Week 14 What we can do in NE Ohio

In Northeast Ohio and throughout the United States we need to work on getting to know people from other cultural groups. On page 397 the book mentions several ways in which to do this, “read about them, attend ethnic movies or plays, participate in ethnic celebrations, visit different churches and ethnic community groups, and interact with members of different groups in a variety of settings.” These are things that we can work into our lessons throughout the year. It would be nice to then have a day or two at the end of the year (after the standardized test) to actually go and meet and talk with people from different cultures. In Wayne County we are so close to the Amish and intercity Akron/Canton yet many of our students really do not know how people from these different cultures live. It would be nice to have sister schools where students could meet up at the end of the year get to know someone different from them.