Where I'm From

WHERE I'M FROM

I am from the town of the old stone bridge, from homemade zucchini bread and concession stand hot dogs.

I am from the house up on a hill with a great view, a house built just for us thats first memory with us was a record breaking blizzard.

I am from apple trees, vegetable gardens, and a womping willow.

I am from Springer's and Palmer's, from people of strong faith, from Nana and Grammy, kind-hearted and sassy, emotional and honest.

I am from the people who would do anything for a friend and a place where family means everything.

From a teacher who believed wrong answers were "sorta, kinda, almost, but not quite right" and a father who yelled from the stands each game "What you got for me 8?"

I am from friends who are INCREDIBLE, ones who have been, and will be with me my entire life.

I am from a band room, where I found the love and power of music.

I am from Otterbein United Methodist Church. A youth group that showed me how fun and powerful faith can be.

I'm from the town of the WV record breaking football team, daughter of James and Rhonda Springer. From Peking Chinese, Rita's Italian Ice, and the land of Waffle Houses.

From the Palmer Clan of Branson Missouri, the place where Pap got into trouble with a capital "T," and from the Easter dinners with an uncle who showed us all how precious life can be.

I am from Sycamore Lane to a house on a golf course, memories that no one can take from me, from dirtied soccer cleats to the smell of fresh cut grass on early Saturday mornings. From it's time for school to it is time say goodbye.

Cultural Difference vs.Cultural Deficit

            I believe that the Fox News and Ebonics video reflected cultural deficit perspective. This is because the students were not being corrected in the classroom when it came to mispronouncing and not enunciating certain words. They were deprived of the corrections that would help them academically succeed down the road. This video showed how the lack of correction affected student performance within the academic system.

            The "What Matters: Code Switching" video reflected a cultural difference perspective. There are many different styles of language in the world and teachers must learn to accommodate the different ways words are used. With the issue of code switching all cultures do it, just in different ways and with different meanings.  Code switching is more of an inadvertent misunderstanding among teachers and students.