tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722037294375418886.post6603775705382035187..comments2024-01-08T10:36:56.143-06:00Comments on The Logonauts: Poetry Friday: GuidelinesKatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00976518664053843566noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722037294375418886.post-17906052842425640992017-02-09T19:47:45.039-06:002017-02-09T19:47:45.039-06:00What a great idea. We could all learn from such an...What a great idea. We could all learn from such an exploration!Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722037294375418886.post-49970612429490287092017-02-06T17:29:33.276-06:002017-02-06T17:29:33.276-06:00Katie, thank you for this post! I'm very intri...Katie, thank you for this post! I'm very intrigued by this subject. Immigration has been a passion of mine since when I was in third grade -- seriously. It led me into Social Studies teaching. I also am a mom of internationally adopted kids. Some of my kids did GREAT with the family history assignments. Some got frustrated and started asking me not to walk/talk/be near them so that others couldn't guess we were related (in elementary school). We are fine....lots of talking and lots of love in my house I'm wondering what can we offer for kids in the third grade that are internationally adopted? Do you offer them resources for being a very young first generation immigrant? I have few resources....just curious how you handle it in your neck of the woods. Great post. Thanks!Linda Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00833034575304594924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722037294375418886.post-48274051202455100822017-02-06T13:20:01.278-06:002017-02-06T13:20:01.278-06:00Thanks for sharing your insights by Margaret!Thanks for sharing your insights by Margaret!Katie TheLogonautshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01692992719352402255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722037294375418886.post-43828229331272038322017-02-06T13:19:46.636-06:002017-02-06T13:19:46.636-06:00Very cool to learn new things about your family...Very cool to learn new things about your family's history too! Right now we're working on a timeline of US immigration to be able to set our families' experience into the overall picture. Should prove insightful for them, I hope.Katie TheLogonautshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01692992719352402255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722037294375418886.post-82429761988689687852017-02-06T13:18:51.521-06:002017-02-06T13:18:51.521-06:00They are definitely interested!They are definitely interested!Katie TheLogonautshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01692992719352402255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722037294375418886.post-26651666817935408582017-02-05T16:38:33.876-06:002017-02-05T16:38:33.876-06:00Thanks for this poem and the link to the reading b...Thanks for this poem and the link to the reading by Naomi Shihab Nye. "A clear light on the sometimes thorny terrain of belonging." Students will relate to this poem. It's accessible and lets us see the truth of our preconceptions. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722037294375418886.post-8239553916891621442017-02-05T10:02:40.405-06:002017-02-05T10:02:40.405-06:00"Have you always been white, or its it recent..."Have you always been white, or its it recent?" Love that. What an incredible post & poem all around, Katie. I really enjoyed the reading & comments by Naomi Shihab Nye, too. Your students are fortunate to have you guiding them through these important discoveries, personal and cultural. <br />(I posted recently about discovering that I have traces of Middle Eastern and Senegal DNA, though I'm 'white'. What a delightful discovery, and yet humbling/sobering too, thinking about the experiences of ancestors.)Robyn Hood Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07279289715664168026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722037294375418886.post-2536825867291270642017-02-05T09:51:12.121-06:002017-02-05T09:51:12.121-06:00What a topical unit! I'm sure they'll dig ...What a topical unit! I'm sure they'll dig into this with an unexpected vigor!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722037294375418886.post-66170938774104846532017-02-04T18:47:49.460-06:002017-02-04T18:47:49.460-06:00What I really hope my students will start to under...What I really hope my students will start to understand is that even those who are in the majority now weren't at other points in time - who we discriminate against is constantly changing. It's important to recognize it for the racism that it is.Katie TheLogonautshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01692992719352402255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722037294375418886.post-5909417549559237372017-02-04T18:46:42.338-06:002017-02-04T18:46:42.338-06:00This is a new book to me, Linda, thanks for sharin...This is a new book to me, Linda, thanks for sharing! I'd love any further suggestions you have.Katie TheLogonautshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01692992719352402255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722037294375418886.post-462771215962385562017-02-04T18:45:51.214-06:002017-02-04T18:45:51.214-06:00Thank you Joanne.Thank you Joanne.Katie TheLogonautshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01692992719352402255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722037294375418886.post-5348806701364022432017-02-04T18:45:29.621-06:002017-02-04T18:45:29.621-06:00Agreed, Jane. Teaching so many 2nd-gen kids, they ...Agreed, Jane. Teaching so many 2nd-gen kids, they understand immediately how these attitudes affect them and their families. Such a shame.Katie TheLogonautshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01692992719352402255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722037294375418886.post-511298085863921712017-02-04T18:44:57.103-06:002017-02-04T18:44:57.103-06:00Me too, Kay, thanks!Me too, Kay, thanks!Katie TheLogonautshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01692992719352402255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722037294375418886.post-20772715394869489152017-02-04T18:44:46.098-06:002017-02-04T18:44:46.098-06:00Thanks, Tanita!Thanks, Tanita!Katie TheLogonautshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01692992719352402255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722037294375418886.post-91984916241722038162017-02-04T07:02:26.711-06:002017-02-04T07:02:26.711-06:00What a wonderful poem that so many cultures in Ame...What a wonderful poem that so many cultures in America could resonate with. It brings me back to wondering why Donald Trump feels securely American, but he didn't treat the Gold Star family as if they were just as American. He questioned their culture and their commitment. They are just as American as him or more so because of the sacrifice of their son. There's still a cultural imperialism that underlies and reinforces racism here. Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722037294375418886.post-58060915370862145542017-02-03T19:00:24.571-06:002017-02-03T19:00:24.571-06:00Wonderful to hear about Katie, and the poem, too. ...Wonderful to hear about Katie, and the poem, too. Several posts are about immigration, too. I traveled to NYC with students several years ago, and we spend several days on Ellis Island researching. There is a great website if you don't already know it. I have a collection of short stories about immigration too. Let me know if you want titles. Here's one book I treasure from Ellis Island: https://smile.amazon.com/WAS-DREAMING-COME-AMERICA-PAPERBACK/dp/0140556222/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1486169838&sr=1-1-fkmr0&keywords=I+Dreamed+I+Was+Coming+To+AmericaLinda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722037294375418886.post-32103273094746780192017-02-03T16:12:08.033-06:002017-02-03T16:12:08.033-06:00This country could definitely use more empathy rig...This country could definitely use more empathy right now. What an inspiring poem.Joanne R. Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076959910493197255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722037294375418886.post-36943925102150978702017-02-03T14:53:43.384-06:002017-02-03T14:53:43.384-06:00Both my partner and I are first generation Canadia...Both my partner and I are first generation Canadians, and we're actually among the few Canadian-born people we know - pretty much everyone you meet in my city came from somewhere else (even I came from another part of the country!) - we are a city of immigrants with so many stories to share. What a confusing, heartbreaking world we're living in. Jane @ www.raincitylibrarian.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721142460522914540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722037294375418886.post-40525041543152589092017-02-03T13:34:05.922-06:002017-02-03T13:34:05.922-06:00That is a fantastic project. I can't wait to h...That is a fantastic project. I can't wait to hear how your students respond. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08210045352610490115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7722037294375418886.post-39383107153610494922017-02-03T11:43:47.285-06:002017-02-03T11:43:47.285-06:00Ooh, that is lovely.Ooh, that is lovely.tanita✿davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671822274852087499noreply@blogger.com