Task 2:
1. We are going to visit the different types of housing around the Glengary area because the biggest form of diversity at our school is economic diversity. We will also visit local restaurants such as the Dairy Twist and the 7-11 strip mall to see where the students like to go after school. We also are going to visit some parks and lakes in the area because they are everywhere so they are clearly an important part of the community.
2. We expected to see a variety of different neighborhoods that show the differences in income for the students. We also expected to learn about the different lakes in the area.
3. Our visits to the neighborhood showed that there were definitely different types of subdivisions in the area. There were trailer parks, “cookie cutter” type neighborhoods where every house is built by the same company, and there are really nice/huge houses on lakes. This confirms that there is a mix of socio-economic statuses at Glengary.
4. This difference in housing can mean that the parents have more or less time to work with their children after school, however, it does not help explain which parents will be part of which group. Obviously the people with more money will be able to provide their children with more books at home, but these parents might be working all the time so it might not happen. Overall the things I have seen through curriculum night and meeting parents before school started have shown me that the parents in this community express that they are interested in their children’s education clearly and often.
This is very interesting to me that your school has a great deal of economic diversity. It's nice to hear about a different form of diversity than I observe within my school community. The places that you visited were very relevant to your individual students. It's really fascinating how much economic diversity is prevalent within the housing market of your school. That is such a change of pace from the various ethnic diversity that is present in my school. It's amazing how different the elementary schools can be when they are in the same school district.
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