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Photo Not Available PREJUDICE-REDUCING EXPERIENCE Christine BACKGROUND Sex: female Ethnicity: Caucasian Born in: San Diego, CA Parents born in: U.S.A. Whenever I made a decision, my parents would make me explain my reasons in detail. I guess this made me more critical and open-minded. In the 8th grade, I was involved in a cross-age tutoring program. I helped out in a kindergarten class every morning for an hour. We even got to go on two field trips with the class. The K. teacher let me read stories to the children. I helped the students make snacks and projects. I felt so gratified at being able to help them. This program helped me decide to become a teacher. The K. teacher encouraged me. she showed me how I could help the students better. Whenever I was evaluated I received a good grade with encouraging comments. My 8th grade teacher would ask us what we did in class and often had us write short papers about our experiences.  BACK TO MENU | CHRISTINE'S PREJUDICE-ENFORCING EXPERIENCE Top of Page Home | Power of Teaching | Believing is Seeing | Truth or Consequences | That Was Fun