Some strategies that can be used to enrich children’s understanding and respect for cultural identities within the services community may include: - • providing activities and opportunities that engage other cultures These activities could be a culture celebration for a day or week such as Chinese New Year, St Patrick’s Day, Christmas etc., where the children could come dressed up as something that represents that particular culture i.e. dragon, leppricon, Noah etc. and play games that originated from that culture, do drawings of things found in that culture or read books at story time that give information and embraces the culture. • engaging parents and families to discuss cultural practices.
The first two chapters of this book deal with the mindset that we as teachers must have in incorporating the framework and pedagogy into our classrooms. In becoming a culturally responsive teacher you must look at validation, affirmation, building, and bridging. In validation, we have a responsibility to our students to legitimize their culture and language. In being a teacher, rapport I with your students is critical in your success for reaching your students.
Even though growing up with two different cultures have its benefits, the challenges outweigh them and can potentially bring negative impacts on someone’s quality of life. Firstly, it can be difficult to adjust the changing society norms. The convention and expectations every culture has, which may be dissimilar from one’s own. To
Kasia Suarez discusses the process of acquiring her culture without a constant feeling of embarrassment because of bullying from her peers. For instance, she began attending college classes for education in the field and became more open-minded about the different cultures in the American educational system to help her have a wider perspective on culture. Soon after became a teacher and assisted children who were unfamiliar with English or the country, such as herself, when she was growing up. She was very helpful because she went through the same thing and learned from it as she grew up. This helps different students facilitate their sense of belonging and pride in their culture.
-This is because culture is an important part of a child’s identity therefore enabling children to feel a healthy sense of who they are in relation to their culture. If you have understanding and respect for their culture you can help promote their beliefs and attitudes towards themselves in accepting their own culture as ok, respecting their culture and experiencing it as making a positive contribution to our community (Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, 2010, p. 21). -it will assist in building strong partnerships with families based on trust where they feel they belong and contribute to the early childhood community and beyond too- this will empower them in their parenting and help them feel at ease with the type
Treating all children with respect and encourage successful learning for all. Respect for Diversity= respecting, valuing and reflecting the values and beliefs of families. Show consideration and respect of cultures, languages, histories, traditions, family lifestyle practices
Cultural competence means working respectfully and effectively with all children, their families, team members and the community. It means being aware of your own values, beliefs, practices and prejudices and the influence this can have on your decision making. It means continual reflection on your work practices and working towards a better understanding and respect for all cultures. Being culturally competent also means being aware of dominant and minority cultures and the affect this has on the community and adapting your ways to interact with the children and families to make them feel safe, secure and supported (EYLF Outcome 1- Children have a strong sense of identity). Cultural competence not only belongs to an individual as an educator
Introduction Today’s society consist of a variety of different cultures. Each cultures has their own identity, customs, and beliefs. In my community we have several strong, family oriented cultures.
Educators need to develop and enact cultural competency to work effectively with children, families and staff who may have diverse experiences, values an beliefs. We should interact with respect, be constructive and have a positive attitude towards others. We as educators should think critically about ways to interact with children, families, staff and community to enhance relationships and exchange information and limit and decrease stereotypes. The EYLF and NQS both includes outcomes and principles that embrace cultural competency. It includes making sure children have a strong sense of identity, knowing their culture and belonging to group in culture and community.
Journal Entry # 2: Second Culture Kids by Dian Curtis Regan The teenage girl in the short story “Second Culture Kids” is named Amina. She was originally from Guanta, Venezuela and had recently immigrated to Houston, Texas. The reason that Amina’s family immigrated to the U.S. was to get away from the major rioting that was occurring to kick out Cesar Chavez or to move up his election date. As a result of the rioting there was mass violence, and all communication to the outside world was shut down.
Scene 1 Both: (Black background) Hello ladies! Welcome to Culture Identity! Jade: Do you or anyone you know find it hard to balance your culture and the American culture?
ABSTRACT Culture is central to learning. It plays a role not only in communicating and receiving information, but also in shaping the thinking process of groups and individuals. Culturally Responsive pedagogy is a pedagogy that recognizes the importance of including students ' cultural references in all aspects of learning. Model Residential Schools are residential schools for Scheduled Tribes. Scheduled Tribes have an entirely different culture and tradition.
The background of my cultural identity I am an African American female but that isn’t all there is to know me for. I am an African American girl who is very interactive with my religion and also my culture. Cultural identity can be hard to explain because some people don’t know what’s really in their culture and they fail to see , and understand it. I know what my cultural identity is because of my ethiopian flag, the baked macaroni, and the movie the lion king.
Throughout my experiences in this course so far, I have had many opportunities to reflect on my own past and have begun to better understand my own cultural identity. It has been much more difficult to wrap my head around than I would have predicted it to be because so many things play into the construction of an identity that it can be hard to look at all of those separate pieces together. My cultural identity, like all others, is more complicated than it first appears. I identify as a white person, a woman, an American, a gay person, and a feminist, just to name a few. While all of these labels carry with them stereotypes and expectations, they also interplay with the cultural influences I was subject to throughout my childhood.
Teachers "You must go beyond and seek to understand the cultural context of each student" (Braley et al., 2016, pp. 259). Success looks different for each student and teachers should realize culture may be reflected in students' actions. Additionally, teachers may be teaching students at various comprehension levels and students with learning disabilities. In these instances, it is essential to learn about where difficulties lie for children and enhancing their learning by meeting them where they are with content they can
