Van Sluys Chapter 3 "Setting Up Invitations"

Receiving an invitation to a pretend office Christmas party, a relative's birthday party, and an alumni banquet all have different approaches but all included the main information of when, where, what time, and the event. Following along with Van Sluy's process of setting up invitations, the school I am placed at this fall kepts coming to mind. The teachers at my school invite the students to be mathematicians, writers, inventors, etc. which extends the proposal to the students to take on that role. I find that the role of being a mathematician in k/1 is interesting because they are learning that at any level one can be a mathematician. Being invited as writer, an inventor, a philosopher, a scholar, a scientist etc. all create a willingness for the students to accept that invitation in that present moment. Then the students attempt the so-called activities and through overcoming struggle a student will then label oneself a mathematician (etc.) because of their success. Invitations are definitely a positive motivational approach to learning.
As in chapter 3 some students were curious about ebonics. The teacher jumped on that invitation and the class pursued their interest in ebonics. In the invitation of ebonics the students discovered many issues: the difficulty of the material, the lack of kid thought on the topic, and questioning the authority of the research. A small invitation in one subject can be a lifetime practice that will invite others to expand their understanding and willingness to attend.