Should Teachers Become More Educated And For Aid Them With The Most Effective?

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Introduction In the 21st century it would be perceived that verbalizing offensive remarks aimed at immigrants would be non-existent however, the above scenario highlights that there is still unacceptable behaviour happening towards the culturally diverse students in early primary school classrooms around Australia (Lawrence, Brooker, & Goodnow, 2012). By children copying the beliefs and values of their parents they fail to acknowledge and comprehend diverse cultures in their surroundings (Siraj-Blatchford and Clarke, 2004). Without proper guidance in educational settings, children like Abedi who is mentioned in the above scenario will be forced to fight in maintaining their sense of identity and constantly struggle with fitting into…show more content…
The topic concerns Statistics prove that Australia is a widely diverse country, in fact Lawrence, Brooker and Goodnow state that, “44% of Australians were born in other countries or are the children of parents from other countries” (2012). Although this statistic establishes Australia as being multicultural, the main society here still persists to degrade the ethnically different community and also push those people to conform to the traditional Australian ways (Lawrence et al., 2012). Furthermore, Siraj-Blatchford and Clarke (2004) express that the environment in which we grow up in hugely influences our opinions on other cultures, creating a venomous cycle of denying those who are different. Sadly, in early primary school settings students from diverse backgrounds still get rejected and labeled before even having the chance to communicate (Siraj-Blatchford & Clarke, 2004). Students such as Abedi would then fight to understand a sense of worth and belonging, and feel as if they have to gain acceptance by giving in to the dominant ways in which Australian’s live (Brown, 2008). The student’s opinions of themselves can be greatly harmed as the cultural demands to reform to our ways can cause severe anxiety (Brown, 2008). Changing their behaviours and beliefs from the home setting to a school environment can send a child into a downward spiral as they begin to live in a two sided world
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