http://strafton.edublogs.org/2008/07/01/how-can-different-cultural-perspectives-be-incorporated-into-the-curriculum/ Just another Edublogs.org weblog Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:30:58 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 http://strafton.edublogs.org/2008/07/01/how-can-different-cultural-perspectives-be-incorporated-into-the-curriculum/comment-page-1/#comment-12 pma12 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:07:28 +0000 http://strafton.edublogs.org/?p=11#comment-12 I believe that sharing our own culture or traditions with students is an important connection we can make with the students. Using our own culture or traditions to begin discussions and as examples to define vocabulary can help students understand and encourages them to share. I feel that majority teachers have as much to share as minority teachers because each teacher brings something different to the classroom. As long as a teacher is willing to share of her self it doesn't matter whether she belongs in the majority or minority, whether she has an easily recognizable or well defined culture, everyone has traditions or special things they do that can be shared with the students. This gives them an opportunity to learn about how other people do things, about other cultures and provides an opportunity to make a connection with their teacher and develop their own unique classroom culture. I believe that sharing our own culture or traditions with students is an important connection we can make with the students. Using our own culture or traditions to begin discussions and as examples to define vocabulary can help students understand and encourages them to share. I feel that majority teachers have as much to share as minority teachers because each teacher brings something different to the classroom. As long as a teacher is willing to share of her self it doesn’t matter whether she belongs in the majority or minority, whether she has an easily recognizable or well defined culture, everyone has traditions or special things they do that can be shared with the students. This gives them an opportunity to learn about how other people do things, about other cultures and provides an opportunity to make a connection with their teacher and develop their own unique classroom culture.

]]> http://strafton.edublogs.org/2008/07/01/how-can-different-cultural-perspectives-be-incorporated-into-the-curriculum/comment-page-1/#comment-11 bsp1 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:41:08 +0000 http://strafton.edublogs.org/?p=11#comment-11 Multicultural education will in some way, shape, or form focus on diversity or differences. Although differences are prevalent, we as teachers need to focus on the similarities within those differences. For example, after learning or sharing information about different cultural festivals, the teacher could ask students what the similarities are among the different festivals. Major cultural festivals usually involve some form of gift exchange, family time, dinner parties and traditions which have been passed down for generations. If students are able to identify the commonalities they may be more likely to understand cultures that are different from their own culture. Multicultural education will in some way, shape, or form focus on diversity or differences. Although differences are prevalent, we as teachers need to focus on the similarities within those differences. For example, after learning or sharing information about different cultural festivals, the teacher could ask students what the similarities are among the different festivals. Major cultural festivals usually involve some form of gift exchange, family time, dinner parties and traditions which have been passed down for generations. If students are able to identify the commonalities they may be more likely to understand cultures that are different from their own culture.

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