Teachers and their students' communities (Allie Akins)

       I most certainly think that teachers should take the time to learn about their students communities. I feel like it is vital to completely understand  their students. In order to get to know anyone, you first have to know where they come from and starting with their community will give you insight into why they are the way they are. Teachers should take some time in their students communities by going to rec games or going to important monuments in their students culture. Just getting to know what is popular in a students community can give the teacher insight to who their students are before they even meet them. It goes both ways though. Students should also try and get to know a teachers community. This will be a little bit harder because some teachers are not as open so I feel like it is the teachers responsibilty to let their students know about themselves and their community. It will give the students insight to what kind of person their teacher is before they begin teaching. I feel like this also humanizes teachers more so students can see them as a person and not just a teacher. I think a good way to make students enjoy writing is to let them write about their community and also have the teacher do the same. Therefore, students are writing about something they know so they are more confident. This also allows teachers and students to learn more about each other.
       Another way to allow for more student enjoyment when it comes to writing is journaling. Journaling isn't something that necessarily needs to be graded for content but just to get students minds turning. It also just gets them familiar with writing so when it comes to writing, it isn't so daunting! What do you think about journaling?