Central Falls Scavenger Hunt:

The scavenger hunt around Central Falls was not something that I was really looking forward to; if I am being completely honest. It had nothing to do with the city at all but it seemed like a pointless assignment. However, after do the research about the city online and then exploring on foot, I realized that there is a lot to learn about a place just by exploring. As a teacher it is my responsibility to know my students and part of that is understanding where they live. The environment a child grows up in makes a huge difference in their academic life. The fact that in many cases the students may live with multiple families in one small apartment could affect their ability to do homework. The poverty level of a town influences the resources a student has outside of school as well as inside. If a student is hungry in class they will not be able to learn what you want them to because all that is on their mind is how hungry they are. These facts all play a major role inside the classroom and without the scavenger hunt I would not have truly understood the city of Central Falls. Overall, it was a lot of fun to explore and see exactly what is in the city and how small it really is.

 

We were not able to enter the library this day because due to weather it was closed. However, there were signs on the door about all the activities that were going on that week. February Vacation activities…. Game Day and Super Hero Party. As well as, knitting classes being available to the public.

After taking the pictures outside the police and fire station we entered and spoke to a lieutenant. This was the most informative visit of the day because he was extremely helpful. We asked about how a fire emergency was handle but learned so much more. The bankruptcy has been hard on the fire department because the city cut them down to one station. There is only 3 old trucks and one ambulance for all of Central Falls. Making fire fighters jobs much more difficult because now it is not about putting out the fire but just getting everyone they can out of the house. As the poverty in the town effecting their job because people are using alternative heating methods that are very dangerous. In many homes the people are heating with toaster oven after removing the doors. The lieutenant stated that there is really no way to stop them because all that they are concerned about is staying warm.

This looks like a normal house on the street but in fact it is a market.

I found this extremely interesting while we were out on the scavenger hunt. There was a question about markets and food stores around Central Falls but this was different. The town is so small that businesses are setting up shop in the houses too.