Describe how you will deal with different cultures in your classroom.
A: Good teachers are always sensitive to their
students’ cultural backgrounds. They
respect students’ languages, customs, traditions, and beliefs. They never make fun of students who are
different, but rather celebrate these new opportunities for enriching the
learning experiences of all children.
One of the most effective ways of doing that, I’ve discovered, is
through the use of relevant children’s literature. Reading books about people from different
cultures, developing units about customs and traditions in various parts of the
world, and exposing students to the beliefs and ways of immigrants from various
parts of the world with literature can be some of the most effective ways of
helping students understand and appreciate the multicultural world we live
in. I had the unique opportunity to
develop and teach a thematic unit on multicultural literature while in student
teaching…and I’ll never forget it!
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