I don't know about you but I have been trained, trained some more and then trained again on Cultural Proficiency. Let me tell you that I truly honor and value the differences within all the cultural communities that I serve.
...but I'm here to share with you how in a matter of 30 seconds I completely ruined all training that I have ever been apart of.
Let me set the scene for you:
We are PUMPED, EXCITED and everyone is involved. We are learning about common and proper nouns. We are actually on day 3 of learning about common and proper nouns and the kids are really getting it and I am on that teacher high...just killin' the lesson.
Me: Okay class, raise your hand if you can tell me a common noun.
Student1: baby
Me: Yes!! (super excited and squealy teacher voice)
Me: Now, who has a baby brother or sister and wants to share their name?
Student1: Butterfly (loud and proud)
Me: Did you say "butterfly"?
Student1: Yes, butterfly. (in a soft voice, quiet voice)
Me: Well, that is a common noun but a proper noun for a butterfly would be the name of certain butterfly, like Monarch? Now, what is your sister's name?
Student1: Butterfly
At this point another student looks at the above student1 and starts to comfort them.
Student2: It's okay, I think your sister's name is pretty.
Wait...why is this student comforting student1? What is going on?
Me: Your sister's name is Butterfly????!!!
What?!?! --Well, there goes my common and proper noun lesson and I fell from that teacher high real quick.
Me: Ok, class....if your name or your sister's name is Butterfly then you must capitalize it because it is a proper noun BUT any other time we use butterfly we don't need to capitalize it.
Who would of thought "Butterfly" was a child's name??? So I am currently looking into more training as I handled that particular situation poorly.
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