The Importance Of Diets In American Schools

The key to being an effective teacher in American schools is to display tolerance towards different diets and holidays celebrated that students partake in. While Judaism is a minority in American schools, teachers should be aware if they have a Jewish child in their classroom and how to accommodate for them. Many Jews practice a Kosher diet, which means they can not consume childhood favorite foods such as pepperoni pizza, cheeseburgers, and drinking milk with a meal. Schools should provide Kosher conscious meals in the cafeteria. Additionally, during classroom birthday parties, Kosher children will not be able to eat the cake if it includes dairy products. Awkwardness of a situation like this can be avoided by simply alerting parents of a Jewish student of an upcoming birthday party so they can provide their child will a suitable dessert. …show more content…
Instead of creating an uncomfortable situation for a student, make it into a learning situation of diversity. Additionally, some classroom take field trips to visit Santa. Sometimes this upsets Jewish family; therefore, a product solution to the problem would to allow a visit from Santa after school hours. Finally, teachers of Jewish children in public schools should be aware Yom Kippur, the holiest of Jewish holidays. Teachers should just expect students to not be their one day out of the year to go and pray with their family. While having to be aware of the different diversities in a classroom can seem daunting, in reality it will bring a richness to your classroom and provide a multitude of learning