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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!)
As I was reading this I imagined culturally responsive teaching being exactly what you were doing. However, when I researched culturally responsive it was more than making sure the students were exposed to different lessons about cultures. Culturally responsive teaching is more about including all of the students in each lesson. Inclusion is important. Group projects that allow all students to interact and participate ensures that each student can make decisions based on their own experiences, values, etc. and at the same time learn from each other in the process. So while you were doing well talking about the different cultures the students should be more active in the lessons. I think that by talking about one culture at a time and leaving another culture out doesn't really make it culturally responsive. Attempt comparing and contrasting the different cultures so that everyone can participate at the same time. |
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| Comments: Great post! |
| Rated On: October 18, 2014 2:35 pm |
| Rated By: TuBuJy |
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| Comments: Great solution,I was confused on the subject,too. I understand now that it's more about including the students in the lesson. |
| Rated On: October 19, 2014 5:08 pm |
| Rated By: Angela Avery |
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| Comments: I agree, I think students should become involved in the lesson personally. It is important for students to have something to relate to when they hear about different cultures. For example, if a white student is friends with a hispanic student in school, it is important that they learn more about each others ethnic cultures to establish a closer more respectful bond. |
| Rated On: February 25, 2015 7:10 pm |
| Rated By: Meredith Bentley |
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| Comments: Researching about the topic is a great start for this teacher to come up with even more strategies and have a better understanding of what culturally responsive teaching entails. |
| Rated On: February 26, 2015 7:11 pm |
| Rated By: uVataS |
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| Comments: Great ideas for utilizing group work to help expand the culture lessons. |
| Rated On: March 2, 2017 3:53 pm |
| Rated By: dyMaDe |
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| Comments: It is even more important today to get students to understand that cultures are all so different and important. |
| Rated On: March 5, 2017 7:17 pm |
| Rated By: uheVaX |
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| Comments: this is a great solution, involving the students in the learning gives them a chance to discuss their own culture and experiences |
| Rated On: October 14, 2019 9:13 pm |
| Rated By: aHaQaj |
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