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Honduras. Rachel Merren EDUC 6310 – Fall 2008 November 25, 2008. Interviews. Diversity within Honduras. “Bay Islanders”. Garifuna. Miskito. Chorti. Tawahka. Lenca. People of Honduras. Educational Applications. Cannot generalize by knowing a student is from Honduras
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Honduras Rachel Merren EDUC 6310 – Fall 2008 November 25, 2008
Diversity within Honduras “Bay Islanders” Garifuna Miskito Chorti Tawahka Lenca
Educational Applications • Cannot generalize by knowing a student is from Honduras • Language may not be Spanish • They may not look Hispanic or consider themselves Hispanic
Economy & Social Stratification Campesinos • Income – Few hundred dollars a year • Home construction – local materials: wood, adobe, etc. • Grow their own corn, beans and plantains • Whole family works • Own horses for transportation
Economy & Social Stratification Urban Workers • Income – $100/month • Industrial trades learned on the job • Home construction – store bought materials: bricks, cement, ect. • Build own home • Travel by bus
Economy & Social Stratification Middle Class • Income – few hundred dollars a month • Professionals, students, farmers, merchants, business employees, etc. • May work several jobs and have old cars and small houses
Economy & Social Stratification Wealthy Class • Large landholders, very successful businessmen, or military • Military is relatively isolated within the class • Own old adobe mansions downtown, import new cars, and take foreign vacations
Economy & Social Stratification Bay Islanders • Fishing and Shipping Jobs • “The most perfect place on Earth” • Make enough money to live
Educational Applications • They may not consider themselves poor or in need of assistance • They don’t know what they don’t have • Technology may be new
Diet Beans and Corn Tortillas are mainstays Campesino Mestizo • Stack of tortillas • Few spoonfuls of beans • Some salt • Fried plantains • White cheese • Rice • Fried meat • Mantequilla • Scrambled egg • Slice of avocado • Cup of coffee or soft drink
Diet Garifuna Bay Islanders • Cassava • Coconuts • Plantains • Avocados • Pineapples • Pigs’ feet and tails • Favorite is Machuca • Fish • Lobster • Plantains • Avocados • Beef • Favorite is Crab
Educational Applications • Change in diet may cause sickness • Some children may have eaten much better in Honduras • Great opportunity to allow the children to share their culinary background
Etiquette • Greet with a firm handshake and direct eye contact • A man should wait for a women to extend her hand • Friends and relatives will greet with a hug and a kiss • Men generally do not hug • Educated people greet by clasping their right hands together and pressing their cheeks together or give a light kiss on the check • Campesinos shake hands
Etiquette • Greet others every time you pass • Look strangers in the eye and smile • Stand close when in conversation and may touch occasionally • Address others with formality • Greetings are generally lengthy • Involve inquires about family, health, travel, etc. • Quick greetings are generally interpreted as disrespectful and thoughtless
Etiquette • Avoid yawning or coughing during conversations • Avoid standing with hands on hips • Sit only on furniture intended for sitting • Punctuality is expected in business circles
Etiquette • Business is not discussed at social dinners • Bring a gift for the host/hostess if invited to dinner • Avoid opening a wrapped gift in the presence of the giver • Dress is generally casual yet fashionable
Applications to Education • Parent Conferences • Plan for a longer conference • Initiate the handshake • Address with formality • Make small talk • Watch your body language • Be professional • May be a language barrier
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