Kuma Chapter 11

This chapter of Kuma deals with Ensuring Social Relevance. Social relevance is real important in the education system. Kuma makes a point to tell us that a classroom isnt an island, it is part of a bigger picture which is the society it is in which influences it and is a reflection of the world around it. It talked a lot about language and how the languages in the society around the school influence highly what the students come to school speaking. This is not a bad thing, we have to embrace it and accept the differences of our students and tend to their needs no matter what because language is only one part of education. Also from other readings and hear say, I know it is important to make the children aware of their social surroundings because most of the politics in education is the society around them. If you can incorporate the society into the classroom it makes learning more meaningful for the students because they can see themselves in the learning and it can reflect their lives. A students social relevance to the society is an important part of their education. The microstrategies for this chapter were also very interesting and seem like something I could do with my own classroom.