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Culture Definition: Initial
Culture is how a group of people live their everyday lives. Their livelihood is affected many different factors: their people’s history, where on the globe they reside, and how their society is structured. -
Multicultural Education Definiton: Initial
Multicultural Education: Multicultural Education is an education, that is given to many different cultures at the same time. For example, a American classroom that consists of children from all over the globe (Europe, Asia, Africa).
This definition could also mean a class or “education” on the subject of “different cultures” that is given to a group of students. This class -EDU 230- could be an example of multicultural education. -
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Cultural Diversity Course - Journey Timeline
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How does multicultural education reflect responsive teaching to help meet the academic needs of diverse student populations?
It creates an environment where everyone is equal and is given equal opportunities. The teaher is aware of the different cultures, and acts on it, creating for the students an example of nondiscrimiation. Non biased teachers will teach the students to keep an open mind. Free from the scrutiny, thsese students can focus on their work and achieve not only academic greatness, but an cultrually responsive outlook as well. -
Insights: Diversity
Throughout this course I came to see how prized diversity is in multicultural education. Coming to realize how special diversity between cultures, and people is has really impacted me both personally and professionally. When I become a teacher, I want to pass this valuable lesson onto my students. Everywhere I go, I want to keep an open mind and encourage people in their differences -
How can multicultural education affect broader social issues that impact our society?
The video “A Class Divided” was a perfect example of this. Jane Elliot taught her students how hateful discrimination was, and it was a lesson the children never forgot. Many years later, these kids recalled the lesson they learned. They were so passionate about non-discrimination, and will in turn, teach their children the same lesson. Though it is a slow process, acceptance of diversity will spread. Hopefully, one student at a time, prejudice and stereotypes will cease. -
Definitons: Refined - Culture
Culture: Culture consists of many things. These can be the language, holidays, clothing, food and geographical location of people who live differently than I do. Yet culture is not just the material differences. Culture is also how they speak, think, feel and exist. Culture defines a person’s background, customs, and shapes who they are. -
Definitons: Refined - Multicultural Education
Multicultural Education: Is an education that instructs many different cultures at the same time. It not only creates an environment of acceptance and safety, but instructs students those differences, be them learning styles, racial differences, or a disability, are a good thing. It also teaches its students acceptance of these differences and encourages them to succeed. -
The Giver
This book was an excellent book, and one that I would want my students to read as well. It details out a world where there is no diversity, and instead only "sameness". -
Definitions: Final - What is culture and what are some major aspects of culture?
Culture is the basis of an individual’s life. It dictates how one speaks, thinks, dresses, and lives their lives. Culture involves language, holidays and traditions, their habits and customs, their clothes, geographical location. It is what the person is accustomed to, and makes them who they are. -
Definition: Final - What is multicultural education? What are the goals of multicultural education?
Its a type of education which teaches its students to keep an open mind towards other cultures. It promotes equality and creates an encouraging environment for its students. No matter the race of each child, each is given an equal opportunity to learn and grow. Diversity is celebrated, making everyone’s differences special and unique. Multicultural Education also helps rid the classroom of discrimination, helping its students to be aware and see the good in cultural differences -
Insights: Final Definitons
From the beginning of the semester, to now, at the end of the course, my understanding for both of these terms has changed so much. What I originally had to look up in the dictionary to describe, I can now detail out in great length. I have learned how intricate and involved multicultural education and culture really is. There are so many facets that it involves both these definitions, and I feel like I have a much clearer picture and deeper understanding of what these terms mean. -
Poem: "The Differences In Diversity"
I chose this poem because I like the message. We prize snowflakes, which are all one kind “snowflakes” yet there is not one that is alike. We as humans are exactly the same way (all human, and each one unique), but yet we still look down upon others who are “different.” My journey throughout this course was really centered on celebrating diversity, and discovering the excitement I felt for a culturally diverse classroom.
The Differences In Diversity
