This is a perfect story to illustrate why we usually-middle-class teachers need to always be mindful that we don't generalize our own experiences/lives and project them onto our children's lives. Believe me, we often have no idea.
Well, by and by, grandpa told me the > story. He was not even grandpa, he was grandma's partner and together they > had raised the boy since being abandoned by his mother at the age of three > or four. Told me a lot about those arms around the neck days. For about > half a year, they came together and I encouraged granddad to sign our guest > book and walk with his grandson to breakfast. _________________________________________________________________ http://liveearth.msn.com _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
