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Yup'ik Raven This collection of student work is from Frank Keim's classes. He wants to share these works for others to use as an example of culturally-based curriculum and documentation. These documents have been OCR-scanned and are available for educational use only.


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What My Parents Would Have Done Differently If They Could Do It Over Again

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What My Parents

Would Have Done Differently

If They Could Do It Over

Again

Matthew Shorty:

1. Spend more time with older children.
2. Not abuse alcohol when older children were little.
3. Participate in talking circles for young mothers to relieve stress depression.
4. Take parenting classes from elders and peers and organizations.
5. Not use tobacco when children were little.

Cheryl Hunter:

1. Not give them as much money.
2. Not let them stay up so late.
3. Make them come home on time.
4. Not spoil them so much.
5. Not let them go to activities if they don't listen.

Rose Fitka:

1. Teach them Yup'ik when they were small.

Tanya Peter:

1. Teach them to go to bed early and get up early.

Lorah Olsen:

1. Not be as strict on our oldest child.
2. Be a non-working mother.
3. Read to my children more.
4. Not spoil Lorah as much.
5. Have more children.

Charlotte Aistrom:

1. Wouldn't give them everything they wanted.
2. Give them more discipline.
3. Give them more support.
4. Have parenting classes before having kids.
5. Teach kids more self-esteem.

Greg Evan:

1. Pay more attention to their needs.
2. Give more emotional support.
3. Interact with them more both in and out of home.

Robert Pitka:

1. More discipline.
2. Give kids more information about drugs and alcohol.
3. Put more emphasis on not having sex until kids are older and really ready.
4. Tell children not to have kids until they're older.
5. Tell kids to get a higher education after graduation.

Tatiana Sergie:

1. Teach kids to speak our own Yup'ik language.
2. Try to get them home on time.
3. Try not to spoil the two last ones too much.
4. Give more attention to children when they're young.
5. Give them more discipline.

Jonathan Boots:

1. Say "no"a little more.
2. Go out together more, like camping or fishing.
3. Ease down on watching videos.
4. Have more social things like family gatherings.

Tassie Fitka:

1. Don't do any drugs that would hurt the children or us.
2. Be open about problems.
3. Spend more time with the children.
4. Go to church more often as a family.
5. Don't leave the children with a babysitter for a long time.

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