High School Drama

In a world that is becoming increasingly dynamic and interconnected where each of us are becoming more dependent on each other, diversity is a crucial element of life. Never in human history have students had available to them the

Diversity is a beautiful thing; from religion to physical looks, the differences among people is astounding. The world would be such a monotonous place if everyone were the same. However, many tend to note that diversity in a classroom can sometimes be an issue- especially among the students. From my own experiences within a diverse class, I realize that the contrast between students is a blessing and a curse

Teaching in racially diverse classrooms often leaves educators feeling uncertain about how to proceed and how to respond to historically marginalized students. There is pressure to acknowledge and accept students of color with different perspectives, to diversify the syllabi, be more aware of classroom dynamics, and pay attention to how students of color experience the learning process.

-Students are working in groups with different levels of understanding. Their peers will mentor them and hold them accountable to their work.

Take note that in many areas there have been studies to see if there truly is a long-term benefit to finding the right directions. Always we come back to the age-old term, respect. One finding of cultural competencies was that differences are not hard to establish and finding the respectful approach is the first step towards growth (2010). When working with students and allowing them to be different and to share that difference, you are gaining respect and trust. All of us no matter the age or the situation, respond better with respect and trust as the base for

This paper will be discussing a recent fifteen hour field experience I participated in which I observed a classroom which included many students of diverse ethnic and cultural groups. I will discuss any prejudices/discriminations I observed in the classroom based on ethnic and cultural diversity. I will also describe how this experience has made me determined to try to create a positive learning environment for students of diversity in the classroom.

The students that I observe are all diverse in many ways, which play into their educational development. To begin, there are certain classes that are predominately white, and some that are predominately black. I have noticed that there is never an in-between, and that there is a few Hispanic students thrown into

Without communication and interaction, students of different ethnicities have only decades of discrimination and racial profiling to apprehend each other by. A problem contributing to this is that, even though colleges have done a good job at gathering students of different ethnic groups, they have failed at giving them a diverse educational experience. This can only be done by establishing connectivity and interaction among them. This is a situation that must be addressed because it can lead to serious problems between student groups, both physical through confrontations among students and mental through verbal abuse. This dilemma is mentioned in Frank Bruni’s article when he says “Some students’ insistence not just that their viewpoints be

This is very evident in the kindergarten classes. During special classes, such as music or P.E., students do not have the tutors or helpers that they have in the classroom. This change in independence makes the student act out because he or she may not know how to act around their other friends in an appropriate way. For instance, most of the kindergarteners tend to act crazy during their library classes. This may cause the sequestered students to act out in order to receive more attention from either the teachers or other students. During their library classes, one kindergartner, Jacob, is usually accompanied by an adult the entire day except during special classes. So during this time when all of his friends are acting wild, he takes it a step further and starts screaming and sprinting through the library. It seems as though the constant supervision hinders the younger students’ ability to make wise decisions when around other

Coming from a mid-size predominately white institution in a small town in Indiana, I have been fortunate to gain some great experience working with students of all kinds. During my second year at Indiana State University, I found my passion to work heavily with college students; so I immediately got involved with the Office of Residential Life at ISU. It challenged, created room for growth as a professional, and the ability to work students that are different from myself. One thing that challenged me the most is the different perspectives that my first year students brought to my floor community, although it may have not been pleasant one-hundred percent of the time, but it open of doors to build healthy, long-lasting relationship, not only

When breaking the students up into groups and mixing boys and girls as well as ensuring each group displayed diversity when mixing races in order to

It’s been said that diversity is one of the largest, most urgent challenges facing higher education today. It’s important that we address it though because education within a diverse environment prepares students for life once they leave us.

When students worked in small groups in the classroom, they were commonly grouped into academic ability to impact their learning in the best way. Miss Amber promoted a sense of belonging within the class as students who finished earlier could assist other students who were struggling. This is stated by McInerney that streaming students according to their academic ability maximises each students’ development. Grouping students with varied abilities allows students to ‘self-help’ one another. Groundwater-Smith et al., states that there are numerous avenues of diversity such as learner diversity which is not just looking at physical diversity but also including intellectual and cultural diversities. Due to each student being different there were many varying learning styles which is affected by each experience that each student has been confronted with. O’Donnell et al., highlights the fact that differences are good as clear expectations can be agreed upon by the class community including the teacher and all the students. Expectations that may be established in the classroom could be implementing authority, putting rules in place and reminding students that the classroom is a safe

Like it or not, there has always been diversity among students in the classroom. It is the fact that each and every student is unique. From every circumstance, students bring a varying set of values, perspectives, and beliefs to the learning environment. Understanding the character of students is important in order to become a competent teacher. In fact, teachers should be aware and recognize students, as unique individuals, all acquire information differently than others. Some of these differences are due to developmental variations in cognitive, physical, intellectual, moral, emotional, and social changes caused by maturation and experience. And this reality of classroom conditions makes instruction much more challenging for teachers and

* Try to create a sense of community where the students feel more comfortable in front of each other. One suggestion made was to have the students sit in a circle.