As a teacher, you could bring the community into your classroom in many ways. The parents and grandparents of your students are resources and
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for their children. They can be
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teachers of their own traditions and histories. Immigrant parents could talk about their country of
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and why they emigrated to the United States. Parents can be invited to talk about their jobs or a community project. Parents, of course, are not the only community resources. Employees at local businesses and staff at community agencies have
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information to share in classrooms.
Field trips provide another opportunity to know the community. Many students don"t have the opportunity to
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concerts or visit museums or historical sites except through field trips. A school district should have
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for selecting and conducting field trips. Families must be made
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of field trips and give permission for their children to participate.
Through school projects, students can learn to be
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in community projects ranging from planting trees to cleaning up a park to assisting elderly people. Students,
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older ones, might conduct research on a community need that could lead to action by a city council or state government. Some schools require students to provide community service by
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in a nursing home, child care center or government agency. These projects help students understand their responsibility to the larger community.
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B. attend G. guidelines L. origin
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