Most recent public comments by Ms. LaToya Anderson https://nowcomment.com/users/40584 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101580?scroll_to=1013665 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101580?scroll_to=1013665 The idea that culture is generational was a pretty powerful one for me. It puts into words an idea that I have been inching around for a while. Even though my family has a specific culture, for example, I think that my own cultural experience is drastically different from my sister who got to high school in 1983. We can't rely on some historical notion of students' culture or even just the word of their parents to understand where they are coming from. Pop culture, for some students at least, can be a bridge to reach students while helping them to think through their own. Tue, 24 Apr 2018 14:15:27 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101580?scroll_to=1013636 https://nowcomment.com/documents/101580?scroll_to=1013636 It's definitely up to the people in power to decide what makes American culture and which culture(s) are the foundation of schooling. However, it shouldn't be this way. This is why I think it's critical to practice "humble inquiry" and be genuinely interested in students' cultures as defined by them. Tue, 24 Apr 2018 14:10:11 -0400