Ayers believed building bridges was important to the classroom because it made an atmosphere where children wanted to learn. By building bridges, teachers and students are able to relate to one another and there is not a gap between student/teacher relations.
One pattern I saw especially when reading the first couple of pages is that bridge building first comes with an idea that the child relates to. For example, they kids noticed that the turtle needed a ramp to walk on so it was easier to access his food. The kids may have seen the elderly or handicap ramp in front of their school as assistance so this is where the bridge was formed.
Another pattern of bridge building is wanting to copy or honor someone else. For example, Zayd wanted to have a ritual like a Bar Mitzvah after he saw what his friend had. Zayd did not just have the party; he did all the readings and questions about life as well. We can see in the classroom how some students want to be just like their teachers because they idolize them. This is where acting mature, and professionally comes into play. You can not put down certain races or religions for example because you do not know how much that can impact your classroom.
If I were to make a lesson plan about addition these are a few things I would consider:
-I would use a prop because this would engage the children
-The prop would not be gender specific such as sports related or princess related; I would pick something that all the children may be interested in. Some examples were food such as M&M or bouncy balls. Both of these can engage the children and they do not give any gender labels
- If I were to bring in a food, I would make sure no one in the classroom had an allergy to it. This is a fair way of accommodating the students without me having to be individual snacks for everyone. This could be both pricey and stressful on my part.
-I would try to pick something that would engage the students as a whole; Group work for a lesson makes it fun and memorable for the students
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