Reflection Of Cross-Cultural Diversity

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Based on the information I have learned, my experiences and world view affect my understanding and encounters with diverse individuals. In class we have learned that schools have problems with cultural racism. Cultural racism means to have a belief that the cultural values of one group are superior to other cultural groups. In my former high school, there definitely were some issues with cultural racism and there were often some fights that involved with racism slurs and stereotyping; therefore I am very aware of this problem. I also have seen the way others have bullied or stereotyped others based on their cultures. In my former high school there were some students who were Muslim and other students from a different race or culture would make …show more content…

In class we have discussed that it is the teacher’s responsibility to change the structure, practices, and climate of the school and teachers must have the ability to meet any kind of needs of students of different cultures. In class we have also discussed the five basic skills that are necessary for cross- cultural teaching. These five basic skills include awareness and acceptance of differences, self- awareness, dynamics of difference, knowledge of a student’s culture, and adaptation of skills. I believe that it is important to understand a student’s culture and it is important to have knowledge about different culture based on the culture’s beliefs, values, and practices. I have experienced before a teacher who did not understand the students’ cultures. The student got in trouble for talking in class and the teacher told the student that she needed to talk to him after class. When the teacher talked to the student after class, the student kept on looking down at the floor while the teacher was trying to talk to him. The teacher got mad at the student because she thought the student was being disrespectful and was doing this on purpose; however the main reason why the student was looking down at the floor was because his culture believes that

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