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Question: Americans presume that certain values represent the American middle class: promptness, honesty, hard work, competiveness, and efficiency. What other values should be implemented in the elementary classroom?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself."
Fact: There are four different approaches to implement multicultral into the curriculum; contributions approach, additive approach, transformation approach, and social action approach.
Which approach do you think works the best? Which is an authentic multicultural education versus a vulgar multicultural education? Do you know the difference there?
ReplyDeleteMake sure you know if you want to eliminate the "ism," one of the first things you have to do is reflect on yourself and recognize your own biases and weaknesses too. Then, you can pull in strategies.
ReplyDeleteFact- ...the achievement of moderate and slow learners improves significantly when they are in mixed groups rather than when they are grouped according to academeic ability. (p. 314)
ReplyDeleteQuote- "Ideals are like stars: you will not succeed in touching them with your hands, but like the seafarer...you choose them as your guides and following them you reach your destiny." Carl Schurz (p. 326)
Question- The book referred to urban schools and did not refer to suburban or rural schools. I beleive that all students need to be taught from a multicultural approach, but most rural and many suburban schools are not fortunate enough to have a diverse student body. How can we effectively teach conflict resolution skills between different groups if our students are of the same background? I think this is even more crucial for students that have not been exposed to students from other diversities.
GREAT POINT Heidi!
ReplyDeleteYes, all schools should teach using multicultural education and strategies that are authentic.
I think that all of the approaches can be useful and helpful when teaching about multicultural education. Different students learn in different ways so it is imporant to differient instruction and show them examples of all of the approaches.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: If we have a student of a different race or culture in our classroom, how do we keep them from feeling embarrased or singled out during multicultural education?
ReplyDeleteQuote: To resolve problems related to student learning, as parents or educators, we must change our assump-tions about curriculum content, learning, teaching, and the purpose of schools.
Fact: When prejudice reduction was the pri-mary objective of an activity, students tended to feel as if they were being manipulated to “ say the right thing” and they became defensive or resentful.
Heidi's question is a great one, students from areas that are not diverse at all are the ones in most need of multicultural education - but what is the best way to teach it to students that have no idea what it is like to interact with people of different races and cultures?
Fact: Studies have consistently found that when tested for retention of information, students tend to recall no more that 20% of what they had supposedly learned the first time they took the exam.
ReplyDeleteQuote: "Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands, but like the sea farer...you choose them as your guides and following them you reach your destiny."-Carl Schurz
Question: As a teacher, what teaching methods can help furthur comprehension? How can we be sure our students are "transferring" their knowledge?
I love Abigail's quote!! Especially going to school to be a teacher, there are so many "political" aspects in every school district. If we want student learning at it's best, we need to communicate with each other. Assuming things about each other doesn't get you anywhere. Talking about it and being open with an issue resolves things.
ReplyDeleteQuote Teachers open the door but you must enter in by yourself Chinese Proverb
ReplyDeleteMulti cultural education is a journey that leads students to self-discovery and to a sence of personal efficancy P 331
Great Heidi I agree!
Why do teachers feel embarresed to teach multicultural education
In response to GK McKinley- The school where my children attend have a cultural fair and market day. The students are paired up and choose a country. They research their country then choose somthing that they can make and sell at the market to the other kids in the school. It can be food or crafts. They love it! They really enjoy studying about the culture and trying to reproduce something from that country and culture. I think teaching children about other cultures will something fun to look forward to.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the hidden curriculum?
ReplyDeleteHigh Expectations: The school provides a diverse and challenging learning environment that supports student development, hold all students to high expectations, and empowers students of all social identities.
"It is probably never really wise, or even necessary, or anything better than harmful,to educate a human being toward a good end by telling him lies." James Agee (1910-1955)
I feel teachers are not embarresed but uneducated on how to teach multi-culture. I think they feel as if they may say something that is not a fact about a certain race,religion or culture do to lack of education.
ReplyDeleteFact...
ReplyDeleteMulticultural education is a journey that leads students to self-discovery and to a sense of personal efficacy.
Quote...
ReplyDeleteTeachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself. Chinese Proverb
Question...
ReplyDeleteHow do we as teachers alter our teaching methods to appeal to all learning styles?
In response to Jane's question...
ReplyDeleteThe hidden curriculum is the norms and values of society. It is almost common sense however some children do not get the basics at home and it is our responsibility as teachers to teach how to be productive and successful members of society.
Sierrah said,
ReplyDelete"Chapter 13:
Quote: The wise person can see a question from all sides without a bias. The foolish person is biased and can see a question only from the side.
Fact: Multicultural education: is based on a commitment to pluralism; its guiding purpose is to prepare students to be active participants in a diverse, democratic society.
Question: The book talks about hidden curriculums and how they can be unintentional. How can you prevent this in your classroom?"
Sierrah,
ReplyDeleteYou have to be reflective always. Think about what may be hidden or how students may view your lessons, classroom layout, posters, etc. Think about how you view it and then play devil's advocate with yourself. That will help you a lot. Good question, quote, and fact here!
Keep working hard!
Sounds like a great school Heidi and I hope your right Jane but I know there isnt that much talk at my sons school and at the school I work at a teacher felt uncomfortable talking about slavery or the old south because there was a biracial child in the class.
ReplyDeleteQuestion ~ As stated on page 312, "Essentialists describe the purpose of schools as the transmission of the most significant accumulated knowledge and values from previous generations to the coming generation." So from the great amounts of sexism, racism, and al the other discriminatory acts the people in the U.S. have inflicted and encountered throughout the years why is pluralism and true multicultural education not part of this philosophy of essentialism?
ReplyDeleteQuote ~ "Becoming a multicultural teacher...means first becoming a multicultural person." -Nieto (page 322)
Fact ~ "A MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION APPROACH insists that a diverse society can achieve unity through diversity, it need not eliminate cultural differences." (page 320)
It's sad that a teacher wouldn't teach about slavery or the old southern ways just because there was a biracial student in the class! I found in my junior experience it was the biracial, african american and asian students who were most interested and excited to learn about these topics in history. For a teacher to leave these topics out just because they feel a little uncomfortable is not fair to the students!
ReplyDeleteQuestion: How do we ensure that students apply the information that we have taught them outside of the classroom?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself."
Fact: Studies have consistently found that when tested for retention of information, students tend to recall no more than 20% of what they had supposedly learned the first time they took the exam.
I like Dr. Hendrix's quote. I think that it is important to see all points of view and consider those. A person should not always think that they are correct.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: Why are students not learning in essentialist schools?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself." Chinese Proverb
Fact:In classrooms, students and teachers must work together to create learning environments responsive to student questions, interests, issues, and aspirations.
Jane, I think you are probably right. If teachers have not been taught how to teach they are probaly unsure of themselves. They need to take the initiative to find out. They also need to get involved with people or organizations of other cultures. With all of the information at our fingertips, ignorance is no excuse.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: Researchers found that when prejudice reduction was the primary objective of an activity, students tended to feel as if they were being mainipulated to "say the right thing" and they became defensive or resentful. How can we as educators effectively balance these much needed objectives to encourage student response?
ReplyDeleteQuote:"It is probably never really wise, or even necessary, or anything better than harmful, to educate a human being towrard a good end by telling him lies."
Fact:A transformation approach to multicultural curriculum design emphasizes concepts and themes. A social action approach encourages students to take action based on their ideas and conclusions.
In response to Heidi's concern about teaching multiculturism, I grew up in a school district like the one in which she described. I was not taught any type of diversity, and boy was it a shocker when I joined the real world and had to learn on my own. Gwen was also concerned with teacher's not being comfortable teaching multicultural education. I feel that it is because of a lack of confidence in the subject. I have just recently become comfortable with teaching diversity.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: How do we as teachers teach students a multicultural approach?
ReplyDeleteQuote: Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands, but like the seafarer...you choose them as your giuides and following them you reach your destiny. -Carl Schurz
Fact: As many as 14 different learning styles have been researched, and 13 different learning style theories have been suggested.
Question: With standards, GLE's, and other bureaucratic restrictions placed on teachers changing everyday can we really say there is a right or wrong way to approach diverse classrooms? Why are we as citizens of this country so affraid or ashamed to say that some things we learn are the "American Way?"
ReplyDeleteQuote: "To teach multicultural curiiculum we must first become multicultural as teachers."
Fact: We as teachers must become culturally aware of others to understand those of different cultures.
In response to several questions/comments.
It's hard to teach some aspects of different cultures when the law requires us to teach specific knowledge as it pertains to our current society. Also, these standards are constantly changing but they are still aimed at mostly contemporary cultural concepts in American society. My goal as a teacher is to teach young children that we can all learn from each other if we allow ourselves to do so.
Question- What must teachers do to implement a multicultural approach in everyday teaching?
ReplyDeleteQuote- "Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself"
Fact- Students tend to learn 20% of material from first exam.
Rseponse- I think it is really important that we tech multicultural education especially if we are uncomfortable with it because that is the greatest chance for teacher to learn and grow themselves.
Question: Do you realize that many techniques that work to get lessons across to students of other cultures also works for the mainstream classrooms? just like special education techniques don't just work for (dis)abled students. How do you think you should encorporate multicultural education in the classroom? in social studies? history? when it arises? current events? everyday mini lessons?
ReplyDeleteIn response to Chelsey's post, I think we can see if our students apply what they learn by asking them to present. We could also reassess what we want them to learn over and over. And if they aren't learning it, then that becomes our fault and we need to learn to teach it in a different way. Once they have the concept we'll know if they are using it by apply that skill level in many areas of their curriculum.
Fact:"A multicultural education approach insists that a diverse society can achieve unity through diversity; it need not elminate cultural differences." (pg. 321)
Quote:"In every child who is born, under no matter what circumstances, and of no matter what parents, the potentiality of the human race is born again; and in (that child)...and in each of us, our terrific responsibility towards human life; toward the utmost idea of goodness." (pg. 317)