Culturally Reflective Summary

The class began with a silent reading assignment from the next section in the text. While students read, the teacher individually checked in with each student to provide feedback on the previous nights homework. The homework assignment was to summarized the reading from the previous day in their own words. The teacher provided both positive and constructive feedback to all students, pointing out at least one successful aspect of their summary. This activity is very much in line with was the strategy of upgrading your interactive language discussed by Eric Jensen, “during every sing interaction with your students, make eye contact and affirm the good in them” (Jenson, 2013, p.25). If a student was missing an integral part of the story she would prompt them by recalling what was discussed before and provide textual evidence if necessary, and allow them to add to their response. She was very upbeat and supportive of the students, and her tone and language were both accessible and age appropriate. When giving instructions she used

There are all kind of feeling that are transpiring throughout my mind when think of the term cultural analysis. In executing the communication concepts of African American cultural, I found that the Chinese and African American cultural are strongly tied to their beliefs and family concepts. I define myself through my culture as being an African American male, thought out religions, education, and family is very essential in my culture. Also, being limited to making lifestyle changes, and the different ways we communicated with each other are how I define myself through my culture. Being African American my perception of my culture is that we as a community are high in health, crime, education, and public housing, which implies welfare, government assists, black on black crime, and drug abuse. Being an African American, other cultures have a better chance at getting better jobs, education, and opportunities in life.

This week’s devotional cover’s a very important scripture and topic, being culturally diverse is an effective characteristic trait to possess as a human service professional.

I like the fact that when she asked the question about what happened to her sweater, her students immediately raised their hands. They were all into the story. They wanted to know more about the story. She taught her lesson very well. After telling her story and giving clues that defines main idea, she asked her class what they think main idea means. I think that it is a brilliant way to make your students think and connect. Her students were able to use context clues, and they were able to come up with their own definition of main idea. I noticed that Ms. Bannon used a projector to project the pages of the book so that her students can read along. It is a good way of getting student involved. It also allows for students to practice reading, while Ms. Bannon’s reading out loud. After that, she made her students communicate with one another. It is important to let students communicate with one another. Students interacting with one another is a positive learning technique because they can learn from one another. Also, that way Ms. Bannon is not the only one doing the talking, and that way there wouldn’t be so many teacher to student

No one can deny the fact that the United States is rapidly becoming a more culturally and ethnically diverse nation. If the information from The Census Bureau, which projects that by the year 2100, the U.S. minority population will become the majority with non-Hispanic whites making up only 40% of the U.S. population is anything to go by, it is clear beyond any reasonable doubt that we need to prepare the coming generations to comfortably embrace this change (Great Schools Staff, 2015). The subject of social diversity can therefore no longer be ignored since as a matter of fact, its impacts are already here with us. Public schools are becoming more diverse, and both the teachers and the students are feeling the impact. Teachers should therefore be actively involved in preparing their students to be tolerant to this change and teaching them how to interact in a diverse environment.

Cultural Diversity is such an important theme to be integrated in the classroom. When cultural diversity is introduced in the classroom students become more engaged, and it sets the tone for different cultures being exposed. Culture also benefits students to become more interested in history, and how they are connected to this topic.

Throughout the lesson, students seem to be confused by the story and the instruction provided by the teacher. There was no effort made prior to reading the story to connect to or activate previous knowledge or experiences relating to the book. At only one point does the teacher stop to assess understanding, but after it becomes clear that students are lost there is no further attempt to clarify for those who are in need of help. A few students try to seek answers by asking the teacher and other classmates questions, and it is clear that they are lost in the text when they are unable to answer Ms. T’s pointed comprehension questions. When it has been made clear that they will not receive help, it is obvious that the students begin to check out of the lesson and find other ways to use their time.

Culturally responsive teaching argues that, “explicit knowledge about cultural diversity is imperative to meeting the educational needs of ethnically diverse students”. (Gay, 2002). Culture is composed of many things and teachers must assess which have direct implications for teaching and learning. Other then celebrating the similarities between cultures, teachers must also celebrate the differences between cultures.

(Origin) When thinking about my family and our roots I identify my family’s places or origin as Germany and Ireland. A majority of my family is of German ancestry and the one exception is my grandmother and she is Irish. I identify these too places as where my family came from due to stories that I have hear from family members and to the traits that each member of my family carries. A majority of my family are all blonde hair, with blue or brown eyes which have a lot of similarities to people from Germany. My family as very few of the traits from the Irish side but the only ones the I have been told are that some people in our family freckle a lot

In 2000, Professor Geneva Gay wrote that culturally responsive teaching connects students by their cultural knowledge, prior life experiences, in a way that legitimized and validated what students already know. By embracing all socio-cultural realities and having a thorough understanding allows the culturally responsive teacher to negotiate the classrooms with their students and have an accurate reflection of their communities where students develop and prosper.

Culture is seen everywhere. Being raised in a Chinese/Japanese culture house hold, the culture I grew up in was always different from the one I learned from school or my peers. Since I come from a diverse background, I have always had a personal interest in learning about other cultures that differ from mine. As a nursing student, we are constantly taught about cultural competency and how to treat patients based on cultural preferences. When I found out about this Cultural Anthropology course, I did not think twice about registering for it. I was not sure what Cultural Anthropology was entirely about, but I was excited to learn more about it.

Although I have lived in America for over ten years, which is more than half of my lifetime, I still identify my common culture of my ethnicity as Korean.

In this day and age, everyone feels attacked for what they believe in or what they do not believe in, attacked for what color their skin is, their sexual orientation, their religion, and so much more. Watching this video, I felt and noticed many things. It is easy to say “oh, they are a just a bunch of entitled brats” and if I am being completely honest, I do agree to a point. But that is not the full answer. The future of our country resides in the hands of our great nation’s youth, yet, they are fighting for what our constitution promises them: freedom to be who they are and to be just as equal as the person standing next to them. Despite the color of their skin, their sexual orientation, their religious beliefs and more.

As i strolled down my neighborhood coming from the gym, I observed my environment and was able to notice things i never commonly do, the more i walked the more i was able to smell the spices and scents that made home smell like home. Some scents smelled so familiar like my own home and mother's cooking and others unique, as a matter of fact i was able to feel the warmth from each house like a cozy blanket welcoming me in. I listened and was able to hear the laughter and joy of family dinners, movie nights, their own unique ways of bonding which embraced the fact that my community had a diversity of people who had their own way of carrying their roots. Yes, indeed they had their own ways of bonding which are different yet so similar. I concluded that many teens who grew up in their community are introduced to their culture but accumulate the traits of their environment which makes them question who or what they really are. In addition it is what shapes up our lives as we grow. How different our cultures are but yet so alike in the community.We unionize what we observe and inherit from other people and their cultures so in the end we are a mix up cultures and is what makes us diverse to modernize our culture.

There are all kinds of feeling that are transpiring throughout my mind when think of the term cultural analysis. In executing the communication concepts of African American culture, I found that the Chinese and African American culture are strongly tied to their beliefs and family concepts. I define myself through my culture as being an African American male, thought out religions, education, and family is very essential in my culture. Also, being limited to making lifestyle changes, and the different ways we communicated with each other are how I define myself through my culture. Being African American my perception of my culture can be seen in unique foods, literature, religion, language, the community, family structure, the individual, music, dance, and being artist.