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Discuss cultural identity with ES students to help them become aware of this topic. I really liked the quilt idea in the article. I can see this becoming part of a PYP unit.

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I aspire to help my kids and students be comfortable with not necessarily "fitting in". It is a human need to belong. But we belong not because we "fit" in one group or another, but because we make unique contributions to our community. We are needed.

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Allow students to discover and develop their own identity..

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Allow students to discover and develop their own identity..

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We must give students opportunities to recognize that they belong to multiple identity groups, to appreciate the intersection of those identities and to explore their cultural fusions.

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Let students know that it is OK to not be proficient in either culture and that their value lies in their unique combinations of cultural traits.

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We must give students opportunities to recognize that they belong to multiple identity groups, to appreciate the intersection of those identities and to explore their cultural fusions.

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I aspire to make my children feel comfortable in the unique multicultural mix that they are.

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have honest conversations with your students about transcultural acculturation

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Look for opportunities to discuss and validate how students’ identities shape their perceptions.

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I was kicked out! Noah, can you get me back in the room?

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I was kicked out! Noah, can you get me back in the room?

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One activity I have found useful is making class quilts in which each square represents a student in the classroom.

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One activity I have found useful is making class quilts in which each square represents a student in the classroom.

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Is there a measure for "cultural proficiency" as there is for "language proficiency"?

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Bicultural is a very limited term here, multicultural is more common for our community

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Is proficiency so concrete?  Or shades of "gray?" 

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Is proficiency so concrete?  Or shades of "gray?" 

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However, we (TCK) gain total proficiency in neither (culture).

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The fact is, TCKs like me do grow up in two cultures. However, we gain total proficiency in neither.

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"teachers have to help students become bicultural"

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I agree that Biculturism , gives opportunity to recognize and master two different cultures 

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I agree that Biculturism , gives opportunity to recognize and master two different cultures 

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"TCKs grow up in 2 cultures but don't gain total proficiency in neither one."

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"TCKs grow up in 2 cultures but don't gain total proficiency in neither one."

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One activity I have found useful is making class quilts in which each square represents a student in the classroom.

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Im not sure if a TCK can not become proficient in one culture. What does "proficient " mean in this case.

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The idea of "becoming" a ___ (insert culture) should be focused on we "are"

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Yet culture and language are not the same. If they were, it would mean I could be “American” around “Americans” and “Indian” around “Indians.” I can’t. Culture cannot be separated out this way in individuals.

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We must give students opportunities to recognize that they belong to multiple identity groups, to appreciate the intersection of those identities and to explore their cultural fusions.

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We must give students opportunities to recognize that they belong to multiple identity groups, to appreciate the intersection of those identities and to explore their cultural fusions

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The cultural blend of a TCK depends a lot on many factors and will very in result

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We must give students opportunities to recognize that they belong to multiple identity groups, to appreciate the intersection of those identities and to explore their cultural fusions.

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We must give students opportunities to recognize that they belong to multiple identity groups, to appreciate the intersection of those identities and to explore their cultural fusions.

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many of us belong to multiple identity groups

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Similar cultural conflicts will inevitably arise in your classroom, and it’s important to use them not only to discuss cultural differences but to talk about students’ complex identities and how they influence students’ understanding of the world.

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I agree that we need to encourage that "it is OK to not be proficient in either culture"