Cultural Blindness by Shannon Charbarneau https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh Made with a curious mind en-us 2017-02-20 19:59:09 UTC 2025-09-24 02:46:46 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Ninja.png Treat all students the same-- same assignments and expectations regardless of students' abilities and language needs. scharbar https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/155004615 2017-02-20 19:59:54 UTC https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/155004615 Assigned Seats kejohnso https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/155005503 Assigning students seats and expecting that every group will work well together.]]> 2017-02-20 20:05:53 UTC https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/155005503 Testing https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/155008570 Assuming everyone can complete the same test in the same amount of time even when they are newcomers]]> 2017-02-20 20:24:15 UTC https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/155008570 Grouping ekysely https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/155011976 Mixing groups up based on cultural backgrounds]]> 2017-02-20 20:45:53 UTC https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/155011976 Color Blind agrzadzi https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/155023627 "She's just another student to me. I don't see her race." I've heard this quite often and wish it wasn't the norm. We must acknowledge the race, background, habits, and culture our students bring into our classrooms, otherwise we erase part of their identity.]]> 2017-02-20 22:37:04 UTC https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/155023627 https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/155039859 Everyone is the same. All kids need the same things. -- not true, they need so many varying things down to the littlest things like how they do their hair ]]> 2017-02-21 01:19:41 UTC https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/155039859 Reflection on Color Blindness https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/155156206 I don't think it's a matter of not "acknowledging race," but more of treating everyone equally. Individuals who claim not to "see color," don't mean that they don't celebrate differences, or that they see their minority students as "just another student;" I feel that they mean that they don't discriminate or fixate on differences. ]]> 2017-02-21 14:33:53 UTC https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/155156206 Overcoming (color)blindness https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/155163674 I think my generation was raised (for the most part) to treat everyone as individuals; color, ethnicity, doesn't matter. However, when I became an adult, I was always so afraid of offending somebody, especially African-Americans. I realize now if we take the time to understand our differences and accept our differences but still treat each other fairly as people, the color blindness we were taught to have will eventually fade away.]]> 2017-02-21 14:52:40 UTC https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/155163674 https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/155230637 Students are individuals.  They are all unique and each brings something special.  You need to get to know and understand each student.

]]> 2017-02-21 17:28:02 UTC https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/155230637 2019 & 2018: Standardized tests scharbar https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/222237838 2018-01-17 20:52:20 UTC https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/222237838 2018: All students who reached a certain level of absences or tardies were sent a warning letter regardless of home/life situations of the family. scharbar https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/222238146 2018-01-17 20:53:33 UTC https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/222238146 2018: "Just keep teaching SuperKids, they will catch on eventually." scharbar https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/222238442 2018-01-17 20:54:30 UTC https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/222238442 2018: Looking at data without addressing race/gender . scharbar https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/222238544 2018-01-17 20:54:53 UTC https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/222238544 2018: The idea that art is only valid through a western lens of western criticism/aesthetics. scharbar https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/222238804 2018-01-17 20:55:49 UTC https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/222238804 2019 & 2018: How our district deals with cultural beliefs in the month of December; often we teach as if everyone believes in Christmas scharbar https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/222239170 - 2018: Changing the names of activities-- winter party vs xmas party; Friendship day vs V-day]]> 2018-01-17 20:57:10 UTC https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/222239170 2018: PTO, "Our students don't need boots, snow pants, etc.... we don't have those issues." scharbar https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/222239247 2018-01-17 20:57:31 UTC https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/222239247 2018: Foreign Language: Why teacher French and German? Our population should dictate our language taught. scharbar https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/222239431 2018-01-17 20:58:14 UTC https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/222239431 2018: How many schools have a diversity PLC committee to address other issues/ideas? scharbar https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/222239615 2018-01-17 20:59:05 UTC https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/222239615 2019: Not differentiating vocabulary for ELs. scharbar https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/319261258 2019-01-10 14:50:33 UTC https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/319261258 2019: Choosing not to understand the basic needs or other cultures/races. scharbar https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/319261716 2019-01-10 14:51:13 UTC https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/319261716 2019: There are teachers in my building who teach a lesson their way-- they don't consider student differences. scharbar https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/319262284 2019-01-10 14:52:04 UTC https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/319262284 2019: When using textbooks/ how to's for self portraits they only teach white hair styles. scharbar https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/319262835 2019-01-10 14:53:01 UTC https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/319262835 2019, 2018 & 2017: Using the standby: "I don't see color, they're all just kids." "I look at ability, not race." scharbar https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/319263696 2019-01-10 14:54:13 UTC https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/319263696 2019: Other teachers talk about how EL is reverse discrimination. scharbar https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/319264207 2019-01-10 14:54:58 UTC https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/319264207 2019: Curriculum is geared toward white kids. scharbar https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/319266063 2019-01-10 14:57:51 UTC https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/319266063 2019: "I don't care who you are, we don't act like this." scharbar https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/319266545 2019-01-10 14:58:37 UTC https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/319266545 2019: Assumption of behavior/performance based on cultural norms: scharbar https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/319267042 - Asians/academic
-Black/music, rebellious]]> 2019-01-10 14:59:24 UTC https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/319267042 2019: Providing parent information or meetings/conferences without considering cultural sensitivity. scharbar https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/319268223 2019-01-10 15:01:03 UTC https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/319268223 2019: Acting as if all students/families are the same in an EL filled room: no support, etc. scharbar https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/319268940 2019-01-10 15:02:04 UTC https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/319268940 2019: Target Benchmarks in behavior & academics scharbar https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/319269853 2019-01-10 15:03:30 UTC https://padlet.com/scharbar/8oonpnvm5zxh/wish/319269853