If language barriers are a problem, what actions might be taken to resolve this? The first step is to understand that cultural diversity is a mixture of races, cultures, backgrounds and ages and not only a matter of black and white. The next step would be to conduct regular cultural sensitivity awareness classes for the workers so they adhere to it and encourage not only one another but clients also. Educating oneself on the differences in beliefs and cultures can also be eye opening and help better understanding of future scenarios. 4.
We need diversity because it brings different point of views and judgment to the table, it also could shape things such as the government, and cultural aspects like food, clothing, and tactics to build and create things. https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070127115908AAXGuA8 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? Ethnocentrism is the way an individual look at the world from his/her own beliefs in their culture.
Content The Short Bus is written from the life experiences of Jonathan Mooney, a man who had a learning disability and could not read until he was 12. He writes this book to help people become aware of the negative effects labeling a child with a disability can be. From the time he started school; Jonathan had a difficult time fitting into the mainstream of public schooling. It is a journey of self-reflection, and a window to a way of stepping outside the comforts of being “normal”. This is an eye-opening, insightful book that could be read by anyone who wants to face the hidden reality of what makes us unique and normal in our own way.
My older siblings were able to overcome their obstacles in the past unlike my two youngest siblings and myself. A few years ago I was diagnosed with ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyper-Active Disorder). My youngest sister, who is now nine, was diagnosed with Epilepsy, and my youngest brother who has just turned seven, was diagnosed with Autism. Although each disorder is very serious and has impacted my family and my own life, I have chosen to focus this essay on my autistic brother. I want to share with others what it is like living with an autistic brother and the knowledge that I have become very familiar with from observing his everyday actions.
In retrospect many forms of oppression and discrimination seem so completely barbaric and unimaginable and to think this dialogue was occurring less than thirty years ago. Though there is not a perfect system in place, there are now many more Torey Hayden’s and administrators that value emotionally and physically disabled children. As I read this book I continued to make a text to self connection as I have a twelve year old cousin who is autistic and I’ve watched her grow and change and explore the world around her and I always wonder how she perceives her place in the world. It seems as though she doesn’t realize that she is different, but how do I or how does anyone around her really know? Thinking about Torey Hayden’s students and my cousin I began to think about all those children and people who are on the border, they have some sort of disability, but they are aware of it and can sense this different way people look at them and treat them.
In conclusion, a multicultural classroom requires various teaching methods for students’ success. In order to successfully teach a class like such, teaching materials must be modified to involve and recognize each student’s culture. When a teacher shows interest in student’s heritage and culture, they are able to gain their students trust. This encourages and motivates students to learn in a diverse
I would want to have done the same things once I have my own classroom and I feel fairly passionate for students to understand and develop tolerance towards people who may be different than themselves. I feel that as teachers, we can take action to really mold our students to grow and be better individuals living in this world. I really do believe that issues in the matter of race/ethnicity and culture has to do with educating oneself of these things and practicing the basic matters a person should carry with themselves. I really think that these issues need to be discussed in depth when students are young and continuously because it is harder for one’s mind to see the wrong in something they believed was right for most of their
Newsletters to parents showing the topics their child is to be learning about, also how they would like parents to be included with their children’s learning. Any important events that will be happening during the term to be shown in newsletters. 4.2 Describe how laws and codes of practice promote pupil wellbeing and achievement The laws and codes of practice promote pupil wellbeing and achievement because the schools must abide by rules set down. The laws and codes of practice each have parts that cover wellbeing and achievement. The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 The articles that relate directly to schools
Supervision for Instructional Improvement Ebony A. Wilson Grand Canyon University Supervision and Instructional Leadership EDA 551 April 20, 2011 Supervision for Instructional Improvement Professional development is an essential tool in a movement towards greater success for all students and meeting the needs for school change in a society that is desperately in need of one. As stated by DeSimone (2011), "Teacher professional development is one of the keys to improving the quality of U.S. schools. Many education reforms rely on teacher learning— and the improved instruction that ideally follows — to increase student learning, so understanding what makes professional development effective is critical to understanding
Emphasis is put on having awareness of how we perceive others with different backgrounds and how we interact with them. Guideline number two emphasizes recognizing multicultural sensitivity and knowledge as it relates to ethnically and racially different people. I have always assumed that I was not prejudice having grown up in mixed communities all my life. I have worked with and gone to school with people from a variety of cultures and religions. Making comments to a client when I was a new counselor years ago like, “but you are a man what do you mean you can’t find a job what about your family” seemed harmless at the time.