Speaking of culture, as we are studying to become teachers this might be interesting for us future teachers to know.
The child’s earlier experiences and what he had already learned is very important, as the child had picked up his community’s rules and family’s cultural beliefs. He has learned what is considered appropriate and what isn’t in his community.
Teaching styles also differ accordingly to cultural differences. There is no proof that teachers of a similar cultural background to the students’ will perform better at their job than a teacher of a different cultural background. Although it is for certain, that all teachers benefit from greater tolerance to differences and an open mind towards other cultures.
So look at the bright side girls, differences aren't always a bad thing as we can learn new things from them!
I think it's true , and that's the main idea of having a cultural literacy course , which is to be capable to teach in a multi-cultural classes , and to be able to handle and face the problems that may occur - because of the different cultural background - professionally .
ReplyDeleteVygotsky's socio-cultural theory is widely cited by educators even today, as they formulate plans on how to get the most from students, challenging them to reach their highest potential. Vygoysky's belief that social interaction leads not only to increased levels of knowledge, but that it actually changes a child's thoughts and behaviours. Since it is the goal of parents and educators alike to help children become high achievers, taking a look at the work of Vygotsky and examining his conclusions seems wise.
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The belief that social exposure to various cultures expands a child's pool of knowledge seems reasonable. The more experiences that a child has, the richer their world becomes. Developmental advancements, dependent upon the people and the cultural tools provided to the child, will help him to form his perceptions of the world. Vygotsky's theory suggests that there are three ways in which learning is passed along to an individual. Imitative learning is the first, where the child simply copies another person. Second is instructed learning, where a child recalls direction given by a teacher and then puts it into play, and the third is collaborative learning. Collaborative learning happens when a peer group cooperates to learn or achieve a specific goal while working to understand one another.
The post is very interesting, however, I do think that teaching a class that hosts a variety of cultures might have a dark side to it as well as a sunny side, what if some children are taught to react in a superior manner towards other cultures, although this sounds bizarre but throughout history such a value was a part of several cultures. How would a teacher handle such an atmosphere? I should imagine that great skills in classroom management are required first, the second thing in my opinion would be to include justice and fairness in every action in the classroom, I cannot imagine that children would reject the concept of justice, I am certain that it would appeal to them. There are great universal values that cannot be rejected by any logical mind, and I consider it a duty to introduce them in class. from a realistic point of view there are always going to be values that carry negative content in several cultures and it would be absurd not to address them, tolerance in my opinion is the acceptance of the person presenting the culture and his culture as well, but that could never mean that I as a teacher would bury my head in the sand and not attempt to deal with the negative aspect of the culture concerned. I hope I am not perceived as a pessimist by posting such a comment , it was only something on my mind. thank you for the post Shaima'a ! you know how much i value your effort in all that you do.
ReplyDeleteYou’ve got some interesting points in this article. I would have never considered any of these if I didn’t come across this. Thanks!.
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