Overall I found the study to be very interesting. I believe that the comfort that children or adults may feel from belonging to a "strong" family allows for he or she to take on larger obstacles with more confidence. I never considered the correlation between students dealing with hardships or something as simple as a scraped knee to their family's culture.
As a teacher it is difficult to talk to parents and discuss or suggest family members implement a specific strategy to build a stronger family. I would definitely be very hesitant to suggest that parents use a specific strategy at home in order to benefit their children, because I believe that some parents may feel some hostility with this approach.
One way I could incorporate this is to develop a family project where students have to investigate and learn more about their family. By using this strategy students can learn more about their families backgrounds, customs, and obstacles they had to overcome. By designating specific categories for students to cover in their projects, they will be able to learn about certain aspects that may benefit them in the future. By giving students the opportunity to share their findings, I believe that students would take great pride in their backgrounds and family history, and would thoroughly enjoy sharing with their classmates.
I also considered incorporating certain team-builing activities similar to the ones the members of the Naval Academy partake in to build a sense of community and family within the classroom. Students can build connections with students and their peers and use this confidence to overcome academic obstacles. The students building better relationships will allow for the students to build more connections with their peers. Hopefully this would lead to students discussing strategies to overcome difficulties at home and in the classroom.
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