Culturally-Diverse Classroom Attitudes

Teachers’ attitudes about culturally and linguistically diverse students in the nation’s classrooms are the key factors in motivating, educating, and making a difference for students, regardless of gender, ethnicity, age, religion, language, or ability. The majority of teachers usually, consciously or unconsciously, exhibit biases towards students in some manner (Sharma, 2005). In addition, teaching methodologies are often different from those familiar to culturally diverse students.
Some teachers think that their own values, beliefs, and actions are the standard norms, and what they know and what they teach is governed by learned principles rather than informed, and sympathetic understanding. Due to this lack of understanding, teachers can