Final Reflection Questions

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613 Final Project Reflection Questions 1. Explain how this project (and course) helped you to understand broader social-cultural, historical, political, economic, and philosophical issues and how they impact educational policies and practices.
This course allowed me to explore a variety of perspectives that my students may be influenced by throughout their daily lives. When I started my career in education, multicultural education only focused on Black History Month. Now, I understand that multicultural education encompasses a multitude of requirements. In order, to provide a well-rounded multicultural education within my classroom, I must consider all of the factors. The development of appropriate multicultural lessons will take time, but the outcome of these lessons outweighs the time required to develop them. We know that
We need to develop pedagogies to address the needs of these students. We have an obligation to make appropriate adjustments to our curriculum for the betterment of all of our students. By choosing to make these changes, I feel that I can help to create productive members of society.
I have become more knowledgeable in the legal aspects of ESL and multi-cultural education. Through educational litigation, I have a better understanding of why particular requirement exist. Educational reform has allowed the educational system to adapt to the needs of its student populations. Many legal decisions, such as Lau v. Nichols, Castaneda v. Pickard, and Mendez v. Westminster, have established these necessary reforms.
2. Describe how doing this project helped you in reaching an understanding of how students differ in their approaches to learning, not only with respect to their varying learning abilities but also with respect to the diversity of their cultural

Critique of Derrick Bell's _Space Traders_
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Robles de Melendez, W. (2010). Teaching Young Children in Multicultural Classrooms: Issues, Concepts, and Strategies (3rd ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.
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Public Schools Need Successful ESL Programs
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Every year, the number of immigrants in the U.S. has grown “significantly.” Chen predicts that by the year of 2020, public schools will have at least 50 percent of students that are non-English speakers (¶5). This shows that it is important that public schools have a successful ESL program. The purpose of ESL programs is “to enhance” ESL students learning, to help students’ “emotional well-being”, and to accelerate students’ ability to learn the new language. According to Chen, some district schools have failed to support ESL students’ learning. For example, Chen stated that “...[some] school districts [have been] accused of not meeting t...
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Multicultural Education int the United States
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The world is made up of many different types of people, each one having his or her cultural background. Over the years, the United States has become increasingly populated with cultural diversity. This influx has prompted school administrators to recognize the need to incorporate multicultural programs into their school environment including classroom settings, school wide activities, and curriculum as it becomes more evident that the benefits of teaching cultural diversity within the school setting will positively influence our communities, and ultimately the entire nation’s future. The purpose of this paper is to share the pros and cons of multicultural education in the classroom. Additionally, I will express my views compared to those in the reading requirements for this assignment, as well as, new knowledge obtained through the research. Finally, I will share situations where I was challenged introducing a multicultural issue during a class.
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The Importance of Positive Cultural Identity
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Manning, L.M. & Barruth, L.G. (2009). Multicultural education of children and adolescents (5th edition). Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
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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.
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Educational Equity
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Develop an argument on or some ideas of understanding about curriculum as multicultural text by relating the works of Darling-Hammond, French, & Garcia-Lopez, Delpit, Duarte & Smith, Greene, Nieto and Sletter to your experience of curriculum, teaching, and learning as affirming diversity. You could think specifically about the following questions: Is there a need for diversity in curriculum studies and designs? Why? What measures do you think will be effective in incorporating such a need into curriculum studies and designs? What is the relevance of diversity to your career goal, to education in your family, community, and school, to education in Georgia, and to education in general? In which way can you develop a curriculum which helps cultivate empathy, compassion, passion, and hope for citizens of the world, and which fosters social justice?
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The Challenges Faced by Multicultural Children in American Schools
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In the last three decades, schools in America, underwent a large growth of international students, but very few reforms to correspond to the problems resulting. Amongst the largest challenges for multicultural students relates to their English language skills, and “consideration of those multicultural students who are non-native speakers of English” (Byrne). There are very few language requirements for students to be accepted into higher education programs. But even if students more than meet this minimal acceptance requirement, they may be unfamiliar with terminology for a specialist subject matter.
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Educational Goals and Philosophy
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I feel that these students have the potential and ability to gain the knowledge and to make a valuable impact on today’s society. It will be my job, as a teacher; to make sure that the correct technique is being demonstrated to ensure that these students reach their full potential. The main goal to any teaching technique is to give confidence to that student that he/she can do anything. There is no obstacl...
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Essay On Multicultural Education
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The cultural diversity in society, which is reflected in schools, is forcing schools not to solely rely on content-centered curriculum, but to also incorporate student-centered lesson plans based on critique and inquiry. This requires multicultural education to a dominant part of the school system, not just an extra course or unit. Further, it demands that learning itself no longer be seen as obtaining knowledge but rather, education be seen as creating knowledge. Multicultural education should be seen as affirming the diversity of students and communities, promoting the multicultural ideas of the United States, and building the knowledge and behaviors needed for students to be a positive and contributing member of society and the global community as a whole.
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Dr. James Banks on Multicultural Education
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As we proceed further into the 21st century, multiculturalism becomes more relevant to obtaining a truly global society. Dr. James A. Banks defines the meaning of multicultural education and its potential impact on society when it is truly integrated into American classrooms. In his lecture, Democracy, Diversity and Social Justice: Education in a Global Age, Banks (2006) defines the five dimensions of multicultural education that serve as a guide to school reform when trying to implement multicultural education (Banks 2010). The goal of multicultural education is to encourage students to value their own cultures and the diverse cultures of those around them without politicizing their differences but rather, as Banks passionately explains in his lecture, “to actualize the ideals stated in the Constitution” (2006) forming “civil, moral, and just communities.”
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The Importance Of Diversity In Education
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The world is currently undergoing a cultural change, and we live in an increasingly diverse society. This change is not only affect the people in the community but also affect the way education is viewed. Teaching diversity in the classroom and focusing multicultural activities in the programs can help improve positive social behavior in children. There is no question that the education must be prepared to embrace the diversity and to teach an increasingly diverse population of young children.
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Women's Studies
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Gollnick, D. M., & Chinn, P. C. (2009). Multicultural education in a pluralistic society. Columbus, OH: Prentice Hall.
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The Challenge of Linguistics and Cultural Diversity in Education
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Trail, K. (2000). A changing nation: The impact of linguistic and cultural diversity on education.
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Diversity and Multicultural Education in the Classroom
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The concepts included in providing a more diverse, multicultural education are requiring teachers to review their own issues and prejudices while expanding their knowledge of the many cultures that make up the classroom. These efforts help the educator recognize the various individual and cultural differences of each student, as well as gain an understanding on how these differences impact the learning process. The purpose of this paper is to reflect upon individual and cultural difference research and why diverse students struggle to succeed in school. Furthermore, I will share some instructional approaches I could implement in the classroom to accommodate diverse students. Finally, I will discuss the responsibility of educators in addressing the issue of how our o...
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Benefit Of Bilingual Education Essay
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In 2009, teachers of a New Jersey school banned foreign languages and stated, “any language other than English will not be tolerated" (Debaron 1). This situation was soon no longer allowed. While over ten percent of the total adolescent education systems contain emergent bilinguals, a whopping sixty percent of those students are educated in only English (Bale). Maria Estela Brisk, a Boston College Education professor, believes, “schools has wasted much energy in the search for a "perfect" model and the best way to learn English” when they could just focus on proving “quality education” to every student in the system (1). Teacher’s main priority should consist of effectively teaching their students to prepare them for the future, but currently there are a lack of certified bilingual education teachers. When students are taught more in different ways, they can educationally benefit their cognitive abilities, involving the brain with “mathematics, problem solving, logic and memory”, can be improved to create an overall better student. Even by learning another language at a earlier age can contribute to __________. Learning another language will be
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Final Reflection Questions

Critique of Derrick Bell's _Space Traders_

Public Schools Need Successful ESL Programs

Multicultural Education int the United States

The Importance of Positive Cultural Identity