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Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.

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Victor Rios: Help for kids the education system ignores

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Define students by what they contribute, not what they lack -- especially those with difficult upbringings, says educator Victor Rios. Interweaved with his personal tale of perseverance as an inner-city youth, Rios identifies three straightforward strategies to shift attitudes in education and calls for fellow educators to see "at-risk" students as "at-promise" individuals brimming with resilience, character and grit.

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A multicultural curriculum is discussing and considering the needs of all the people based on race, gender, culture, religion, disabilities, etc and understanding one another and our own personal beliefs and hardships. Multicultural curriculum is not shown when we do not talk or speak about each others differences like gender equality, race equality, and teach kids how to show sympathy for others hardships.

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The way we can have social justice in our classroom is promoting equality and diversity that way we are practicing integration in the classroom. It is about teach our students to treat others the way they want to be treated. Social justice is about rights, equality, and respect. The way we apply that in a classroom is respecting others thoughts, religion, language, gender and age without treating others different if they are not like you.

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Teachers should not not exclude students from participation in a program, deny benefits to students, or grant an advantage to a student on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, national origin, religion, family status, or sexual orientation.

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Multicultural Curriculum should be equal to all students of all different backgrounds. It is important to incorporate all the difference races and social classes and NOT make it just about one race.

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It is important for some students that they do not really know how difficult it might be for other students. For example, poverty children that are born into poverty. Food drives are a good example for students to see how helping other students goes a very long way. They see and understand the connection that helping the cause is promoting social justice.

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Encouraging your students to be proud of their heritage by looking for ways to emphasize their differences in a positive manner.

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In a multicultural curriculum setting it would look like an inclusion of a variety of perspectives. A discussion of social contexts, including issues of fairness and justice it also includes activities for critical thinking and self awareness. Students may sometimes come from different cultures, backgrounds. It is important to become knowledgeable in case a student does have different beliefs. Schools definitely should try to acknowledge their beliefs. So that the student can feel included and comfortable. Multicultural curriculum does not happen when schools do not acknowledge the fact then the student starts to feel less included and less comfortable to engage in the classroom.

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Being different can attract positive and negative attention form your peers. Growing up as an emo kid who wore dark clothes and  listened to different music, some kids gave weird looks and said nasty things. School staff should pay more attention to how kids interact with each other, because some students are too scared to reach out. Bullying is further manifested in classrooms by teachers who only tell students to "settle down" and do not follow up with active punishment. This allows for the bully to keep bullying another student since they know they will not get in trouble.

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Bulletin boards, posters, artwork, textbooks, and other curricular resources "incorporate accurate and positive references to diverse groups." It helps students learn in different ways than just lecturing. A lot of students have a different pace of learning and providing these resources can benefit one’s understanding.

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Explore the students differences based on their individual culture which will help them learn and understand each other by encouraging everyones individuality in a positive perspective. The students may set presentations about their cultural backgrounds to promote multicultural education.

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A multicultural curriculum is based on the fact that students may come from different backgrounds and ethnicities, but that we should get along, respect, and learn from and with each other as well as work together. Our schools should provide all the needs of the student regardless of any “difference” and make each and every student feel safe. When a school can not provide accommodations for these students it stops having a multicultural curriculum.

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"We can't teach what we don't know"
It is very important to acquire
knowledge and to understand the cultural characteristics and contributions of different groups.  Learn about them and then incorporate them into your curriculum, the values, traditions, communications and learning styles. Learn how to convert it into culturally responsive curriculum designs and instructional strategies.  Creating classroom climates that are conductive to learning for ethnically diverse students. Cross cultural communications.

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After viewing this Ted talk the video explained about how Adichie tells a story about her culture, however if someone else speaks for themselves. They may create a misunderstanding with Adichie’s story and the other person’s. I believe that everyone has different misunderstandings. We all think differently. In some cases sometimes people listen to only one side of the story which seems biased. It definitely shadows one side of the story by just hearing one story. However, It is important to listen to both sides of the story. After getting both sides it is really up to someone to create their own perspective their own interpretation. So even if someone has both sides of the story everyone thinks and understands differently.

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An educator must first understand where their students come from in a cultural sense and acknowledge the students’ different experiences. Because students will have different backgrounds, they will also have different opinions on subjects; a teacher can take an opportunity to create an unbiased atmosphere in the classroom by discussing social or current matters (news, articles, etc.). Creating that atmosphere may broaden the student’s ideas on situations without the teacher imposing their own opinions onto them. Through this, students are able to form their own thoughts and opinions. Another strategy would be to have students work together towards a specific goal in order to lessen the competitive environment in the classroom. Students should be able to work together instead of against each other.

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There are many social challenges a student can face while being in school, but one of the social challenges I have seen take place in my classroom was poverty. When I was in elementary school, there was a girl who would constantly have to ask for school supplies from the school because her parents didn’t have enough money to buy her supplies. Additionally, her uniform would fit her small. This was probably due because she would reuse her uniforms from the previous year. Another example of this is if the district is small, it might not have enough money to provide as much as other districts. For example, in my elementary school there were no busses, so some students would have to walk up to 10 miles to get to school. This made it difficult when it would rain or when it was cold. This presented a  challenge to those students  due to the district not providing school busses. Another social challenge I have seen manifested in the classroom has been bullying. When I was in band in high school, it was a very toxic environment being in the top group. A lot of the members that were in leadership or in the top group thought that they were the best and would make fun of the members who weren’t in the top group. Additionally, they would make fun of the band members who would be props in the marching show due to their inability to march properly.

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In the TEKS, it mentions that teachers must "provide instruction in the knowledge and skills of the foundation and enrichment curriculum in a manner that is linguistically accommodated (communicated, sequenced, and scaffolded) commensurate with the student's levels of English language proficiency to ensure that the student learns the knowledge and skills in the required curriculum". This references teachers having to pace themselves in order for the students to be able to understand. It represents teaching diversity by showing that teachers need to adapt to students of different english language levels. This is done in order to ensure that the students learn the necessary knowledge and skills being taught. In Laredo, this could be presented when there are students in the classroom who only speak spanish. This shows that the teacher has to embrace their student not being able to speak english and try to accommodate their lesson plan so the child can be able to learn.

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The curriculum should be taught objectively in order to show the truth. This is especially important in history because by falsely depicting a certain group of people, we end up undermining the actions of other groups. For example, when we look at the history of the founding of our country, the history books tend to only highlight the efforts of the colonies to expand and do all these great things to get freedom. Unfortunately, it doesn’t show that negative side about how they were able to accomplish it. It doesn’t emphasize that although they were able to retrieve their freedom, it cost them taking the Native Americans’ land and massacring a big chunk of them. There should be more inclusion of the other point of view. In this case, it would be the Native Americans point of view to get rid of the biased perception being taught in schools.

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In the Educator Code of Ethics, it mentions that "Teachers embrace students' backgrounds and experiences as an asset in their learning environment". This statement references teachers accepting students’ differences and respecting them. Another example mentioned is “The educator shall not exclude a student from participation in a program, deny benefits to a student, or grant an advantage to a student on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, national origin, religion, family status, or sexual orientation”.  This shows that the educator has to respect the students' differences. By teachers embracing their students’ backgrounds and experiences, they are able to make the student comfortable and more likely to be engaged in the classroom. This is essential to creating a positive learning environment as it welcomes all differences in the students.

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Social challenges are everywhere such as classrooms, the playground and even the work place.  Some social challenges I've seen manifest in the classroom have been bullying.  I was a permanent substitute last year at a high school campus and the amount of bullying that goes on is awful.  From not having the most up to date phone, the trendiest clothing, bag, or back pack and even how students looks. Many students who have privileged backgrounds do not know what it took for that student to come to school that day. Some students may have walked miles in bad weather, some didn't have breakfast, and some didn't have their parents wishing them a good day. When you are approached with situations such as this the best way to handle this is to shut it down before it goes any further. Words are hurtful and students need to be taught this.

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Social Challenges take place in different areas around the world. Schools are one place where kids tend to pick at each other about them. Bullying is one social challenge that affects most. In our experiences, we have come to the conclusion that bullying is the most effective social challenge that comes. In one experience we've heard that discrimination of the way we look at our color our race has affected many. Most tend to discriminate the way we look and dress just for their own amusement. Other challenges that seek to as well lead to bullying is poverty. Some students don’t have as much money as others and often have to ask or reuse things from past years. As this is nothing to make fun of as a little kid they never really know what’s right and wrong till they get older and may not even know that they are making fun of someone.

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The social challenges our group has seen manifested in our classrooms is bullying. There were several instances in our personal academic career where one of us witnessed the bullying of someone else. The people we observed were bullied for several different reasons, like their race, personality, or physical features.

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Multiculture curriculum in our opinion is a type of environment where we can acknowledge our biased and learn the second part to every story. Encourage students to be proud of who they are and share what they feel. For example not just teach students that there was slaves but teach them the concept of slavery was originated from.

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So we felt that Bullying is a major social challenge since that it would lead students to develop depression and anxiety. Personally I have gone through minor bullying and it did effect my mental state. Students who experience bullying severely do develop anxiety and depression and would become uninterested in classrooms.

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A way we can promote social justice in our classrooms is by staying up to date in current events. An activity a teacher could do is begin class by watching 10 minutes of the News, afterwards a discussion could be made by what was covered.

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One of the ideas that was talked about in the article was the overrepresentation of EL's. The article mentions that EL's share characteristics with student who have learning disabilities. Also, schools are always looking for EL teachers when there is little knowledge of language acquisition and disability. They also mention that the measurement tools used for determining ability and eligibility for special education. This would end up placing EL students in a special education program by accident rather than the EL program. We agree with this idea. Through different personal experiences, we had some friends and family be held back a year because of an assessment or placed in programs that they weren't supposed to be in. We agreed with that the assessments are inaccurate. We also agreed that EL students so share learning characteristics with students who have a learning or language disability. Similar to how the assessments are inaccurate, placing students in programs based on these characteristics can also be inaccurate.

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1. Get rid of the deficit perspective in education. "Students are containers for us to fill with knowledge."
2. To value the students stories that they bring to school, make them proud of who they are.
3. Having provide adequate resources to the students.

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An example of promoting multicultural education would be exposing different cultures and nationalities through forms of literature, media, and class activities. Not only that, a teacher going out of their way to understanding a student's culture makes them feel validated and respected. Overall, multicultural education can create a well rounded and accepting environment for all students.

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Covering only certain religions and values, while ignoring others is a good example of what multicultural curriculum should not be. Multicultural curriculum should include everyone and not discriminate against specific points of view, so doing the opposite is inherently incorrect in a classroom setting. Not one religion is more important than another, and it is important to be equal when teaching students about this topic.

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Without a doubt, the United States is elevating its cultural diversity, therefore, teachers must find methods to provide an atmosphere filled with equality and respect within the classroom. An example of promoting multicultural education can be including book collections which can illustrate the diverse cultures found in our planet. This will allow students to expand their pupils and learn about the cultural messages found within each culture. Moreover, implementing school, district policies for teachers to follow will reinforce teachers to follow such. Hence, benefiting the students and our world since it will prepare them for the active diverse world we live in.

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Without a doubt, the United States is elevating its cultural diversity, therefore, teachers must find methods to provide an atmosphere filled with equality and respect within the classroom. An example of promoting multicultural education can be including book collections which can illustrate the diverse cultures found in our planet. This will allow students to expand their pupils and learn about the cultural messages found within each culture. Moreover, implementing school, district policies for teachers to follow will reinforce teachers to follow such. Hence, benefiting the students and our world since it will prepare them for the active diverse world we live in. 

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Bullying is definitely a challenge that students face both inside and outside of the classroom. Discrimination amongst students, for whatever reason it may be, was prevalent and lead to many conflicts. Teen pregnancy was an issue, as there wasn’t enough education on the topic, which led to the many cases of teen pregnancy within the schools.

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Teachers, professors acquire great roles in making a positive change in the classroom, and hence, the institution. For instance, in our EDCI 2210 classroom, social justice is implemented by discussing problems and interacting with our peers through group chats. Later, we share our perspectives, our viewpoints, which allow us to grow as individuals and accept different opinions. These classroom practices allow us to support our high-level thinking, which will accompany us throughout our lives. Therefore, social justice in our personal actions can be promoted by practicing what we preach. In getting our family members or acquaintances informed and educated about the situations, our world is facing. Keeping in mind, today’s children are the future.

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By teaching students to treat others the way they want to be treated. Students have different backgrounds, beliefs and values, so teaching students to acknowledge and respect those values is a good way of promoting social justice. It is important for students to be educated on it at an early age that not everyone's the same, but everyone is equal. As an educator, practicing social justice by making the classroom a safe environment and making sure all ideas and opinions are valued should be key.

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Bullying is a challenge that students face everyday in and out of school whether its cyberbullying verbal or physical bullying basically kids picking on other kids to get attention.

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It mentions that the teachers embrace the backgrounds of students, which may lead to students feeling more comfortable within the classroom. It also mentions that teachers should not discriminate against students for whatever reason, be it race, religion, sex, etc. Students should have equal opportunities and be treated fairly.

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A good way of promoting multicultural education is by having presentations on different cultures and religions, especially if they might be present in the school. Having books for students of the same topic would also promote multicultural education. Learning more about students’ backgrounds would also help, as they might have different beliefs than others, which can be related back into the classroom.

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We can promote social justice in our classrooms, campus or personal actions by engaging others with videos, encouraging classroom collaboration and setting norms to promote inclusion and openness, such as being explicit about the way everyone should be respectful to one another and their ideas or values.

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There are some references as to embracing students' differences, teaching diversity, etc. If an educator struggles with a student's difference, they must teach them about multicultural role models, and how to embrace their own cultures and heritages.

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From our experiences, some social challenges I have seen being manifested in classrooms are the lack of teamwork, empathy, or support amongst student.

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A successful Multicultural Curriculum consists of having a diverse curriculum based on students: gender, race, ethnicity, and religion. For example, a curriculum must NOT discriminate against a student solely based off their beliefs or their birth. A great multicultural curriculum is one that can teach students without having to discriminate or undermine them due to their differences.

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In an educational facility such as a school or university many examples of promoting multicultural education can be seen such as incorporating textbooks, literary artworks, visual artworks, and incorporation of assignments that do not exclude, but in fact, include and embrace students of all ethnic and cultural background.

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There are a variety of social challenges that can be manifested in classrooms, such as physical and emotional safety, mental health and sexuality issues. These social conditions that students encounter in their everyday life can impact their learning. Thinking back to my experiences, a behavior known as bullying is a common social challenge that is seen everyday in classrooms. Regardless of the age and students you teach, bullying finds its way into the classroom. Marginalized social groups are most likely to be targeted to bullying, who are students that are usually LGBTQ, obese, under represented religious or ethnic groups. One way to prevent bullying is to establish a safe environment, by building a culture of kindness in your classroom.

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Thinking back to our personal experiences, we would have to say bullying and home problems. Most students have to deal with personal problems at home due to their parents not being to successful, which may then lead to bullying. Also, leading on to being bullied at school because their not wearing the nice clothes, or having the nice backpack. Young kids then go on to feeling depressed and over whelmed with have school and home problems.

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Teachers need to learn about all forms of cultural diversity. They should understand and have knowledge that all ethnic groups have different values.
it is extremely important for teachers to also include all sorts of characteristics, traditions and values into their curriculum to ensure that all students feel appreciated and respected. One way to incorporate that in the classroom would be symbolic curriculum. Where a student learns through images, symbols, icons, etc. about morals and values.

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The Texas Educator standards do not directly mention diversity, but they do mention that an educator must be ready and available to learn and work with students who come from different backgrounds. An example of this could be if a student is an ELL (English Language Learner) and therefore required more care and help with their assignments or school work.

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Multicultural Curriculum is all about inclusion and fairness no matter an individual's race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or etc. Having diversity within the classroom insures some sort of education on the topics mentioned above. Educating individuals as early as possible is important to insure and prevent social justice issues that should have never happened. Educating individuals on other topics that stray from the normalized curriculum that is persuaded by the dominant culture helps them also see the world in different colors and not just black and white. As well as educating individuals that might have been ignorant other wise, having diversity within the classroom promotes self-identity in minority groups. In my opinion, having the class and individuals learn from a cookie cutter curriculum does not only hurt others around them but hurts themselves as well because the individuals starts to become close minded and does not see things differently. All classrooms should include some type of inclusion for diversity and let students know that the world is not a cookie cutter place and that it is okay and should be accepted.

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From the right textbooks to inclusive posters to cultural events on campus are all forms of promoting multicultural education. Textbooks can teach us a lot about others and their traditions. Having a diverse classroom may present the opportunity for presentations that can help students understand and share their cultures amongst each other. Hosting events on campus surrounding different cultures/traditions can also help others get an insight.

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We promote social justice by loving our students no matter what. Everyone is raised different in their household, so when they see another kid from somewhere else or of a different color, they may be judgmental because they have yet to understand what being from a different culture means. To help everyone understand each other, we as teachers should create a room for all students to be able to communicate, understand and know one another. Teaching them not only about equality, but about how fun it is to love one another.

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The TEKS embraces diversity for all students and what the curriculum has and teachers must administer these standradized exams.

It references from the teachers to understand their students better accordinglgy to their culture and how they need to take the teks the proper way.

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In the Educator standards the teacher is required to design lessons to see the needs of diverse learners. Also encourages pairings with students to facilitate learning, also to use all ways of how a student can learn whether it may be kinesthetic, visual auditory, etc. The Educator standards also mentions to differentiate learning for diverse learners creating a separate learning experience if students is behind and to put forward a plan to get that student back in track.

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I feel that kids then and now including me we were put in this mentality that we needed to fit in with the rest, join clubs, organizations, sports. Like it mattered what you wore, who you talk to, and you you hanged around and mostly popularity was a huge thing and still is. Some of us were still in our little safe bubble which was not good at all. In my time in high school there was hardly any mentions of bullying nor did we see any of that.

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There's many ways to embrace multiculturalism in a classroom. An example can be having a variety of books that show different cultures and backgrounds. Another example that I would personally do as future educator will be hosting a "culture day" to be able to give my students the opportunity to learn about the different cultural heritage and break away any cultural barriers students may encounter. This could also help students value and respect each other's ideas.

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Is the educators job to promote social justice in the classrooms. The educator should always make the student feel safe and welcomed in the classroom . No favoritisms should be allowed all of your students should be loved the same. We as teachers should ensure that our students voices are being heard and their opinion and ideas are being valued by both teachers and students.

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In the Educator ethics it mentions that the educator shall not intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly treat a student in a manner  that could affect or endangers the learning, physical health, mental health, or safety of the student. Also that that a educator should not exclude a student from activities, programs, or deny benefits on basis of color, race, ethnicity, or national origin

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Multicultural curriculum is an inclusion of multicultural education from a range of cultural, gender, perspectives on race and ethnicity. But In a way it looks like a disadvantage to certain kids who migrate to America since the multicultural curriculum is for us who have ties to Mexican culture due to the fact we most of us have family from Mexico. Well at least here in Laredo, different cities or states could be different.

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intro to teaching mentions the curriculum, bulletin boards, posters, art work, textbooks and other curricular resources and positive references to diverse groups. Some other types of examples includes back to school gathering, parent teacher conferences, graduation ceremonies fort parents and students to recognize achievement for their hard works and surpassing setbacks and challenges that a student faces despite their backgrounds or race and ethnicity. Also, field trips, assemblies, and guest speakers. I remember that I attended one for migrant kids who we had a guest speaker who was a migrant before and she wrote a book and she mentioned her struggles and hardships.

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I have been through several situations regarding social challenges. I had a friend during high school, who suffered of bullying. He did not wanted to go to the restroom nor our English class because a classmate was bullying him. I used to go with my friend to the bathroom because of that and sat everyday close to him since he told me he was being bullied . I was on the tennis team, therefore, I often missed my English class. The teacher sometimes made fun of the nick names our classmate used to call my friend. Thus, me and my other friends started to ask everyone to please stop laughing about this guy's rude comments, until the guy saw no one laughed at his "jokes" anymore, he stopped bullying my friend.

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A multicultural curriculum must be inclusive, respectful, and available for everyone. It should not discriminate or make anyone uncomfortable. It should not look like a set of rules designed to restrain one's thoughts, ideas, values, believes, or contributions at an academical institution.

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Personally, I believe she refers to "danger of a single story" as a way of critic towards the educational curriculum, she was taught. Her educational formation was not under a cultural diverse or inclusive curriculum. The way she describes in a funny way how ironical was it to provide Nigerian children with English books created for British children is the essence of "danger of a single story". There is no point to teach someone a conten that is not even close to their daily living culture. In fact, the danger of a single story is enclosed on a culturally oppressed curriculum.

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When I was in school, I remember seeing students facing racism and bullying. I myself faced racism from others. Being an environment where the majority of the population is a minority, there were students who constantly said racial slurs of other students of color, make jokes, imitating their language etc. I remember when I was a freshman, a guy in my class constantly told me, "Keep talking, you *racial slur* and I'll make sure to have you deported!" I never got offended, but was always confused why this guy called me that and always told be to go back where I came from. He was also a minority! When he would say these offensive things, other people found it funny and wanted to join in. It's really important for us as students and teachers to be aware of students who find these offensive things funny. Even if you are a minority, it does not justify your reason to use racial and offensive terms to others that are a minority.

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Mulitcultural education may entail the use of texts, materials references, and historical examples that are understandable to students from different cultural background or that reflect their particular cultural experience.

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we can promote social justice in our classroom by integrate social media , assign memories projects, engaged students with videos. For example its important to expose them to social justices activist who have been successful throughout history. as well with TED talk or youtube videos.

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The stories of them overcoming obstacles and the odds they face. To use the lessons they learned and help them "refine those stories". Finally and most important "provide adequate recourses" like job training,  mentoring, and counseling.

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The Texas Educator standards do not directly mention diversity, but they do mention that an educator must be ready and available to learn and work with students who come from different backgrounds. An example of this could be if a student is an ELL (English Language Learner) and therefore required more care and help with their assignments or school work.

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Schools can be agents of change or conformity, teaching individuals to think outside of the family and the local norms into which they were born, while at the same time acclimatizing them to their tacit place in society. They provide students with skills for communication, social interaction, and work discipline that can create pathways to both independence and obedience.in terms of socialization, the modern system of mass education is second only to the family in importance.

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Multicultural curriculum is an inclusion of multicultural education from a range of cultural, gender, perspectives on race and ethnicity.

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We believe that the curriculum should focus on teaching the true history. The patriotic Americanized history that focuses only on the United States has led to several issues. It is all too common for students to enter institutions of higher education and experience a shock at finding out the true nature of the history they have known for a majority of their life. And this watered down history becomes an issue when it comes to civil rights, civil liberties, and race issues. For example, many curriculums teach students that the main cause of the Civil War was states' rights. What they don't really focus on is that the states' rights pertained to the issue of slavery. This creates a false narrative that is being taught to our future generations. However, in 2020 there has been a movement that has called out this patriotic history. Many activists and teachers are calling for an uncensored version of history to be taught. So yes, we think that the curriculum should teach the actual history and not the Americanized version.

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In the Educator Ethics it states that educators should not exclude students from any participation or ignore because of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender, or disability. They also should not treat them differently because of their physical and mental health.

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Dr. Rios proposes to change the stereotypical way people view students from areas of high poverty and violence. He says, " These people are empty containers for us to fill with knowledge". Another strategy he uses is to value the stories to school. The stories of them overcoming obstacles and the odds they face. To use the lessons they learned and help them "refine those stories". Finally and most important "provide adequate recourses" like job training, mentoring, and counseling.

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The Educator Standards does imply the necessity of having knowledge of a classroom's background to encourage learning. Aside from facilitating learning through student collaboration, organization, and a proper attitude, teachers will be able to connect the subject matter to something the student is already familiar with. This will not only benefit students, but it will introduce flexibility into the lesson plan for future considerations.

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From among the various social challenges I have seen or experienced, poverty is the social aspect that made me rethink my situation. A friend would struggle with food access outside from school; having school food as their only primary meals. From students complaining about the quality of the cafeteria food to seeing perfectly good food being thrown away daily, it made me appreciate the simple fact that a privilege which was too common and often overlooked, may not be available for many outside of school.

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I understand the point of view of individuals that support the patriotic American teachings in history classes. It is a great thing to see civic engagement done by one's pure interest in the improvement of a nation. But I do believe that that is the sole responsibility, or civic duty, of the individual once they receive objective teachings in school. It is then that they make a decision regarding civic participation and form their own opinions about the nation in which they live in.

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The Educator Ethics states that discrimination towards a student's or coworker's national origin, religion, gender, disability, or sexual orientation will not be tolerated. Teachers are also prohibited from excluding a student from a program or deny benefits to the student based on their background.

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Among the three strategies that Dr. Rios provided, I believe that getting rid of the deficit perspective in education is the most important. Every human being deserves a chance in life, we all have the capacity of reaching our goals and dreams, if we have the proper help.
For the second strategie he ask teachers to vakue the stories students bring to schoolhouse, educators shoul listen to student experiences in order to better understand their situations.
Lastly, on his third strategy he asked the teachinh community to provide the adequate resources for young students. This will improve their perspective of the world and encourage them to become a better version of themselves.

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Bullying like most schools is a big issue, but seems to be inevitable to some students whop are seen to be out of the "norm'" from other students. in middle school I would witness friends and as well myself being bullied for something as listening to a musician that was not recognized by others, or didn't know who most Hispanic musicians were, that we hear most of the time on the radio. It was difficult for the teachers to do something and would only intervene when it gets physical. I witnessed a friend standing up for him self because someone took his earphones because he was listening to metal music and got very aggressive towards the bully and the teacher just said to give his earphones back and left it at that.

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I believe it is when educators compensate for students who are from a different race, gender, religion, and speak a different language. being able to teach a topic in class for example in both english and if there happens to be students who their first language is spanish, the teacher should be able to explain it in spanish that way the student is not struggling. An example of what it doesn't look like is teaching a subject in just one language or not being respectful to students of the opposite gender, or not respecting their religious views, even though religion should not be spoken of in a classroom.

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Social challenges that I have seen manifested in the classroom are bullying, substance abuse, and discrimination. Thinking about bullying as something every kid will experience normalizes actions and behaviors. This makes the effects of bullying even more dangerous for bullied kids and bullies themselves. Thinking and talking about bullying as a normal thing that is expected to happen enables bullies to carry out the negative behavior and discourages victims from speaking out and seeking help. Growing up, I think I was oblivious to how many of my peers were involved in illegal drug use or alcohol consumption. Although there are campaigns such as Red Ribbon dedicated to educate and encourage a drug free life, I believe more is needed. Mental health is an area that might need to be addressed as a way to decrease substance abuse among students. I think we all know that drugs harm our bodies, but perhaps the instant and short lived gratification is enough for some to use drugs as a way to forget about problems if even just for a second.  Discrimination whether it based on race, gender, or ability is sometimes experienced in the classroom. Students with disabilities specially those that are visible are the target of discrimination from other students and sometimes even teachers.

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I believe it is by giving the students the courage to be prideful in who they are, where they come from, and who they can become.

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in the Education Standards it does not directly mention anything, I believe it is because this is one of those topics that is just implied to do in the classroom. If a spanish speaking student does not understand the teacher should figure out and hopefully plan a way for the student to receive the information no matter the language barrier.

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I believe we can promote social justice through the actions of being an educator. In my opinion everything starts with the teacher, If the teacher is respectful towards other teachers and students, students can view that and mirror that on to their peers and other teachers.

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One simple way to promote social justice in the classroom is by creating an environment were opinions, point of views, and ideas are respected. Students need to learn that listening to others and acknowledging their voice/ideas does not mean that they are agreeing with them. This simply means that they are willing to respect and accept others regardless of their views as a way to create an atmosphere where no one is afraid to speak up and participate. At the campus level, I think a good way to promote social justice is to make campus wide campaigns to educate students about the importance of current moments. This would include the discussion of why the movements came to be. Memorial projects would help in the education and involvement of students in activism. Speakers can also help bring awareness about issues affecting students and their surroundings. Speakers can help start discussion among students that can be continued in the classroom.

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A multicultural education is an education that strives to be inclusive. The promotion of multicultural education can be done through incorporating the students cultural backgrounds in what they are learning and how the are learning it. An issue with the textbooks used in schools is that they are are written and designed with a very specific view that usually focuses around an American point of view. This tends to exclude information and material about minorities and women for example. Teachers are tasked with the job of having to incorporate outside materials to make the education relevant to students' backgrounds.

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A significant approach in promoting multicultural education would be by initially exposing students to a background different from theirs. It can be in the form of literary works, educational videos, or a character in a lesson plan. By already having visual representations of something that is different from them, they will already be familiar with the context once educators speak about these cultures. One of the best ways to integrate new knowledge is by attaining a preconceived belief to build on or correct.

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The teaching standards state how effective it can be for a teacher to have a previous understanding oof their students. Essentially this means, that before I can teach curriculum to my students, I need to know where my students come from, what they enjoy, believe etc. because it is through those understandings that I am able to adapt to a way of teaching that can engage with them.

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In my opinion multicultural
curriculum is teaching the curriculum to a diverse group of students, while at the same time incorporating aspects of these diverse students' backgrounds. Teaching in a multicultural classroom in my opinion is one of the hardest challenges out there. As a teacher you want to incorporate all students cultures even if some of their culture conflict. Multicultural curriculum does not look like teaching the same information over and over again the same way each time. It does not look at data from student performance to adapt or change, it does not care what a student has learned all his life through his culture. It is essentially discriminatory.

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I believe that improving social justice in the classroom is a vert difficult task. Mostly because I plan on teaching at the high school level, so this means that I teach teenagers, young adults, who already have an understanding of what is right and wrong. They are the ones that choose if they are just. As a teacher I can only guide them in what I believe is justice. What if their definition of social justice differs from mine? As a teacher I have to teach them to learn to be ok with disagreeing beliefs on critical topics like social justice. I think teaching social justice in a simpler manner at the elementary level is a more effective way to teach social justice. It is easier for them to take this lesson at a young age and develop those teachings so that secondary education can simply enforce it, or perhaps explain why X reason is correct.

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In my opinion and personal experiences, I think bullying is greatly manifested in classrooms. Now more than ever is there such a huge division on politics and social media. Speaking from a secondary teaching perspective, I think that bullying is not so much a "you look ugly today" problem. Bullying the way I saw it in high school was more like a peer pressure bullying. The pressure of fitting in was so immense that you had kids left and right turning to drugs and alcohol, and parties with inappropriate activities. Some of these students were straight A students, with a bright future ahead, but let it go down the drain because of peer pressure. You would be outcasted because you did not "fit in." As a teacher, this will not be an easy fight to combat, but not impossible. I will address what these lifestyles lead to and their consequences both physically and mentally.

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I think an example of promoting multicultural education, is having an academic calendar that shows all the holidays or traditions that some of the diverse students partake in. While doing so, it allows for those students to be able to "show off" their culture and have other students learn about it. Because the educational calendar is more than the majority of the month, almost each culture can be shared. To incorporate the cultures during the summer months, or winter, teachers can set a day or two a side to learn about it, have students share if they partake in X culture/ tradition. I think the overall results of teaching in this manner is great because it teaches appreciation of other people, their beliefs, and traditions, regardless if you or your family partake in them.

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Multicultural education is using materials and references that students from different backgrounds can relate to. For example, teaching about historical figures from different cultures.

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The Educator Ethics say students shouldn't be discriminated against or excluded based on race, gender, disability, religion or sexual orientation.

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Multicultural curriculum looks like embracing diversity and promoting social justice. It does not look like prioritizing only one culture.

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The Educator Standards states that teachers must acquire, analyze, and use background information to engage students in learning. It also states teachers must understand the role of language and culture in learning and know how to modify.

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I believe the most common social challenge is bullying, especially for disabled people. I remember all throughout high school some mean students would make fun of disabled students almost every day.

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Bullying would have to be the most that I have seen in the classrooms. a lot of students like to make fun of others that might be less fortunate in things. Some would make fun of the shoes they would wear, and it was something very sad to see. And if someone would stand up to them you would also be made fun of and bullied. Those are the things that I want to make a change in.

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One of the ideas that was very interesting to me was that of which they talked about the EL’s. Even though I would not want to agree, I have to because it is true what they mention, and even though it is seen there has not been any effort to make a change. Students attend schools in which they do not really help them and also there are some teachers that do not really want to teach and are just there for the paycheck. All this leads to students not graduating and hoping to become a future teacher myself I would like to make a change I. The way this is.

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Educator Ethics says that regardless of race, faith, sexual orientation , gender,

or disability, educators can not exempt students from any interaction or ignore them. teachers should value and love all students the same.