Multicultural Education Chapter 8

When it comes to the topic of social problems, most of us will readily agree that the United States has its fair share of issues. Where this agreement usually ends, however, surrounds the question of where these problems originate. Whereas some are convinced that it is an individual’s problem, others maintain that it is the system-based issue (Eitzen et al., 12). Through the use of Social Problems by D. Stanley Eitzen et al. throughout this course, the authors discuss the causes and solutions of social problems such as the inequality towards sexual orientation, gender, race and poverty, from a systemic perspective. Although I agree with the author’s systemic view on those issues, I cannot fully accept putting blame solely on our social

The importance of social justice is universal across educators. According to Vigliante (2010, pp.1), promoting values of compassion, respect and dignity for others is highly held by educators as a goal for their view of social justice. According to Hawkins (2014, pp. 726) classrooms and early childhood settings may be shared among indigenous Australian, Anglo-Australian, European Australian, Middle-Eastern Australian and Asian Australian classmates (to name a few) from varying religious, political, cultural and economic backgrounds. To which ‘an optimist may claim that these contexts are a rich source of cultural exchange’. However this ‘melting pot’ often breeds severe discontent (SirajBlatchford 1995). It is therefore evident that sexism is an issue in society today.

Throughout the past few decades, the gender inequality discourse have became a dominant feature of international, national and local policy debate on the subject of economic development. This policy concern has emerged as an area of scholarly research which seeks to show that improving gender equity leads to economic growth.

A controversial topic that still brings about heated debated is gender equality. Furthermore, the movement historically consisted mostly of women fighting for equal rights. Fifty years after the ratification of the nineteenth amendment, American women began lobbying for the Equal Rights Amendment. Phyllis Schlafly’s What's Wrong with 'Equal Rights' for Women?, was a passionate publication highlighting disadvantages women would suffer if the amendment succeeded. The article spotlights adverse effects that would consequently befall the everyday married women and mother. Although the article roused the typical American family to stop the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, the text is detrimental to the progress of the gender equality movement because it dictates that people should be content with conventional gender roles, which completely disregards the genuine goal of equality. Despite the fact she advocates women's rights, her views on religion, family and sex are unprogressive and traditionalistic.

Gender equality is a subject that has seen much debate and interest in the turn of the century. Many women suffrage have fought for sameness treatment but it seems like they are yet able to achieve that. There are a lot of questions that comes in mind when equality is display and this scrapbook seems to question ways women were greeted years ago.. This scrapbook was produce at the time where women were advocating for women suffrage but it looks like they haven’t won it yet. Since one of the feather has the caption “all we want is the ballot”, this means women are seeking the chance to be part of politic. When it comes to Who the author is, it is most likely that is a female because the author uses “we”, which point out that she is speaking about herself and other women. although the scrapbook is portrait in a humour form, the hat represent the voice of women and raises questions that need answers.

Malala Yousafzai once said, “When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.” Imagine being told that you can not get the new iPhone but your friend can. This is like the same for women who want to go to school but are not allowed to. In many situations, women are restricted to certain opportunities. Whether it may be through political aspects or job opportunities. In many countries women are not allowed to go to school. This being said, gender equality is an issue that our world has been facing for many years. Women need to have the same equal rights of going to school because education is the foundation of human lives. If women do not get the proper education, more than half our world would be in poverty, have more child marriages, and have poor health care .

In module 3, I would like to focus on three main readings that thought me a lot about how people are affected by different situations depending on their race, gender or sexuality. The first reading is “The Problem That has No Name”, it was very surprising to me to read about how women decided to give up everything to become good wives. The next reading is called “Why Gender Equality Stalled”, this article made by The New York Times magazine demonstrate how the people in the United States changed their opinion about the roles of women and men inside the household, but can not do much because of the limited options jobs offer. The last reading is “Dangerous intersections”, in this reading I learned that when gender is linked to race it become harder for that person to get the support it needs. These readings are very interesting to me because even though they are not addressing the same problem, they all are interconnected by the same reason: women’s struggle to reach equality within society.

The social, political, and economical equality of all people regardless of sex, race, or class; this concept has been at the core of the feminist effort since its beginning, although particularly in this current third wave of feminism. In this time of working to create an environment acceptance and equality for all people has caused the current generation of feminists to create new distinctions and boxes into which people can identify. One of the newest, most controversial, and arguably most important is the difference between sex, which is determined on a biological basis, and gender, a socially constructed idea. In a society where masculinity and heterosexuality are not only the norm but expected when it comes to positions of power and success it is imperative that the expression of gender can be viewed separately from the person’s biological sex. In doing this, the idea of the “one woman and one man” archetype is dismantled and a position of power, opportunity, and equality can be give be given to all people not just those who fit into the narrow boxes of the heteropatriarchy. This idealistic way of life can only be achieved if we are able to understand the nuances of what gender is and its infinite forms of expression.

Do you know how it feels to have a strong determination to pursue your life goal, but you also have to deal with the laborious consequences such as gender equality? According to Zig Ziglar, “What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals”. A girl named Hope Jahren lived in a poor place where women and men were not treated equally. Many people argued on how women couldn't be things like men such as a doctor, engineer, or scientist, for instance eSTEM school has more men than women because it's an engineering school, traditionally girls are not encouraged to work as an engineer they mostly focus on language arts and performance. No woman should be underestimated of what they can do. The book Lab Girl shows that Hope Jahren story is based on equality. Hope wants to show people that men and women should be treated equally and disproves stereotypes by succeeding without money, overcoming bias hardships and completing labs that are usually done by men. She is like any ordinary teen with big hopes, Will she succeed in proving people by having her dream come true?

“A woman is human. She is not better, wiser, stronger, more intelligent, more creative, or more responsible than a man. Likewise, she is never less. Equality is a given. A woman is human” (Nazarian 2010) Women have been a face of oppression for many years, gender segregation has also been prominent in all societies for many years. Historically, women have never been the dominant gender in roles of occupation and wages. Gender segregation has impacted the gender wage gap, that has been ongoing since the beginning of time. Patriarchy will be touched on, being the outlook the majority of the population practices, gender roles and lastly the never-ending gender wage gap. The statistics of the progress of the narrowing of the gender wage gap will be examined, compared and contrasted. Women tend to face the lack of high power positions in society, less formal education and part-time work

1a.) Multicultural education focuses on teaching students about different cultures and races that have not received a lot of attention. Anti-racist orientation is very similar to the perspective of multicultural education, but anti-racist orientation also considers the concept of discrimination. An example of implementing the anti-racist orientation is illustrated in an interview with Lisa Delpit the author of “’Multiplication is for White People’ Raising Expectations for Other People’s Children.” Delpit discusses why there are so many African American students in special education. She goes on to say that as a society we have labeled there to be something wrong with black students because unfamiliarity with their behavior. The white teacher’s lack of exposure to the students culture leads them to automatically want to put them in a special education classroom. Of course, having this type of mindset is harmful for students and a resolution for that is to have an environment where teachers are culturally aware and allow their students to express their own culture. In another interview with Christine Sleeter, a professor at California State University, she discusses how white privledge influences the opportunities white people have compared to other races. Some ways of implementing multicultural education is teaching multiple perspectives of history. Instead of assuming students are too young to understand certain things, teachers can find a way to relate the event or explain

One might say that bringing awareness to gender inequality is a very paramount issue, especially on the topic of jobs. Back then, a woman would do the same job and put as much work into it as a man, but they would still earn less money. Additionally, until many people realized the issue of gender inequality, nothing has changed. When analyzing the evidence of how starting to bring awareness to social inequities and raise awareness at a local level can turn global and change the world, one can realize the history of the discrimination issue, how people at a local level respond to discrimination, and how the issue of discrimination can be changed at the global level by focusing on the women wage difference.

Historically, women have always been seen as the subordinate gender. Considered weaker, more emotional, and less intelligent or capable than their male counterparts, women have been trying for decades to overcome adversity and get to a point where they can be taken seriously in a patriarchal world. Though progress has been made, there is still a long way to go until true gender equality is established.

The issue of equity is crucial in these times. The past decades of political and institutional promotion of gender equality has shaped different conceptual and methodological approaches, thus raising many questions and opinions. Therefore, education and gender are intimately linked. Through learning, is not only knowledge acquired, but also attitudes, values, experiences, and reflections.

Teaching in a twenty first century society, the expectation for gender equality is important to provide the proper exposure, understanding, and educate individuals about society’s norms. These expectations that students will need to make acceptable choices for the betterment of their future. Therefore, it is the duty for educators to offer introductions in gender roles, gender stereotypes, and sexism. These are sensitive topics and need to be taught accurately with balanced information and with a balance of information without prejudice. In a twenty-first century society, educators need to address gender roles and where students might witness gender roles in the classroom. Also in a twenty-first century society, educators need to address