Kids With Differences Research Paper

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Introduction In a child’s upbringing, the concept of social class and race plays a pivotal role in a child’s growth and development. In the ethnographic study, “ Unequal Childhoods: Class, Race, and Family Life”, the author, Annette Lareau argue that the influences of children with distinct socioeconomic backgrounds can determine how a child will be raised. The author primarily focuses on two distinctive practices of child-rearing: concerted cultivation and the accomplishments of natural growth. Lareau explains that both of these distinctive patterns of childrearing have their own benefits and drawbacks, but emphasizes on how concerted cultivation and parent involvement allows children to gain a deeper understanding of the world and the ability to fluently interact with social institutions. Also, the practice of concerted cultivation allows children to develop skills that are shown to be beneficial for the future. In contrast, the practice of natural growth limits the child’s language and communication skills, in which they are not adequately prepared for the challenges of adulthood. In my opinion, I believe that the way a child is raised has a significant impact on a child’s future.

Chapter One Here the author talks about couple of kids who belong to different social class and race. She mainly focuses on how economical condition affects parenting. Although most of the parents want the best from their kids but indeed they have to balance between their work and financial situation and tune it with their parenting style.

Child Develop. 10 17 April 2009 Child Study Introduction The Child Study data I have gathered comes from the observation I have completed at Mission Bell Elementary School. Mission Bell Elementary School is a local school in Riverside. In the P.M preschool class there are 24 students, one teacher, and one assistant. The child I decided to observe is names Zoe. Zoe is 4 years and 10 months old. I immediately was drawn to Zoe because she had such a big personality, was very social, and smart. I am glad that I choose to observe Zoe because she was able to make my observation process smooth and easy. While observing her I had to pay close attention to her biosocial development, motor skills, cognitive skills, communication skills,

Lareau, in Unequal Childhoods, focuses on socioeconomic status and how that affects outcomes in the education system and the workplace. While examining middle-class, working-class and poor families, Lareau witnessed differing logics of parenting, which could greatly determine a child’s future success. Working-class and poor families allow their children an accomplishment of natural growth, whereas middle-class parents prepare their children through concerted cultivation. The latter provides children with a sense of entitlement, as parents encourage them to negotiate and challenge those in authority. Parents almost overwhelm their children with organized activities, as we witnessed in the life of Garrett Tallinger. Due to his parents and their economic and cultural capital, Garrett was not only able to learn in an educational setting, but through differing activities, equipping him with several skills to be successful in the world. Lareau suggests these extra skills allow children to “think of themselves as special and as entitled to receive certain kinds of services from adults” (39). Adults in the school system are in favor of these skills through concerted cultivation, and Bourdieu seems to suggest that schools can often misrecognize these skills as natural talent/abilities when it’s merely cultivated through capital. This then leads to inequalities in the education system and academic attainments.

In the world today, racial discrimination is still an issue, but because of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., racial discrimination is not as bad as it used to be. He helped African American people a chance at Freedom and Justice. While fighting this problem, he wrote a very popular Speech and a Letter. The Speech was called “I have a Dream” (which was presented in front of the Lincoln memorial) and The letter was called “The letter from Birmingham Jail”. Both text are very complex and persuasive, Although “I have a Dream” was more captivating because it appealed to the crowds emotional and it used figurative language.

I have a dream that one day everyone will understand what Martin Luther King Jr said in his infamous speech on August 28, 1963, and recognize the power and beauty in his words. In the “I Have a Dream” speech, Martin Luther King, Jr. persuades the citizens of the United States that they should no longer accept segregation, and all men should be created equal, as our Constitution states. In this fight though, we can not use violence, but use the power of words, and not stop until every human being is free. This speech was given in a time where black people were made to think that they were equal with white people, when in actuality, they were “separate but equal” which is not the same thing. This is when called segregation flourished and eventually, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had enough of this injustice and he spoke out to the citizens of the United States and the world to fight for freedom. This speech used all of the rhetorical devices: ethos, logos, and pathos, and it used such powerful, discrete language that not only persuaded the reader, but entertained them, drawing in his audience after every word. Its rhythm made it stay with people, haunting them. He truly made it clear of the awful ways the African American people were being treated, connecting to them, making them feel something, making the reader want to listen to him and follow King with every step he took.

Kids connection There are many ways to approach a service project and approaching it correctly is key to really learning and growing as a person from the experience. Really committing yourself during service is a huge concept in my eyes so one can truly gain the true experience of the project. Understanding the word shalom is critical to learning how shalom and the service learning project connects. The terms and mindset one decides to take and apply to serving will ultimately lead to how much they will grow during their service project.

Dear, Annette Lareau: In your book Unequal Childhoods, you try to explain the differences between the working and middle class. By performing a naturalistic observation of 12 families from different backgrounds (white, black, poor, working class), you exposed differences in child rearing from these groups. When applying them to my life and some of the others I know around me, I can agree with most, but some could be considered a mixture of the parenting styles.

　　　　Undeniably, every family worldwide aspires to provide a better future for their children and wish for them to be happy and thrive as they grow up. However, based on the studies in Unequal Childhoods by Dr. Annette Lareau, it is shown that cultural logic of child-rearing and the general success

Despite not single handedly ending prejudice with a small revolution, even the most seemingly small results provide advancement in the road toward social and systematic innovation. One of these results includes educating others and bringing awareness to the situation and problem at hand, so that citizens would ‘not be on the side of the executioners’. An example of using peace to effectively spread a message that would not only have a huge effect on obliterating the national discrimination of its time but as well being honored and remembered for decades after would be Martin Luther King Jr’s iconic ‘I Have A Dream’ speech on August 28, 1963. A century after slavery was outlawed, and nevertheless African-Americans were still regarded as less by the white American government, who allowed discrimination, separation, and exclusion everywhere - schools, water fountains, buses - between the races to be legal. Being an African-American man himself, King would not tolerate this. Rather than succumbing to violent measures in order to get his message to end racial discrimination instead, he used words as his force and in doing so educated and inspired thousands to contribute toward attempting to make a change in the nation. People are the product of what they are taught - even the most obstinate can be influenced, especially during this time period and

“We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.” (King). In a society the word “different” might scare people. Societies have standards and they expect everyone to follow them, and when they see someone or something different they try to push it away. One

The great Martin Luther King, Jr. once spoke in his famous speech the words, ”I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character” (1963).

One of the Best Speeches One of the Best Speeches – I Have a Dream Melissa Khang Bellevue University Abstract With the challenges that we, as the human race, have faced, we have also endured and conquered some of the easiest and most of the hardest issues that had risen in the past. With

I am writing this letter out of love and concern for atypical developing children. I want to point out an issue in the Child Care Program and propose a solution that will be beneficial to the children and their families. The issue is that the funding provided by the government to support atypical children is insufficient. We need more specialized teachers to provide support for these children and for organizations to expand their operations. After a study by the CCSD “the majority (88%) reported that there are not enough specialists who are specifically equipped to support children in special education. More than half, 53%, said that the number of special education teachers has dropped over the last five years. “(Hanvey, 2002, p. 16-17).