When my parents were kids it was very rare to see a family not have a mother and father. There were hardly any gay/lesbian parents. Most kids lived with both the dad and mom. In that time you rarely heard about divorce or separation. If people lived together they were married. Grandparents weren't raising the grand kids. Mom stayed at home and dad went to work everyday.
Things have dramatically changed. Today, more than half of the students you will have in your classes have divorced or separated parents. Some students will have parents that live together that aren't married. Students will have gay or lesbian parents they live with. Some of the students will be living with grandparents or other family members like aunts and uncles. Some will live with foster parents, and others will be homeless.
As a teacher I need to take this into consideration. I need to be very sensitive to the children's feelings. Some of these situations will be very foreign to me because I have never experienced them. Therefore, I cannot make judgements on these parents/students. I need to be open and willing to understand every type of situation I come across. These are some things I am going to really try to work on.
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