socioeconomic
Harder Than I Expected
"My first year experience wasn’t very welcoming, and I never really got that initial ‘belonging’ feeling." [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/183648331" params="color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds...
A Turbulent Time
"Fear is a very poor motivator." http://youtu.be/zpJdCO4Ziec Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose? (See How to use the questions for reflection for one approach.) Please...
My Father Had to Take on Two Jobs
"It made me feel bad to have to ask him for support." http://youtu.be/C1eZYXJ64RE Hold a Conversation In addition to the questions below, please see How to use the questions for reflection. Clarifying Questions The speaker tells us that her family moved...
You’ve Never Lived in Those Shoes
"When you're black, that's one thing against you, but when you're from Gary..." http://youtu.be/nwS0p9kCXoA Hold a Conversation In addition to the questions below, please see How to use the questions for reflection. Clarifying Questions What makes the speaker wonder what she's...
Naive in the Comments They Make
"Why are you coming up to us when you know that either we can't afford that or we just would never pay that?" [soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/92709065" params="" width=" 100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation...
Better Than Struggling by Yourself
"I come from a diverse background, so I’ve always been really passionate about Hispanics and immigration." [soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/92708778" params="" width=" 100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What...
We Had to School Them
"They didn't understand the whole concept of why you have to travel all the way to Gary just to get your hair cut." https://youtu.be/6BCo2zHUO9Y Hold a Conversation In addition to the questions below, please see How to use the questions...
Culture Shock
"It's not like faces, you know, you don't have like faces around you." https://youtu.be/G69Ix9nM6JU For an extended version of this story, see below. Hold a Conversation In addition to the questions below, please see How to use the questions for reflection....
I Get Food from the Food Bank
"So you liked being on the bus with all the people who don't have money?" [soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/82366695" params="" width=" 100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation In addition to the questions below, please see How to use the questions for reflection....