Diversity Paper There has been a major change in the past thirty years regarding the amount of immigrants coming to the United States. The impact the immigrants have had on education and diversity is unbelievable. There are many factors which contribute to the element of diversity in education, such as each student 's culture, the different languages each student speaks, promoting gender equality amongst students, and working with students who have exceptionalities. As today 's educators, teachers must understand diversity from an omniscient perspective and the influence it has on students, making the process of getting an education as equal and pleasant as possible for all students. Diversity has had a drastic change in classrooms in recent …show more content…
One of the main issues today 's students face is the act of being given gender roles and experiencing gender bias. To further explain, "Society treats boys and girls differently and expects them to develop different gender-role identities" (87). Throughout the gender section of the book, there are several examples given on how boys and girls are divided and given gender specific roles. For instance, girls are told that “Women aren’t good at math” and boys are told “Men don’t make good nurses” (87). These stereotypes affect the thinking of the students and later become obstacles when deciding careers. One way I would promote gender equality as a teacher is by completely eliminating the use of stereotypes in my classroom. This change will be accomplished by doing group activities and assignments in the classroom which avoid gender bias. It is important for students to have an equal opportunity to achieve their goals and follow their dreams. Sadly, when we expose our students to specific tasks and activities with respect to their gender, we limit their chances of having an optimistic approach towards their higher education and
Frank Bruni feels that colleges should work towards changing the troubling social and political sectors of the American society. According to Bruni; teaching the students the same ideas in the classroom over and over again creates a pattern of the same reading, interaction, and thinking approaches amongst the students that makes them to practice the same cultural practices and politics that has always existed and thus live within an average income rate that all other Americans live in. Bruni is accusing colleges of simply preparing students for a lucrative job or simply employment so that they earn a living and stay comfortable within their employment zone, but it does not teach them how to break form the existing patterns of the community
Diversity among students including differences in culture, language and socioeconomic stance is not a new trend. The difference, however, is that today, the school system realizes that all students, including those who differ in some way from the "average" student, or those “at-risk” must be provided with an equal, opportune education (Morris, 1991).
Gender equity issues are virtually ignored in most university level education classes and any strategies created to decrease gender-biased classroom behavior are basically non-existent. Most efforts to remove this problem are geared toward working teachers when the focus needs to be on the upcoming generation of teachers presently in school (Miller, 2001).
Even if they do recognize some of the gender and racial biases happening in the classroom, they might not have the time to try to teach and correct this. But, Jule addresses how teachers can incorporate these ideas into everyday learning: “Primary teachers in particular could use alternative and varied metaphors for gender roles when choosing books, stories, and learning activities for their classrooms, and they can create space for critical discussions regarding young children's perceptions of gender roles”. (33) In other cases, teachers and parents may not think it is worth the time or energy to try and correct how children see gender. Another main argument is that children are still young, and their ideas can change and it is not as big of a deal now as it may be in the future.
There is a constant challenge to educate diverse students. In a growing population, the need for teaching diverse groups grows at an alarming rate. Multicultural education is not the silver bullet to stop or slow down the achievement gap, to ensure No Child is Left Behind, or the cure for racial inequality. Multicultural education is a standard we must all bare for the betterment of the students and today’s society (Gay, Geneva,
The challenges the United States faces are not unique. Countries around the world are facing similar challenges as people migrate across the globe due to economic, political, social and environmental reasons. The U.S. is a pluralistic democracy rich in diversity and the primary goal of multicultural education is to provide educational equality to all students. Schools must transform to meet these needs. James A. Banks lists five dimensions of multicultural education: content integration, the knowledge construction process, prejudice reduction, an equality pedagogy, and an empowering school and social structure (Banks, 2016, p. 4).
Although many do not realize, gender stereotyping is one of the most controversial topics in the field of education. Professionals are constantly trying to find efficient and effective ways to monitor not only teachers and administrators, but the students as well, to be sure that gender stereotyping and gender biases and kept at a minimum within the school environment. With the goal of neither gender biases not gender stereotyping taking place within the school system, higher educational professional constantly seek to find research that can help them understand how to prevent, or possible even cure, biases that are developed to ensure equal rights to all students.
Goal Statement: Multiculturalism and Education As discussed in the problem statement, supporting multiculturalism in the classroom is a quite challenging task for an educator. Banks, J. and Banks, C. [1] underline that the key idea behind the multicultural education is to ensure that students from different backgrounds should have equal opportunities to study and be educated. In order to achieve this goal each educator must focus on development of new courses, programs, and principles that will allow students, regardless their gender, ethnic or racial group, to improve their background, demonstrate knowledge about different cultures, make their own contribution to the society. Furthermore an educator should update or change some of the school
Gender stereotypes and gender norms are the culturally ingrained ideas about what is appropriate or acceptable behaviour for females and males. We learn these gender norms through television, internet, and media and from adults in the community (The Line, n.d.) Teachers need to be aware that how they reward or discipline students can affect notions of gender. There is a need to consider things such as, are we awarding boys prizes for being sporty and girls prizes for being quiet? Are the boys receiving blue stickers and the girl’s vivid pink? Is the culture at the school perpetuating these gender stereotypes? (The Line, n.d.) Today’s schooling is a result of historical changes in the way society was organised. Dependant on differing forms of government, deployed at separate historical moments for different administrative and educational reasons
Incorporating diversity in child development is the focus of this essay. This essay explores three articles that discuss the effects of diversity assimilation in child development. Those who are teaching diversity needs to fully understand it to aid in children's development of diversity cognition from preschool through adolescence. Reading the sources, it is evident that every child needs to learn diversity in their early year. As this greatly contributes to the physical, social, and emotional well-being of themselves and others. This paper looks at the researches of Gonzalez-Mena and Pulido-Tobiassen, Shahaeian, and the Anti-Defamation League in diversity the classroom in relation to the teacher and the children present. These articles to suggest that all diversity should
Diversity in classrooms can open student’s minds to all the world has to offer. At times diversity and understanding of culture, deviant experiences and perspectives can be difficult to fulfill, but with appropriate strategies and resources, it can lead students to gain a high level of respect for those unlike them, preferably from a judgmental and prejudiced view. Diversity has a broad range of spectrums. Students from all across the continent; students from political refugees, indigenous Americans, and immigrants bring their cultural and linguistic skills to American classrooms. Students not only bring their cultural and linguistic skills, but they bring their ethnicity, talents, and skills.
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.
I believe it is important to first analyze the word diversity when examining the need for diversity within a classroom. According to Webster's New Pocket Dictionary, diversity means variety, a number of different kinds. I often discuss and read about diversity in terms of cultural backgrounds; the unification of histories and stories from people from all over the world. Although, I believe that in a higher-educational setting, diversity can also be discussed as the acceptance of the various minds within a classroom. I believe that it is important to recognize the thoughts and experiences of others in a learning environment. Collectively, students learn from teachers, teachers learn from students, and students learn from their peers. By allowing diversity within the classroom, a sense of community can develop. Diversity encourages an active, not passive, learning style. I believe that the culture of Columbia College Chicago is dependent on diversity. The motto “Create Change,” suggests students actively seek the change they want to see in the world. In order to obtain change a community developed out of diversity must be discovered.
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...
According to David O. McKay (2013), multicultural education is constructed to prepare pupils for citizenship in a democratic society by facilitating them to take into account the needs of all individuals; it shed light on how issues of language, ethnicity, culture, religion race, abilities/disabilities, and gender are entwined with educational content and processes. A multicultural curriculum is needed to accommodate for diverse learning and teaching styles of facilitators and pupils and to expose biases, stereotypes, and policies that can restrict achievement. What is more, a multicultural curriculum is also needed to help pupils, faculty, and staff become advocates for multicultural awareness, to ensure that content is fair, accurate, and inclusive, and to prepare pupils for diverse workplaces and multicultural environments. In writing this paper, the author will describe key issues of culturally diverse students, recommend a curriculum approach to address the issues, and discuss the challenges and benefits expected. In addition, she will describe three key issues of male and female students recommend a curriculum approach to address the issues, and discuss the challenges and benefits expected. In closing, she will describe three key issues of students with disabilities, who are mainstreamed, recommend a curriculum approach to address the issues, and discuss the challenges and benefits expected.