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Case: Food and Holidays My school principal told all the teachers at my school at the beginning of the school year that because of the recent changes in the demographics of the school, we had to develop and implement lessons that were Culturally Responsive. I had heard of the term "Culturally Responsive", but I am not the most knowledgeable person about it. So, I did lessons on holidays and traditions in different cultures. I had some lessons on food favored by different cultures. When appropriate, I brought guest speakers to my classroom. The other day I was having a casual conversation with the school principal and she asked me about how the culturally responsive teaching was going. I told her about the things I have done. She said I got it all wrong. I was shocked and hurt by her comment. How am I going to develop and implement culturally responsive lessons? I really do not know. What is wrong with my holidays, traditions, and foods? I thought I was doing a great job. By the way, I teach 4th grade and I have mostly Black and Hispanic children. Solution: (Rates are posted for this solution!) It sounds like you did a great job of planning for the traditions and holidays. If I was in your class, I think I would have really enjoyed these lessons. But I think the principal was referring to teacher the demographics of your school. She wants you to do research about the student in your class and school and accommodate them but bringing lessons from their culture. Students like it a lot more when they can relate to your lesson culturally. It holds their attention and they feel a special bond. So the holidays and traditions of cultures are great too, I would still try to have those but also be mindful to use the culture in your classroom in your lessons as well. An example might be when you are doing vocabulary with the students, post the words in english and spanish as well. |
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