Intro Through out life we become so identified with our own culture and circumstances, that we loose sight of others situations. To become more of a realistic and understanding individual it is important for us to remember that we are not all the norm, that others around us have different circumstances that we should all be aware of. That is the essence of multiculturalism. Is being a part of knowledge’s around you, not just your own.…
Summary: Chapter two of the book Educating Everybody’s Children is a great resource for educators. Throughout the reading, the author presents instructional strategies that have relevance for educators of diverse students. To begin, the author addresses the issue of gap closing and explains its importance. Through comparisons between urban and suburban districts, the author expands upon the topic of “facing the achievement gap.” After laying out the facts of the achievement gap, the author proposes a few strategies that school districts and communities could use to close this gap.…
“I went from sleeping on dirt floors on night to sleeping in a king size bed the next. Life changed in a blink of an eye and I didn’t know how to handle it.” This is a quote from my dear friend, Moki, who identifies herself as Marshallese. She was born in the Marshall Islands but was adopted at age 7 and moved to the United States. She went from extreme poverty to being a part of a rich American family.…
Education is the solution to shattering the fear that hinders cultural understanding--this belief galvanized my passion for Sister Cities. I absorb knowledge of worldwide…
Cultural Competency Action Plan There are ten standards of Cultural Competency that social workers must meet through their practice. Each standard tackles a different aspect in finally reaching cultural competency. Standard 1: Ethics and Values…
he Navajo Nation has a large amount of coal and are the leading providers of coal and electricity for local towns, and cities. I have stated before that I want to reduce coal emission by replacing coal with natural gas or even nuclear energy source. This plan is one of many plans for Indian communities to live greener. By taking emission from power plant that burn nothing but natural gas to be pump into greenhouse. Inside the greenhouse the plant will take in carbon dioxide and water vapors which will produce oxygen.…
They are able to mix aspects of their old culture with aspects of the new culture, which changes their lifestyle. They are also able to live partially as a foreigner, but partly as a native, which opens their minds to different customs. People are able to unite different features from the two cultures to create a new set of rules to live by. While one’s sense of self-definition is not changed, the way that he or she thinks is different. Assimilating to a new culture may add new factors to how a person thinks, but it does not change who they ultimately are.…
Recently I decided to change my Spanish minor to a major. My reasoning for this change is that I can spend more time in the Spanish culture and have a better understanding of the Spanish language. I plan to pursue a career in the medical field and having a comprehensive understanding of the Spanish language will allow me to reach more patients. Latinos represent 16% percent of the Spanish population and are the fastest growing ethnic minority group. For this reason, I have chosen to study Spanish over other languages such as Mandarin or French.…
There’s nothing like meeting an international student for the first time. Their experiences in a new country become new experiences for yourself as well, even though your environment does not change. You remember how it is to interact/communicate with them for the first time and as time goes on you get to see a first hand account of the progress that is being made throughout the year(s). I had an amazing opportunity that opened my eyes to diversity and perseverance that began my freshman year of high school. This international student’s name was Mai Kubota.…
My own cultural competency is built on a lifetime of international experiences. I grew up on the Dominican Republic, where I attended high school. Later, I was awarded a scholarship by the Cooperative Association of States for Scholarships (CASS) program to study Graphics Communications at Modesto Junior College (MJC), Modesto, CA. I was surrounded by cultures different from my own, I was encouraged to identify and value both the commonalities and differences of the human experience. As a student, exposure to diverse peoples was instrumental in shaping my worldview and values.…
A true sense of shared history can only come when all the evidence from this time period is factual, objective and un-biased. It is also critical that the two parties involved in the ‘shared-sense’ of history are open-minded and that there is no information asymmetry between them. Saying this, Australia is in a unique perspective to acknowledge its ‘shared sense of history’. The history of Australia has often been surrounded with much stigma that has stemmed from the disdained treatment that the Aboriginal people received from the first English “settlers” in 1788.…
These interactions equip students with the needed mutual understanding of other cultures that occupy the other parts of the…
The most efficient way for a foreigner, student or traveler, before come into contact with another culture is to be prepared about the variation among cultures. One must notice that if a stranger meets another culture, but put aside any egoistic feelings that might have, which do not let him understand the different lifestyles among people, will only gain from this interaction. Nowadays, that many countries become multi-cultural, it is important for the locals and the foreigners to try cooperating with each other in order both of them to live smoothly…
«We are all different, but we respect each other and our cultures. » Study abroad programs offers student help to start exploring a new culture by walking historically important road or visiting monuments and showing landmarks. Student do group bonding were they all have to participate.…
Culture is the essence of human interaction. It is how the world expresses the passions, inspirations, and purposes of differing lifestyles, when simple conversation won’t suffice. We exchange cultures for a mutual understanding of how those of the same race perceive the world in an estranged point of view; the extensive evolvement humans have made throughout different environments, behaviors, and beliefs. Although culture is what unifies the global society, it also divides. It shares the human affinities and juxtaposes dichotomies.…