The interviewee is a 28 year old medical student at the University of Pittsburgh, who recently earned his PHD. He was born Ghana and traveled to the states at the age of four. He has lived in London and New Jersey for the majority of his childhood life. He speaks French, Twi and English. he speaks to his mother in his native tongue Twi but when speaking to his brother and sister he speaks English. He is very fluent in English and it is easy to understand what he is saying.
During the time of the interview he received a phone call and I was able to see the switch between English to his native tongue. I did not understand what he was saying, but it was neat to see the expression and emotions during the conversation. He explains that he can …show more content…
Diversity and self-pride should be celebrated in all classroom not just ELL classrooms. Children should feel comfortable expressing their uniqueness and the things that make them special. I think it is important to make the classroom a second home for children. To support the ELL students i will implement the everyone 's culture and language in the classroom. Displaying words and pictures that reflect the diversity of the classroom is a way to make the children feel welcomed. I will also use pictures with words for essential items like the bathroom, parents and feelings to help ELL express basic …show more content…
The change in the face of America is why it is important for teachers and administrators to continually learn about new ways to interact and to teacher English language learners. Becoming culturally responsive teachers is especially important and we must be aware of our own biased towards things that are different from our normal. It is important that all teachers step out of their comfort zone to learn and interact with people who don’t look, believe or follow the same ideas as us.
After speaking to the interviewee i realized there are things that we all can miss when we look only through our eyes. If we only see things from our outlook we miss valuable lesson and a beautiful view. Perception is everything we must take the time to see things from the eyes of our parents, students, and community so we can adapt our thinking to help the people we vowed to help. It is important to remember who we are as educators and that we can make or break an experience for a child. We as educators should want to see all children progress and learn at their academic
During the time of the interview he received a phone call and I was able to see the switch between English to his native tongue. I did not understand what he was saying, but it was neat to see the expression and emotions during the conversation. He explains that he can …show more content…
Diversity and self-pride should be celebrated in all classroom not just ELL classrooms. Children should feel comfortable expressing their uniqueness and the things that make them special. I think it is important to make the classroom a second home for children. To support the ELL students i will implement the everyone 's culture and language in the classroom. Displaying words and pictures that reflect the diversity of the classroom is a way to make the children feel welcomed. I will also use pictures with words for essential items like the bathroom, parents and feelings to help ELL express basic …show more content…
The change in the face of America is why it is important for teachers and administrators to continually learn about new ways to interact and to teacher English language learners. Becoming culturally responsive teachers is especially important and we must be aware of our own biased towards things that are different from our normal. It is important that all teachers step out of their comfort zone to learn and interact with people who don’t look, believe or follow the same ideas as us.
After speaking to the interviewee i realized there are things that we all can miss when we look only through our eyes. If we only see things from our outlook we miss valuable lesson and a beautiful view. Perception is everything we must take the time to see things from the eyes of our parents, students, and community so we can adapt our thinking to help the people we vowed to help. It is important to remember who we are as educators and that we can make or break an experience for a child. We as educators should want to see all children progress and learn at their academic