other professionals who work with children generally desire to support families by providing suggestions, strategies, and other services to help them help their child, however, often report that they feel ill-equipped and unprepared to work with families (Abernathy & Bingham, 2007). Teachers are often unaware of how to involve parents in meaningful ways. “Because of a lack of experience and professional development, many teachers do not have the skills, knowledge, and dispositions necessary to effectively partner with culturally diverse parents” (Sanders, 2008). Providing students with a supportive environment means involving parents in the educational process. Often, parents do not become involved because they do not have anything

Single-parent families can be defined as families where a parent lives with dependent children, either alone or in a larger household, without a spouse or partner. Until recently, the disfunctionality of nontraditional families was a self-fulfilling assumption; children without a biological mother and father were stigmatized and shunned. Today a surprising majority of youth are being reared by single parents. More than half the children in the United States will spend part of their growing-up years in a one-parent home. Globally, one-quarter to one-third of all families are headed by single mothers, which calls into question the normalness of couple headed families. Despite the volumes of research available on this

Families in our nation have evolved over the past few decades. One thing is for certain, children need the support of their families regardless of the makeup or division of the family. Children are adversely effected by situations that the family encounters. Divorce is not as harmful at times as economic struggle and lack of communication with the children over such issues. Finally, the family is defined by blood and extension. Those that children are closest to are the ones that influence them.

Diversity among families is a growing phenomenon in the United States. There are more single parent families and divorce is at an all time high. However, this diversity comes with questions about the state of families in the modern age. People wonder if families are growing more resilient, or if families are in a decline. In addition, people question if children truly need both a mother and a father and if children with absent fathers are at greater risks than their counterparts. This paper will argue in favor and support of these two stances.

Family: a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household. In 2017 we have several different types of families. In current times, single families are not the majority type of family. Stepfamilies and single families dominate. Luckily, I have been blessed with the fact that my parents are still together, making my family a “traditional” family. Of course my family has had a positive effect on me. They helped form me into the person I am today. Like every other family, we have our defects. In my house, we have five residents: My mom, my dad, my sister, my niece, and myself. Everyone in my family tends to have many of the similar traits and personalities. I blame a majority of our personalities on our heritage which is German and Hispanic. There are three main personalities; crazy, relaxed, and both of them harmoniously.

For starters, no matter what social class a person has, our family is our number one supporters. They are with us through the good and bad times in our life, guiding us when we’re lost, and having them love us no matter what. But having the lack of parental involvement throughout our educational goals is a big impact in the opportunities a student can have in their education. Family involvement in schools improves their student achievement and helps parents see how their children are doing. Students who have involved parents can earn higher grades, have higher test scores, have better social skills, and show improvement. When we

“Families are like branches on a tree, we grow in different directions yet our roots remain as one.” This quote represents the fact that family splits apart but remains as one and plays a crucial role in one's life. Moreover, a good supporting family can impact anyone in a positive way. Although, a dysfunctional family can affect someone in a negative way. Identity, the fact of being who or what a person or thing is. Family can define one’s identity to a great extent. For example, parents can impact their children in many ways and siblings as well. Community, family, and gender configures one’s identity intensely.

When it comes to being a teacher, it is important to have communication with a student’s parents and family. Working in a school for almost three years now, and being a student for many years, I can see the importance of communicating with a student’s family. There have been many situations in which the teacher does not have a relationship or communication with a student’s family and in the end it has a negative effect on the student, the teacher and the family. After reading some chapters in the book, and journals, there have been many sections and topics that have changed my thoughts and made me rethink about doing things differently when dealing with parents and family involvement and being a student myself and having to deal with these issues. According to an article written by William H. Jeynes; over the last three decades, a substantial body of research has accrued indicating that parental involvement has a considerable degree of impact at both the elementary and secondary school levels (Green, Walker, Hoover Dempsey, & Sandler, 2007). Also according to research conducted, family activities such as checking homework, establishing household rules for when it is time for work and leisure, and attending school functions are associated with higher scholastic outcomes to a statistically significant degree among elementary school students, but have little or no relationship to these outcomes at the secondary school level (Jeynes, 2005, 2007b).

The family is an individual student learning and living environment, it will effect on the students ' daily psychological and emotional, hobbies, and even beliefs, ideals. There will be a long-term influence on students at different time

Family: a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household. In 2017 we have several different types of families. In current times, single families are not the majority type of family. Stepfamilies and single families dominate. Luckily, I have been blessed with the fact that my parents are still together, making my family a “traditional” family. Of course my family has had a positive effect on me. They helped form me into the person I am today. Like every other family, we have our defects. In my house, we have five residents: My mom, my dad, my sister, my niece, and myself. Everyone in my family tends to have many of the similar traits and personalities. I blame a majority of our personalities on our heritage which is German and Hispanic. There are three main personalities; crazy, relaxed, and both of them harmoniously.