Reading Response

Re: Reading Response

by Siyi Ding -
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Hi Allen, I really enjoyed reading your response and your personal experience working with the Chester families. I know that both readings argue that teachers should take on the responsibilities of ethnographers, but they also point out that this is a structural issue and that such engagement might not traditionally part of teachers' roles. I am wondering how you perceive this tension: If the responsibility for relational, ethnographic engagement falls on teachers, but the system does not structurally support it, where should the change come from? Do you think teachers should individually take on this work despite structural barriers, or should there be any changes to teacher preparation programs or workload adjustments, that institutionalize this model of engagement?