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Question: Can you define your ethnicity?
ReplyDeleteQuote: There is not one aspect of human life that is not touched and altered by culture.
--Edward T. Hall
Fact: Ethnicity is defined by three factors: nationality, ancestry, and religious affliation. P.61
Quote: Whether aware of it or not, "everybody has a culture" pg 41
ReplyDeleteFact: We start learning culture at birth from what we hear and see from parents or the adults around us.
Question: Why do some people feel it is such a big deal or a problem to be around people of different cultures?
Quote: "everyone is multicultural to varying degrees with the specific characteristics of each individual being unigue."
ReplyDeleteFact: Diversity has been the common demoninator of the United States since its inception. People from many different countries came to forge the nation we feel so proud of now.
Question? How do we as teachers cover every culture? there are so many,I do not want to forget one that could possibly be in my classroom.
Question: The book suggests numerous ways for early childhood educators to transform their classroom into a peaceful, bias-free environment when the issue of prejudice and racism comes up; however what if the child comes from a very racist family and believes what he/she hears about other ethnicities from his/her family members is true and refuses to be a part of the peaceful, bias-free classroom experiences or activities? What are some ways to help the child understand the prejudices and racism they hear are wrong?
ReplyDeleteQuote: “Who are you?” said the caterpillar…Alice replied rather shyly, “I hardly know, sir, just at present--at least I know who I was when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.” -Lewis Carroll (1832-1898), Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Fact: Our culture defines who we are and how we live. We ALL have culture.
Quote: "Individuals begin to assimilate culture from birth" --pg. 44
ReplyDeleteQuestion: When teaching should I let my own culture show through, or should I tend to be mostly neutral?
Fact: "Race as a concept still carries a strong social meaning in our country as well as in many other societies."-- pg. 65
Question: I know many schools celebrate holidays such as Christmas and Halloween with their students. As an educator of a multicultural classroom, should we be celebrating these holidays since they include only the cultures of certain students?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "Ask a 5-year old girl what she is and see how quickly she states her identity. Even if her answer is, "I am a girl," that child is establishing herself as a member of a gender group." Pg 55
Fact: The concept of race contributes very little to cultural understanding. Pg 66
Question: How exactly would we teach each child about each culture? We should try, but someone will be left out!
ReplyDeleteQuote: "The divide in human evolution was crossed when culture became the major factor in giving form to the minds of those living under its sway."
Fact: What we do and plan in early childhood classrooms is influenced by our cultural beliefs and values.
Question: It says to be aware of body language, are there certain rules to handle a situation when someone may take your body language the wrong way?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "The danger to our democracy is not ethnic identity or race, but racism, the oppression of a group of people based on the color of their skin." -Campbell, 2004
Fact: Culture is acquired through interactions with the environment. -Culture was also found to be the critical factor influencing attachment and socialization patterns during the early childhood years.
Question: How does not having bathroom doors provide saftey for children?
ReplyDeleteQuote: Everything depends on the color of the glass you look through.
Fact: When visiting a Native American families house for the first time, guests should ask for a place to sit, rather than assume any place is acceptable.
Question: How do you deal with racist parents?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "trying to understand the rules, beliefs, and values of other cultures while using our own values is not always effective." Page 52
Fact: Prejudice and stereotypes are learned, not innate. -page 69
Quote: "Our stereotypical views of others perpetuate racism, blame the victims, and often reflect unresolved views we have of ourselves."
ReplyDeleteFact: Culture is defined by the sharing of values, beliefs, and traditions among people.
Question: Is racism us acting out towards someone different because we don't understand?
Question: How can we as teachers steer our students away from prejudices and stereotypes, and shape their values when they are being taught different things at home simultaneously? What is the best way to address this issue without offending parents or causing problems?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "...ethnicity is a 'dynamic and complex concept [that] refers to how members of a group perceive themselves, and how, in turn, they are perceived by others.'" (emphasis added) p.62
Fact: "Enrollment of multiracial children is already a stable trend in most schools that is projected to grow in the future." p. 66
Question: Culture is obviously a very important role in our every day lives but it isn't taught or talked about much in the classroom as a young child. Why isn't it addressed more when we're younger so we have a better understanding of it as we get older?
ReplyDeleteQuote: " In our society, elementary school children learn for more than reading, writing, and arithmetic. Some of the mere aspects of their knowledge are never taught in a systematic way. They are required as part if their culture through interaction with teachers and peers" James Spradley and David McCurdy (2003).
Fact: Many state and federal statutes exist that not only protect young children's rights to equal educational experiences but also addresses the diversity of needs and characteristics of young children.
Question: At what age do you believe a child has developed their idea of race, culture, and that society generally sees a differance between them and a child thaty may be a different race, or cultre than they are?
ReplyDeleteQuote: Culture as an instrument people use as they struggle to survive in a social group.
Fact: Racist concepts evolve out of personal interactions and experiences in the environment. Prevention of racisim needs to take palce early in life.
Question: Why is it so hard to mix two similar cultures & backgrounds in marriage?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "Our culture defines who we are and how we live. It permeates most aspects of our lives, including those that are easy to observe and those that are not. Culture can be a safe haven or a battlefield; a cherished possession or a burden." pg.45
Informative Fact: Culture is the ways and manners people use to see, perceive, represent, interpret, and assign value and meaning to the reality they live or experience.
Question: How many and what kinds of stereotypes can we find in a typical classroom? ie, in literature, posters, other materials, etc.
ReplyDeleteQuote: "The influence of culture is so powerful that it covers every aspect of behavior." Page 47
Fact: Children become aware of their differences and similarities at a very young age.
Question: Why do many people evaluate the positives and negatives of other cultures based on their own cultures’ standards? Is it because their culture is the only reference point that they have or because they are unwilling to yield to others?
ReplyDeleteQuote: “Everything depends on the color of the glass you look through.” –Pedro Calderon de la Barca
Fact: Ethnicity is defined by three factors: nationality, ancestry, and religious affiliation.
question: How do we teach a student whose parents are racist?
ReplyDeletequote: "everyone is multicultural to varying degrees with specific charcteristics of each individual being unique"
fact: Generally, individuals do not realize how prejudiced they are.
Fact: Hate crimes have increased in recent years.
ReplyDeleteQuote: "Routine activities and interactions characterized by equal treatment for all and by rejection of unfairness promote a culture of respect that leads to peace."
Question: If prejudice is a learned behavior it's assumed that being unprejudice is learned as well, how will you go about actively teaching children to be unprejudiced?
Question: Why is not putting bathroom doors on considered a safety issue because I would feel that is a violation of privacy or does that only go up to a certain age?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "Culture is a glass prism through which we look at life." pg 46
Fact: Education of 6 yr old Manu children included mastering swimming and canoeing, skills usually associated with older children, because those skills are essential for survival in the Manu society. pg 47
Quote: "The divide in human evolution was crossed when culture became the major factor in giving form to the minds of those living under its sway."
ReplyDeleteFact: Diversity has been the common demoninator of the United States since its inception. People from many different countries came to forge the nation we feel so proud of now.
Question: Why are some people afraid to learn about different cultures?
Question: If there are cultural differences and similarities, why do we as a society focus on the differences? Why not focus on both?
ReplyDeleteQuote: p.45 "Culture provides a framework for our lives. It is the paradigm humans use to guide thier behavior, find meaning in events, interpret the past and set aspirations."
Fact: p.64 Children become aware of thier differences and similarities at a very young age.
Quote:the influence of culture is so powerful that it covers every aspect of behavior- there is not one aspect of life that is not touched and altered by culture
ReplyDeleteFact:Everyone has a culture and culture influences our view.
Question: How do you explain the culture of one (student or group) to another?
question: If one year your given a class full of students who all have different ethnicities, cultures, and/or race is it important to cover EVERY single students culture throughout the year?
ReplyDeletequote:"Culture is a glass prism through which we look at life."
fact:The passage of the Civil Rights Act created fertile ground for recognizing the rights of every citizen regardless of his or her characteristics and conditions.
Q: “There is not one aspect of life that is not touched and altered by culture.”
ReplyDeleteF: In our society, children are learning more than reading, writing, and arithmetic; their knowledge is not always taught in the systematic way, they acquire their culture through interaction of peers and teachers.
Q: Does learning about different cultures in a classroom affect the students or the teacher more?
Quote: "Everything depends on the color of glass you look through."
ReplyDeleteFact: Everyone has a certain culture and that culture defines who we are and what we believe
Question: Why are some people stubborn and think their culture is vastly superior than others?
Fact: The No Child Left Behind Act, passed in 2002, addressed these critical issues: unequal programs and services available to the young.
ReplyDeleteQuote: "Everything depends on the color of the glass you look through." pg. 46
Question: Our school's are very diverse now. do you think we need to try and get more diversity in our educators? Would this make a different in our schools?
Quote- "Racism is a crime many often reject but refuse to stop."
ReplyDeleteQuestion-If two languages is a must in society why dont we intergrate it more often into Elementary Schools?
Fact- No child left behind Act passd in 2002."
Question: How should a teacher address a student who has made an inappropriate comment about race or ethnicity to another student?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "Todo es del color del cristal con que se mira (Everything depends on the color of the glass you look through)
-Pedro Caldercon de la Barca
Fact: Interratial families were not offically acknowledged and recorded as a distict group until the 2000 Census.
Question: When dealing with different cultures in a classroom full of your students, how do you explain to them that things they may do as their culture is not always acceptable in an american classroom.
ReplyDeleteQuote: "The divide in human evolution was crossed when culture became the major factor in giving form to the minds of those living under it's way.
Fact: Your identity may be influenced by gender, age, profession, ethnicity, language, and other factors.