In Watsonville, California the proverbs project helped increase parent involvement in the bilingual program. We don't agree with this proverb because people shouldn't be satisfied with what we have but instead should struggle and make an effort to make each day better. Okay, students,' said Ms. Caraballo. A student raised her hand and said 'six'. In other classes the project evolved into sophisticated editorial writing.
Proverbs are controversial by nature because they are linked to inequities within the social fabric.
Students drew on their own experiences to critique proverbs they felt were unfair. This kind of thinking is old-fashioned. This is how my parents thought, but not me because I am a rebel. Yes I will have a home, but if I want to work I will work. I hope to be a nurse before I get married and afterwards continue working in my career.