tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335787964770585697.post4801698037243353957..comments2020-12-02T01:46:57.092-05:00Comments on The best stuff for kids to learn Chinese: Teaching About Families - a Letter to Language TeachersChinese for Familieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05194543319478897485noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335787964770585697.post-72576509460822169222015-02-23T00:26:09.282-05:002015-02-23T00:26:09.282-05:00Sunwukong - thank you for your comment. I have in...Sunwukong - thank you for your comment. I have included a reply in the next comment below. Absolutely, this is an issue in any classroom.Chinese for Familieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05194543319478897485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335787964770585697.post-81033327158253942302015-02-23T00:25:26.793-05:002015-02-23T00:25:26.793-05:00This is an issue that pertains to any classroom in...This is an issue that pertains to any classroom in any location, not just language. For a child with a "non-traditional" family structure and that could constitute the majority, activities like the family tree serve to highlight differences not inclusion. Particularly for families outside of the US, knowledge about adoption-friendly curricula may not be as widespread. Nor, will the support groups for adoptive parents be as large. Adoption and foster families often feel alone in their communities - only knowing a handful of families "like" them. Therefore obtaining support for their children is more immediate than partaking in advocacy for their larger adoptive/foster community. This is certainly true for us following a move overseas. We now live in a community where adoption is much more invisible than our home back in Philadelphia. Chinese for Familieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05194543319478897485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5335787964770585697.post-47014977596463294172015-02-22T12:27:16.983-05:002015-02-22T12:27:16.983-05:00I know this kind of scenario plays out frequently ...I know this kind of scenario plays out frequently in the USA. Not many settings where Chinese is being taught in the US to children that I am aware of... but I have only been an educator for a little over a decade. Does this occur in other countries where Chinese is taught as a second language to children as well?Sunwukonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01244202111056318476noreply@blogger.com