In Lisa Delpit’s book Other People’s Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom depicts three main issues or controversies with teaching poor minority students, or being a black educator in a predominantly white field. How are white educators better suited to educate a minority, when they culturally do not understand nor take the time to understand their mannerisms and customs of other cultures? How education is racially divided, in seeing poor black students as less advantaged over their majority peers who may have more adequate opportunities at home. The first issue in this book sets up black education in America, poor black education. This education set up is meant to stifle in order to teach ‘proper’ writing and language skills.…
A. As an educator it is important that we encourage all the children to explore and value different cultures. The aim is to create an environment where their beliefs and values are respected as this helps children and families feel welcomed in a safe and supported environment. It’s important to discuss differences rather than pretending they do not exist. Educators need to role model the appropriate attitude when it comes to children with different cultural backgrounds as this can nurture a sense of belonging in all children.…
The two articles are similar in that they both discuss power. Halasz and Kaufman’s article talks about the theory of cultural capital and symbolic violence. Which emphasizes that those with the most knowledge have the most power. This is similar to Gebhard’s article as the Canadian government were the ones with knowledge and power when they decided to remove Aboriginal peoples from their homes and communities and send them to residential schools. This process of educating Aboriginals according to Euro-Canadian ideals which was discussed in the article is similar to the theory of rationalization and McDonaldization.…
One thing as a teacher you have to be culturally competent, you have to know about your student and their background. By knowing your student, their family, their culture, you will know more about why the student is the way he or she is and why they do things the way they do. Teachers can always do research to get to know their students, to get to know the family. One great way to get the whole class involved is so have a class presentation, where the students talk about their cultures. You have to be open minded and willing to learn to be able to connect with the multicultural community.…
The promotion of cultural diversity and individual difference can increase students’ self-concepts whilst developing respect and understanding for all people. By placing a value and acknowledging mutual respect for all individuals, avoidance of racial stereotyping begins, it also enables racist comments and misconceptions to be replaced with factual information (Craven, 2011). By providing educators with greater understandings based on fact and truth empowers…
An interest in a culture can allow parents to feel valued, thus promoting a relationship with teachers. These recommendations help to minimize the likelihood of an experience such as Kayser’s to happen again. In conclusion, I found the article to be very insightful on how cultural differences may affect a student’s learning. I can personally relate to this article, as I am a child of immigrants from developing countries.…
Think about the people at your school, at your job, or even the person right next to you. We all come from different places, different background and different cultures. We all call the United States our home. We all migrated here somehow, either from our parents bringing us here or from our ancestor. The United States is a melting pot, there's no doubt about it.…
Throughout much of the research I did regarding the diversity within Harrisonburg High School, I found that many of the numbers accurately depicted what I saw during my first Field Experience. Harrisonburg High School as well as Harrisonburg city in general, are very diverse areas and are home to a plethora of different people with various backgrounds. The graphs above are just a small portion of the great variety of people who attend Harrisonburg High School. The first graph illustrates the different ethnicity groups the students of Harrisonburg High are a part of. The data was collected by the school district and only includes six subgroups, one of which has a population of zero (Hawaiian).…
As our society, changes so must our schools, classrooms and our communities that can transform diversity in terms of culture, values, languages etc. How to prepare teachers and their students to adapt in diverse classrooms. First preparing teachers to learn more about their students and where they come from. For example, English language learners (ELL) who are in your classrooms that speak diverse languages that represent different cultures. Many of these students are from Hispanic families and having Hispanic backgrounds, but relate to the same values, foods, languages and so forth.…
After reading this section, it became increasingly apparent how teaching in today’s diverse society can be challenging if a teacher is unable to consider the viewpoints of different cultures. There are many subtle and inadvertent mistakes that can be made in day to day school activities and it is important teachers can learn from their mistakes. For instance, on p. 247 the text described a teacher who forced a child to wash oil on her arm because it looked dirty, and it turned out to be a form of mourning for the loss of a family member. Additionally, the text also described the struggles that children growing in collectivist cultures may face in America’s largely individualistic society. In terms of personal experiences, last year at a “winter…
1. Why is it important for teachers to reflect on cultural and linguistic diversity? Because be more understanding of cultural differences in the classroom can help to lead teachers to choose better instructional methods that may well meet the needs of their students. 2.…
America has always been the country where immigrants come for a better life. Our country’s society has constantly been changing as more and more people come here from different walks of life. There has been a rise in the attention given to immigrants and the cultural changes in America lately. Multiculturalization and racial diversity can be both beneficial and harmful to our society today. Language is one of the biggest effects of the United States becoming a multicultural country.…
ADDRESSING DIVERSITY OF LEARNING IN CLASSROOM In today’s school, many different elements of diversity present themselves. These include race, learning styles, gender, ethnicity, religious beliefs. e.t.c In order to ensure that each student in the classroom is gaining the maximum benefit, teachers have to understand and treat each student as a unique individual.…
The reading by Kluth (2010) about the role of the teacher highlights the importance of an inclusive and non-discriminatory learning environment, which are contributing factors to a supportive and positive learning environment. The reading discusses the importance of recognising diversity. “Recognising, however, and doing our best to really understand how differences affect students ' lives and educational experiences, helps us to better know and serve each individual learner.” (Kluth, 2010, p.44). If the students in the classroom community are able to understand each other and how everyone comes from a different background and recognise diversity then it will help to preserve student dignity, which is another factor which Kluth (2010) states as important.…
This essay will reflect on the cultural influences on education. The challenges children and families, from culturally diverse backgrounds may endure. It will discuss the approaches towards education and diversity, as well as…