One way I lower these filters is by discussing the differences amongst the students. We celebrate every cultural inside my classroom by learning each child’s holiday and tradition, learning about the different trends that occur inside their home. By learning and celebrating with the children, they feel comfortable where they are and the children and teachers around them understand their culture a little more.
Different cultures have different social aspects. For example, in Asian cultures, such as China, it is considered disrespectful to look an adult in the eyes when they are speaking to you, whereas in American culture, this is otherwise. I am currently in a multicultural class setting, and even with the preschool age, I notice these habits in the classroom. While younger children can adapt to a multicultural setting more easily than older children, the connection to culture is strong, even with their meals. I find that the parents often serve them traditional culture meals. The socio-cultural aspect of their first language is dependent upon how their culture communicates with one another. Another example would be with Hispanic culture. Hispanics primarily communicate, and have close ties with family. There are many large social gatherings for meals and they are very talkative with their family. This could be a reason that you find many Hispanic students as active voices in the classroom. Their primary language is usually enhanced due to their active social skills. What may occur, is that a Hispanic student may struggle with learning English due to the practice of Spanish initially.
One way I lower these filters is by discussing the differences amongst the students. We celebrate every cultural inside my classroom by learning each child’s holiday and tradition, learning about the different trends that occur inside their home. By learning and celebrating with the children, they feel comfortable where they are and the children and teachers around them understand their culture a little more.
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Lindsey PietrocolaSince 2010, I've been incorporating technology (in some form or another) into a classroom as a teacher. Archives
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