In this paper, I will discuss how this class influenced my understandings about my own cultural identity while also learning about the identities of my future students. Incorporating multiculturalism within my classroom will be beneficial for my students because we live in a diverse society. I will incorporate my research and group presentations on Latino/Hispanic, Women/Girls, Poverty/Homelessness, LGBTQ, and American Indian students when working with my future students, who identify with the specific community. My classroom environment, curriculum, materials, and instruction will reflect my cultural responsiveness in order for my multicultural students to be successful. Overall, the experiences I had this term provided me with strategies to effectively support my multicultural students.
1.A.) We live in a society that continues to discriminate against minorities because of their race, sexual/gender …show more content…
An activity that helped me address my assumptions was an in-class discussion on how we react unconsciously to certain events (Adams, 2017). Throughout the discussion, I reflected on past events and how I could have unconsciously assumed a person based on their appearance and behavior. The article that helped me explore my biases was Moule’s Understanding Unconscious Bias and Unintentional Racism. Moule stated how all humans have biases that can go undetected within the person but is easily seen by their peers (Moule, 2009). After reading the article, I spent a few moments addressing my unconscious biases because I believe in respect and equality. I admire the quote, “Individuals need to become less focused on feeling very tolerant and good about themselves and more focused on examining their own biases,” because by being honest and open to change, we can conquer our unconscious biases and assumptions (Moule, 2009, p.
1.A.) We live in a society that continues to discriminate against minorities because of their race, sexual/gender …show more content…
An activity that helped me address my assumptions was an in-class discussion on how we react unconsciously to certain events (Adams, 2017). Throughout the discussion, I reflected on past events and how I could have unconsciously assumed a person based on their appearance and behavior. The article that helped me explore my biases was Moule’s Understanding Unconscious Bias and Unintentional Racism. Moule stated how all humans have biases that can go undetected within the person but is easily seen by their peers (Moule, 2009). After reading the article, I spent a few moments addressing my unconscious biases because I believe in respect and equality. I admire the quote, “Individuals need to become less focused on feeling very tolerant and good about themselves and more focused on examining their own biases,” because by being honest and open to change, we can conquer our unconscious biases and assumptions (Moule, 2009, p.