Discussion “Good teachers anywhere are good teachers everywhere” (Gay, 2018, p. 29). That statement embodies the dialogues taking place in the field of education and the significance of discussions that influence my teaching practice. What do good teachers look like? What do good teachers do? Most importantly, what is the definition of good? If education uses the label good to define instructional practices, the word implies that superior education is universal. What works in one setting, works for all settings. Adapting that erroneous thought process negates that culture is limited and should be defined indigenously. Ethnic and cultural diversity is appropriate in a particular setting, for a specific group of individuals, to meet certain
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By viewing culturally responsive teaching through the lens of a family unit, teachers can understand that emotions are also capable of driving culturally responsive teaching during a time when CRT is based heavily on research. For instance, it requires emotions to understand a student as a person, opposed to students in their context of learning.
Lastly, while teachers should receive mandatory training for culturally responsive teaching, it is acceptable for CRT to be self-taught. Teachers should not have the mindset that CRT is only feasible if taught in professional development meetings, or through additional resources. The “I can’t do it unless I’m trained” attitude should become, “I’m not trained, but I can do it.” In what ways can educators equip themselves? By reviewing their practice, educators can:
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3) that emphasizes service-learning for culturally responsive teachers. As the case studies included projects that advocated for the ethnic and cultural diversity needs of the school community, I would create a quantitative study to conduct an art contest for the school. With the four areas of interest, along with the six unique designs, which mural would the teachers, students, and administrative staff select to design within the school? Furthermore, by encouraging the children to become socially conscious, their efforts would summon help from the outside community. While the students are capable of painting the murals, I would propose for the service-learning project to reach out to local artists to create the formal design on a wall within the school. To conclude the project, the students would host an art show and reveal the new mural along with the remaining murals that were not selected through the study. As an added bonus, I would collaborate with the children and contact other organizations that are willing to adapt their mural ideas for their
By viewing culturally responsive teaching through the lens of a family unit, teachers can understand that emotions are also capable of driving culturally responsive teaching during a time when CRT is based heavily on research. For instance, it requires emotions to understand a student as a person, opposed to students in their context of learning.
Lastly, while teachers should receive mandatory training for culturally responsive teaching, it is acceptable for CRT to be self-taught. Teachers should not have the mindset that CRT is only feasible if taught in professional development meetings, or through additional resources. The “I can’t do it unless I’m trained” attitude should become, “I’m not trained, but I can do it.” In what ways can educators equip themselves? By reviewing their practice, educators can:
define their current and past knowledge of …show more content…
3) that emphasizes service-learning for culturally responsive teachers. As the case studies included projects that advocated for the ethnic and cultural diversity needs of the school community, I would create a quantitative study to conduct an art contest for the school. With the four areas of interest, along with the six unique designs, which mural would the teachers, students, and administrative staff select to design within the school? Furthermore, by encouraging the children to become socially conscious, their efforts would summon help from the outside community. While the students are capable of painting the murals, I would propose for the service-learning project to reach out to local artists to create the formal design on a wall within the school. To conclude the project, the students would host an art show and reveal the new mural along with the remaining murals that were not selected through the study. As an added bonus, I would collaborate with the children and contact other organizations that are willing to adapt their mural ideas for their