Claire, I really like how you gave a personal example of how outside factors can influence your own actions in relation to preserving your sense of place.
It got me thinking of how my native students feel when things around their environment are changing due to outside influences.
Brenda, I really love how you talk about how an awareness of place is important to establish a rapport within the school and community. This is extremely true in regards to parents. In order to have good communication with parents and to help encourage them to become involved in their children's education, having an awareness of their place and being sensitive and accepting of their own home will be of great benefit.
Heather, this last statement of yours is very powerful.
"Place-based education would prepare our students to live and work while sustaining the cultural heritage of the place they inhabit, whether they stay in Wrangell or journey to a knew place."
As teachers, I think we all hope that this is what our students will get out of their education; the ability to function in society, be able to secure jobs for a hopeful future, but at the same time, maintain a sense of pride in their culture and home communities wherever they may end up in life.
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