should be an exciting opportunity to explore and learn from each other. However, the opportunities have not been taken advantage of. I think melting pot of diversity can be scary if not handled in a delicate manner. It is important and crucial that we arm our children with acceptance, self-worth and value and be open to new and unfamiliar thinking. Pulido-Tobiassen and Gonzalez-Mena (1999, para 7) stated, “diversity is a complex concept, and there is not one single set of right answers for any one
Cultural Diversity & Today’s Teacher Education in America has evolved through out its history and has become a major necessity to excel in the work force, just imagine 100 years ago graduating high school in many areas was rare, twenty-five years ago a high school diploma was a must to find a good job and now college and mostly likely grad school is expected by many young adults in order to ensure financial security in life. So if education is evolving then the instructors which provide the information
research and consulting with people in those cultures. Professionalism is also understanding the gender roles, sexualities, and families of the students in my classroom. A professional classroom teacher must be open-minded and non-biased towards their students and their families. A professional classroom teacher must not let their own personal views affect their relationship with their students, their families, and their colleagues. Professionalism to me means treating every student, parent, and colleague
attributes you believe are necessary to be an outstanding teacher. As a graduate of Ball State University, I have lived and learned about the skills and attributes necessary to be an outstanding teacher. A key component of my elementary education program was the Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium Principles or InTASC principles. These principles lay out what I believe to make up an outstanding teacher. An outstanding teacher understands “how learners grow and develop, recognizing that
how the strategies address the needs of diverse students in the English discipline. Issues within the English Discipline The teaching of English in the high school across the United States has changed tremendously. Many of the issues are familiar but complex. Teaching and learning issues that English teachers face consist of the following: overcrowded classrooms, students with poor reading, and vocabulary skills etc. Regardless of the challenges, teachers are still held responsible for the growth
In the 21st century, teachers will be standing in front of many more racially and culturally diverse classrooms than ever before. Teachers now need to be more aware of culture in their classrooms more than teachers before them. In light of this, it is important to be able to be sensitive and aware of the needs of such diverse students. Teachers also have to be sensitive to the social and family issues of their students. In this new age of teaching, educators now have the ability to save children
Mauspassant. Art improves our lives by directly and indirectly lift the morale of individuals, creating unity and social solidarity. Art creates awareness of social issues. Art may express and reflect the religious, political, and economical aspects of cultures. Art is and can be what ever a culture says it is or what ever they want it to be. It involves all people, those who conceive the idea of the work, execute it, provide necessary equipment
Literature Culturally Responsive teaching is improving the school success of ethnically diverse students. Culturally responsive teaching prepares teachers in preservice education programs with knowledge, attitude, and skills that will be needed to improve the schools ethnically diverse students. It is recognizing the importance of including students ' in cultural references in all aspects of learning. Teachers now have to completely reshape the curriculum now; students are learning within the context
survival, maintenance, progression, and overall well-being of democratic capitalist societies. Understanding this importance, as well as best practices related to student success in the field, it is my belief that I would be a good social studies teacher that can produce engaged and involved citizens. The National Council for the Social Studies defines Social Studies as “Social studies is the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence”. It focuses on the more
society, we are still seeing a small margin of minorities choosing to become teachers. In fact, the teacher-student diversity gap is growing every year. On top of a lack of minority educators in the field, there is also a lack of proper preparation for white teachers who are working in diverse classrooms. In our transforming society, we need highly informed and diverse teachers who will embrace and encourage cultural diversity. In order to understand the implications of this paper, we must first