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AnonymousMy students' perception of Asian kids is EXACTLY as you described. I feel our students, particularly in LAUSD, need to get out as much as possible and be exposed to different cultures because that's the area that ALL of our students can grow in. It's very seldom, yet refreshing to talk to a student in LAUSD that has visited other countries or eaten different foods.
Arno Madathian
Anonymous1 & 2.When I got back from the Summer Institute I asked my students what did they “know” about East Asia to see if I was under valuing their prior knowledge. Turns out that my self-identified non-Asian students only feel comfortable stating geographical and political facts. I think it is because they didn’t want to appear insensitive to stereotypes. HOWEVER, my self-identified Asian students immediately went there. One young man quickly mentioned that “Tiger moms” were not just Chinese; and that “you guys just don’t get it”. Which immediately set off the other students. It lead to the best beginning-of-the-year community building tangent/activity! Moreover, they avoided my initial question. They totally owned the discussion. It was wonderful to sit back and hear teenagers bonding over the fine distinctions between helicopter parents and perceived cultural norms.
[font=Times]3. The connection for my student is personal for about 30% who self-identify as Asian. For the rest the response was quick:[/font][font=Times] [/font][font=Times]-trade/economic[/font][font=Times] [/font][font=Times]-travel/cultural diffusion[/font][font=Times] [/font]
[font=Times]4. Presently in AP art history I don’t have to even mention East Asia, sadly.[/font][font=Times] [/font][font=Times]We are required to teach beyond the European art tradition, but not necessarily East Asia.[/font][font=Times] [/font][font=Times]The major revision of the course curriculum will combine South, East, and Southeast Asia for approx. 8% of the required content. For AP world history [/font][font=Times]I can bring in East Asia for examples in globalization Key Concept 6.3 for examples of films & food. It is already there in other facets.[/font]
edited by tharris on 8/31/2014
edited by tharris on 8/31/2014
edited by tharris on 8/31/2014
clay dubeIn advance of our discussion, please develop your own list for each of the following questions. Please bring your lists to class.
1. What do students "know" about East Asia?
2. What do students "think" about East Asia? What opinions do they hold about East Asian countries, peoples, cultures, or policies?
3. What are three important ways that East Asia and America are linked?
4. What are three ways where you're NOT "mandated/expected" to teach about East Asia, but where you have or could brought East Asia (or some part of East Asia) into the discussion?