The three key ideas that captivated me from the chapter 1 Growing Up in a World of Contradiction and Injustices: A Multicultural Response are the following:
“Our children are growing up in a world of contradictions. On one hand, they are learning that all people are “created equal” and that we as a nation are united to provide for the common good.” ( pg. 6). This particular statement called my attention because we are living in a world where everybody wants to educate their children with their own perspectives and norms. Nowadays, there are parents that call good to the bad things. For instance, two children fighting one of them goes and tell mom and mom tells the child to hit back. I am still wonder what is the idea on advising a child …show more content…
The purpose of multicultural education is to engage children in understanding and challenging the injustices that divide and diminish their world. We live in a country where you are able to meet people from all over the world. If adults like teachers or parents are not able to respect, consider and accept the culture of others how can we teach children to accept other's culture.
Lastly, the following point “Multicultural teaching requires critically analyzing our own knowledge and biases, our society, and the history of inequities from many perspectives, and closely observing and getting to know children and families”. This clarify my point that multicultural understanding starts from home and it shapes the understanding at home.
The second lecturer the sentence that called my attention is “The need to understand and honor children’s development is greater today than ever” (pg. 3). The diversity that we observe nowadays in education is incredible. From Charter schools to Catholic schools similar goals, educate children, however different systems.
The second phrase is “No two children are the same, no two families, no two communities, no two schools.” (Yardsticks, pg. 12). This phrase says it everything, nothing around us is the same. We need to treat children like an unique little person and understand their
“Our children are growing up in a world of contradictions. On one hand, they are learning that all people are “created equal” and that we as a nation are united to provide for the common good.” ( pg. 6). This particular statement called my attention because we are living in a world where everybody wants to educate their children with their own perspectives and norms. Nowadays, there are parents that call good to the bad things. For instance, two children fighting one of them goes and tell mom and mom tells the child to hit back. I am still wonder what is the idea on advising a child …show more content…
The purpose of multicultural education is to engage children in understanding and challenging the injustices that divide and diminish their world. We live in a country where you are able to meet people from all over the world. If adults like teachers or parents are not able to respect, consider and accept the culture of others how can we teach children to accept other's culture.
Lastly, the following point “Multicultural teaching requires critically analyzing our own knowledge and biases, our society, and the history of inequities from many perspectives, and closely observing and getting to know children and families”. This clarify my point that multicultural understanding starts from home and it shapes the understanding at home.
The second lecturer the sentence that called my attention is “The need to understand and honor children’s development is greater today than ever” (pg. 3). The diversity that we observe nowadays in education is incredible. From Charter schools to Catholic schools similar goals, educate children, however different systems.
The second phrase is “No two children are the same, no two families, no two communities, no two schools.” (Yardsticks, pg. 12). This phrase says it everything, nothing around us is the same. We need to treat children like an unique little person and understand their