Final Reflection

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Throughout this International Cross culture education course, I have found that my passion for specific topics helped me succeed this past semester. As a military child, I have lived in very diverse cultures, therefore, I have always had a passion for multiculturalism. My mom is a teacher, and I have always loved children, so I have always been passionate about being a strong teacher. Both of these passions of mine helped me succeed in this course because this course was combining the two. I have had previous life experiences with multiculturalism and teaching, as well as knowledge from high school classes and college classes. Since I have a passion for these topics, I feel that I was able to do the work on time and be respectful and speak with knowledge. Having a passion for the topics covered in this course helped me to succeed, in addition to being a perfectionist and wanting to learn more. There were many worries that crossed my mind when I was singing up for this online class. I have never taken an online class before, so I did not know how I was going to do. I had heard that it was hard to have the motivation to do the assignments on your own. On top of that I am a perfectionist, so time management is not one of my strengths. Typically, I spend too much time making sure one part of my paper or …show more content…

It does not matter if they disagree with you, or have a different opinion than you. You should always be respectful. I was concerned that since the students were not able to view one another, other students may have a hard time following this rule. In addition to the fact that multiculturalism can occasionally be a sensitive and controversial subject. I found that I was wrong. I genuinely enjoyed the conversations the class had online. I felt that I was professional and respectful, but also in an appropriate way. I would share my opinions by being respectful and I made sure to listen to others

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