In class today I had seen a clear representation of culture conjoined with teacher-parent interaction. At the end of the day, one of the student’s mother had come to read to the class. She came from a Tamil background, she had brought in a well-known book ( Jack and the giant beanstalk), and continued to read it in class. The teaching assistant would later translate each page in English. The respect and attention given by each student displayed that they are regularly educated on the diverse cultural background in the class.

Today I was introduced to the year two class that I had the pleasure to work beside. I was told the schedule of the day and what jobs I had to complete. Immediately the first element of the classroom that had caught my attention was the seating positions assigned to each student. Firstly they were encouraged to sit boy girl boy girl. In continuation, it was apparent that the children were paired together according to their behavior, a more reserved student was accompanied by a student with a little more confidence.