because our nation’s teaching force remains predominately white (Caucasian)and English speaking in make-up and the number of culturally diverse teachers is in a state of decline (Gay, 2003). Educators must accept the fact that students who enter their schools/classrooms bring with them major differences concerning their cultural and ethnic background. While the original research was mainly focused on differences in culture regarding race, researchers are now paying closer attention to…
Shannon was upset that her Mother was making her move and felt like she was splitting the family apart. Although she was raised to be respectful and well mannered, she did not agree with her Mother’s decision. Culture is generally considered the main…
humans is full of diversity. Humans have developed different languages, ideologies, and religions it is truly remarkable what they have accomplished in diversity, but in the modern era they have the opportunity to merge into a greater unified world culture. The world of today is moving towards a global multicultural society that will bring humans closer than ever before. One of the possibilities as to why be the human advancement in communication technology. Commutation technology has developed…
necessary for teachers to balance student’s needs, this way the teacher will recognize the level at which individual students are in. This will provide proper levels of challenge for all students. This will accommodate the differences among the student’s cultures. Teachers who have students that are culturally diverse should identify the students’ individual and cultural differences in a constructive manner. Creating positive identification makes a basis for the development of effective…
such a way that they feel their culture is accepted and celebrated, instead of forcing them to be a carbon copy of American culture. The immigrant students feel more comfortable and accepted when their culture is accepted, so shouldn’t we as future educators work to make it so that they feel the classroom is a safe environment where these students can express themselves? Ladson-Billings introduced a new pedagogy that promotes “a closer fit between students’ home culture and the school”…
with Eduardo, only to find that when she arrives to Texas, the same fate awaits her. Cisneros uses this rejection as the cause and effect for Lupe trying to find a connection to her roots, but ultimately finds stability in the battle between her two cultures. Lupe’s position as an artist is transformed in her pursuit of identity and balance through her experiences of love and heartbreak. It is apparent that…
and Clanchy (1984) state that people from different cultures think differently. This also includes their rhetoric, attitudes to knowledge and approaches on thinking and writing. In many cases, students from different cultures bring different purposes for study. ‘Purpose’ in this study is determined as the aims of the students when organize and respond to questions or assignments. Sometimes, students answer the questions based on the previous culture of thinking and learning. This leads to some…
The culture is a set of beliefs, values and rules that is presented by members of the community, and it's the tradition that characterizes all societies from each other. Culture is that reflect properties of the Civilization and intellectual that are characterized by a society. In many societies there are a culture encounter which is focuses on the study of cultural identities and symbolic representational and interpretational forms through an international, cross-cultural and global perspective…
ELL, ESL, or just students who know English but have a different background, I need to be aware that these group of students will be filling future classrooms. I am excited to have a diverse classroom, coming from Hawaii a diverse class was normal. In most of my high school classes, I don’t recall having a majority of students that were the same nationality. In my AP English class I even had ESL students who were on the same level as students who only knew English. Everyone was a community no…
Cultures are what determine human behavior, social control, and social order. Because the cultures have faith, beliefs, values, norms, and punishments in perpetration. It’s evident that the creator of the culture is human. And society happens because of humans. Culture and society are a together. Society has a culture, and if society is large or complexity. There is more cultural diversity. The similarities and differences between the cultures of Thailand and ASEAN members it’s the result of…