Building Community

Ashley writes:
I try to include projects that relate to every type of student. I engage in conversations with the students about their lifestyle (in a non personal way publicly) and share stories about mine. I try to show them that I can relate to them and that the things they go through I too have experienced. Since I teach culinary arts, i often choose dishes from native homes and have the students share their experiences about the food and how they or their families make it. I also have them pair up for an assignment where they interview their classmate about a dish they have never had before.

In what ways do you show students that you relate to them?