2.2 Explain The Importance Of Respecting Understanding And Including A Child's Culture

A society where contact between different cultural groups is encouraged often results in decreased prejudice, as is the case in Canada. This is achieved through the recognition of similarities among differing cultures and also providing information that disproves negative stereotypes. By educating children to respect other cultures from a young age will proactively stop prejudice from forming.

The strategies that an educator can display while learning and educating children from different cultures is displaying and learning practically about them. Make a day of a culture and dress up, cook their food, build their homes and display their practices so the children can see firsthand how their culture differs from their own family and can enjoy learning about them which in turn can displace racism in the facility. Families can be involved in this process by bringing in different objects for children to view and learn about during their education day.

Children are taught that you should not be prejudice against a certain group or society that is different to theirs. All children are given the opportunity to take part in all activities as, well as their parents and these activities reflect different cultures and societies. Children are also taught that regardless of what your culture or the group you belong to is no child or family should have to suffer any form of abuse or unjustly treatment. Every child has rights and this is made clear to all children through books and pictures, posters and via the teacher. Having activities on different cultures helps children to learn that they are part of the world and it gives them the opportunity to get the most out of life. We avoid stereotyping and provide children with positive images through different materials such as books, puzzles, computer and board

As Mahatma Gandhi said, “No culture can live, if it attempts to be exclusive” (Mahatma). Our culture identifies who we are and how we behave in social environments and provides us with a foundation in which to live our lives and raise our families. Each individual culture has certain customs and courtesies that are important. Exposure to the cultures of others can be intimidating and can leave a person feeling confused and unsure about how they fit in (Schaefer 60). Culture shock can leave a person feeling out of place in an unfamiliar culture (Schaefer 60). Our diverse societies demand understanding and acceptance of other cultures. Learning and understanding these cultures before being

It is important to respect, understand and include a child’s culture as it helps each child feel a sense of being, becoming and belonging. Knowing about each child’s cultural identity will also help you to promote an equitable environment by building trusting and responsive relationships with children and their families and to demonstrate acceptance of diverse family structures and perspectives (OpenSpace, 3.2.1). For education and care services, understanding and valuing cultural diversity is key to countering racism in our services and community. Including a child’s culture into the centres environment gives the individual child a chance to grow with their culture and to include the other children in it. Showing children an individual child’s

It is important to respect and understand a child and their families culture because if educators don’t it can make it difficult for families to feel a sense of belonging to the centre. As educators it is important for us to help families and their children develop a cultural identity and sense of belonging but it is important we don’t change the families parenting style, we just assist them in any way we can. It helps children feel positive about their culture if they feel a sense of belonging within a child care, school and community. Educators can use the internet and community to learn more about the languages, traditions, beliefs and values of the children’s cultures so that they can help the children feel more positive about their culture

Cultural acceptance during the earliest years in life influences whether children become open to various racial, cultural backgrounds, religions and abilities. It determines whether children learn to feel proud or ashamed of their heritage. It lays the foundation for children to grow up speaking English as well as the language of their home. Without the proper support and guidance in the most formative educational years, children who are not native to the English language will become lost in their educational journey.

Incorporating different cultures in books for children to learn about those cultures is important, but it is also just as important to show children of different cultures doing common activities to show that everybody is the same. Dr. Ramona talked about how there are many books that show how people struggled with escaping slavery, struggling with poverty, the cruelties of war, and similar hardships, and little showing characters being heros or doing simple tasks. This important to show children to teach them about past and current issues, but it is not an accurate representation of cultures. It only shows what they have gone through, but it does not show people of different races doing simple everyday activities. This is extremely important not only for the children of other races, but also for children of the race it is representing. It is important for children of other races to understand that people from other races do the same activities as they do, but it is also important to people that share the represented race because it gives them a role model that shares their race and shows them that they can do anything

Children need to feel respected and accepted just like adults. If they do not feel a sense of belonging then they are less likely to learn, thrive and be happy in the process. The most important initial relationships in early childhood are those that children form with their families. They are their first teachers and children develop an understanding of the world they live in based on how they live at home. (Commonwealth of Australia, 2009, p. 12) It has been shown that children are more likely to succeed if their educators and families have a strong relationship built on mutual respect and trust. It is therefore extremely important for educators to show an understanding and respect for each child’s culture they practice at home. It is also

To respect and value children’s cultural background, I will make sure to have foods that are available from their culture and this also helps other children try out new foods that they might not have eaten before. There are many different ways you can involve families in selecting foods for their children. The main way to involve families is to ask them or send a letter/email that ask’s them what type of foods their child likes to eat, so that I can make sure to include their food in the class.

As an educator it is important to be aware of the various learners in the classroom as well as being able to shift lessons accordingly to adapt to a greater number of students. In addition it is essential that culturally responsive practices is adapted in the classroom in order for all students to have a sense of belonging and are able to participate. For this reason, a teacher must actively use culturally responsive practices to engage students and their families because it helps to develop a relationship and maintain a level of communication. Learning “facts” about different cultures is not enough, it is more important that we make

I believe that public schools should teach non-Eurocentric cultural traditions to maintain these cultural traditions for the following reasons. Some students from dominated cultures may fear that doing well in school will symbolize a rejection of their culture. Students may feel a sense of hostility from dominated cultures might feel towards school can result in conflict with European American administrators and teachers. Often students from dominated culture might being school disillusioned about their abilities to achieve. In the video degrading Sonia Nieto she stated that in order to teach a child one must be able to identity with the child’s culture. She also gave an example with a African American teacher who’s students where all African

When children transit from home to a service, they will be introduced to a world they are have not been used to and very soon they will begin to notice physical differences amongst people, especially other children in the service. A child will begin asking questions about observed characteristics such as their skin colour, their accent, or the way they dress (Raise Learning). For this reason it is important that educators, parents and families step in and use these opportunities to help the children learn about cultural differences and help them understand and respect these cultural identities.

Even the simplest information and knowledge in life can influence a child’s perspective on culture. A lot of parents

There are a lot of cultures in the World. All of them have their own values. It is very interesting to note that the culture we belong to affects how we think, interact, communicate and transmit knowledge from generation to generation. The aptitude to ask and answer questions based on our own culture enables the process of making connections across cultures. It is worth pointing out that English teachers can assist their students to activate their “ cultural antennas” by making them aware of vital elements of their own culture and helping them to realize how their culture has shaped them. When we think of culture such artifacts as