Multicultural Project

Chapter two of the Educational Research Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Qualitative Research, composed of the research problem, one needs to address some sort of controversy in education. One needs to understand if the topic if the topic is important enough to study, how the study will add to current research or understandings, and finally who will benefit from the study (Creswell, 2015). Chapter three is consumed with the understanding of literature and it relevance to the problem at hand (Creswell, 2015). By using mono cultural resource are students of color being disadvantaged? The majority of teachers, as well the authors of textbook and testing questions have a predominantly European ancestry. Students of color are expected to conform to these resources.

I found the subject in this paper to be very fascinating. The subject of this particular paper is multicultural education. According to book,” multicultural education is defined as a process of educational reforms that assures that students from all groups (racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, gender, etc) experience educational equality, success, and social mobility (Cushner, K. pg.22).” In my finding of the little community of Gatesville was not very much cultural diversity.

Children’s cultural background is one of the most important aspects to developing a child’s sense of identity, and a child having a strong sense of identity is one of the key outcomes to the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF). By understanding the diversity of all the children within a service, educators often have to adapt their practices to benefit everyone. It is an important part of respecting children’s culture, to consult and maintain contact with the family to ensure you understand any differences their culture may have when it comes to caring for and teaching their child. By incorporating various techniques, foods and activities, educators can attempt to ensure that they are including a child’s culture within the service. When people

At the Lehman Day Care center, I observed children from ages three to four years old. Students are mostly Hispanic, few are Asian, and their only two students that are Black. There are two male East African teachers and a Latino female teacher assistant. The main teacher set up assignments for the class and the second teacher helps the students to complete their assignments most of the time. The job of the teacher assistant is to help set up student’s food and help with any language barrier between Latino students and the main teacher.

I observed children at ABC Child Development Center in the 3 year old classroom on March 1, 2010 from 8am until 11am. The classroom had a very diverse composition in the classroom, Hispanic, African American, Caucasian, Native American, and Asian (Vietnamese). In addition to diversity the ABC child development focus on maintaining a child centered environment that allows children to learn at their own pace. The classroom had 2 teachers and 24 children in attendance during the observation. The classroom has blue walls and displays of the children’s artwork around the room for Saint Patrick's Day and also spring. The classroom had 8 centers for learning and activities. The centers were arranged at the

Emerging during the post-WWII reality of the United States, the term “multiculturalism” has long been embedded into the fabric of American understandings of race and ethnicity. Despite recent efforts to move ‘beyond multiculturalism’, this word and the color-blind ideology supporting it will continue to shape the trajectory of attitudes, policies and activism in the United States. Similarly, multiculturalism in Germany—which was adopted from US-American concepts to address Germany’s own unique post-WWII large-scale—will continue to shape the trajectory of group relations in Germany. As such, this paper focuses on a comparative perspective between Germany and the United States and their respective perceived need for and utilization of the rhetoric of multiculturalism(s). What can we come to understand about multiculturalism in two cases of Germany and the United State? By building off existing sociological perspectives on each case individually and existing academic comparisons, it will become clear, that while distinctively a “(ethno)racial project:” (Omi and Winant) and perhaps as an ethno(racial) project, multiculturalism is used in both countries differently: in the US it is supposed to be answer to the race problem in an ironically “color-blind” society that increases the attention on ethnic and most importantly racial differences; in

When it comes to my thoughts regarding the relationship between children’s identity formation and culturally appropriate practices within the toddler setting, I feel that a well-rounded educator is open to all cultures and respects their beliefs, in which helps a child absorb more of their own culture while learning about others as well, but also teaches children to respect others as they want to also be respected. “By reading, reflecting, reading some more, interacting with children, analyzing interactions, and so on, you will facilitate this development.” (Swim, 2017, p.128) In which case an educator is always learning from their students.

Multicultural teams have become very common in recent years. With cross border mobility becoming much easier the number of people moving from one country to another has grown significantly. This has also led to more people from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds intermarrying. Their children could be born and grow up in different countries and have hybrid cultural identities. Globalization and the advances in communication and transportation technology have reduced trade barriers and increased interaction among people.

For my multicultural experience I attended a Mexican celebration at the Hispanic Center. This writer had reservation about the event due to the language barrier as it was solely Spanish speaking. This writer must confess that she actually went for the food. From this experience, this writer learned the Mexican culture is perhaps one of the most fascinating cultures worldwide. The mixture of strong native legends, artistic expressions and Spanish culture elements in this writer’s opinion makes the Mexican culture unique. Being proud of their native heritage, Mexican people have preserved many of their ancestors’ traditions. Many of them are present in Mexican music, which resembles the music produced by the ancient Aztec’s drums and ceremonies.

If the quote above is to be believed, then the strength of a classroom resides in the differences rather than the similarities of its students. In my Pedagogy course (PEDG 5367) concerning diversity and multi-culturalism, I was able to realize first-hand how diverse a classroom of learners can be. I was instructed to create a unit plan (see Appendix A- Manners Across Cultures Unit Plan) that comprised approximately five hours of instruction time. In the unit plan I had to reflect on diverse learners and include instruction which met the needs of several different populations of students including special

The education of the young mind is an important step in preparing the child for future learning experiences. The evolution of early childhood education has changed how adults and parents view the importance of offering stimulating and exciting opportunities to the very young. Early childhood Education offers the young child learning experiences that benefit them throughout their educational career. They soon embark on a whole new world of learning. These children are not only experiencing standard brain growth, but verbal and physical skills as well. Early childhood education teachers use a variation of techniques for instructing. They use lesson plans, worksheets, and even teacher resources for these young minds.

In my opinion, the purpose of multicultural council is to bring opportunities for ESL students while promoting various traditions and cultures. My first wish if I will be able to get involved in the multicultural council is to learn about different cultures from ESL students. Not surprisingly, Earl Haig is a pretty multicultural high school full of people coming from different places. By being as an executive of multicultural council, I hope I will have chances to communicate with ESL students who have unlike cultures and styles of living. Also, I hope to enhance my skills, such as teamwork and leadership skills. I believe by participating as an executive in the multicultural council, I will have a chance to gain leadership experiences

The purpose of this experiment was to allow each student to perform certain procedures and utilize the skills accumulated over the semester in order to interpret and identify two unknown organisms within a mixed culture. Each student was given a mixed culture containing one Gram negative organism and one Gram positive organism. I received unknown mixed culture #15. The possible Gram negative organisms within the mixed culture include: Enterobacter aerogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Neisseria perflava, Proteus vulgaris, and Moraxella catarrhalis. The possible Gram positive organisms within the mixed culture include: Corynebacterium xerosis, Enterococcus faecalis, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Clostridium perfringens.

During my observations in the different classrooms at “The childcare Center”, I learned about the proper environment, the fundamentals of the teachers lesson plans, their health and safety regulations, their approach to guidance and discipline, and overall quality childcare. The center has eight different levels of age groups; each of them has their own curriculum based on their age and developmental needs. This curriculum changes and has a new theme each month that helps the lead teachers to be able to start their lesson plans each week. From infants all the way to pre-K the lesson plans include fine motor, gross motor, art and sensory, math and manipulatives, music and movement, language including both signing and Spanish.

and curriculum. The discussion of the historical and philosophical background of multicultural education teaches educators how race and culture influence educational policy and programs. Multicultural teaching and curriculum is also crucial for the development of equitable education for diverse students. The author asserts that multicultural education can lessen biases while also furthering democratic beliefs and practices among students. The text’s discussion of multicultural education is significant to the field of multicultural education as it demonstrates how multicultural educational practices help students become culturally literate and prepared for today’s diverse and globalized world.