A Mix of Cultures by Aris Winger

Culture and your teaching

ariswinger — 2024-06-14 01:31:54 UTC

Culture and Your class

ariswinger — 2024-06-14 01:38:22 UTC

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Students and myself learn from different cultures in the classroom

Benefit

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Diversity

learning opportunities

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Multiple perspectives

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you can learn from each other

Students get to learn about other cultures customs and Traditions

misha3670 — 2024-06-17 18:13:28 UTC

Benefit

marblelashonda323 — 2024-06-17 18:13:31 UTC

Learning from each culture and remove biases.

Perspectives

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sometimes things get "lost in translation"

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learning

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Challenge

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Ignorance

you learn something new

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Perspective

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afrench98 — 2024-06-17 18:13:49 UTC

Opens doors to invite students into the community

Hate

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Learning from others

clash...not understanding

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political correctness

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a more interesting AND relevant class!

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Chance to Break Stereotypes

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Exposure

Different perspectives

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similar

greneal — 2024-06-17 18:14:10 UTC

Making sure that you do not cross the line with your choice of words

misha3670 — 2024-06-17 18:14:11 UTC

Ignorance

marblelashonda323 — 2024-06-17 18:14:14 UTC

Keeping students and teachers having open minds.

Bullying

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misunderstanding

We can all learn from each other.

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Incorporating all cultures. Not leaving anyone out

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Different points of view

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Learning and understanding different cultural practices and believes

Challenge

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Communication

negative language, hurt

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Versatility in learning.

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Miscommunication

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Students learning from eachother

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use of the "n-word"

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it was a hot topic at our school (40% black) last year

afrench98 — 2024-06-17 18:14:42 UTC

The feel on the outside of the community

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When they butt heads about their cultures differences instead of leaning on each others strengths

Learning

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I have learned so much from other cultures. I love understanding where others come from.

very quiet/calm classroom environment sometimes clashes with students with higher energy

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Some might feel like their cultures need to be seen more than others.

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miscommunication

Misunderstanding

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Trouble understanding

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May be offended by something that wasn't meant to be

honoring others when their home taught beliefs are tuff to break through

greneal — 2024-06-17 18:15:01 UTC

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You learn about other cultures and what they believe and how they handle certain things.

Being aware of students' cultures is crucial in teaching, even in aspects like classroom seating arrangements

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stopping the conversation

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bullying, miscommunication

but it is necessary

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Bullying

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Accepting differences

Diversity is POWER

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Language and discrimination

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mismatch in teacher cultures to student body cultures

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Sure, a LOT

bullying

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Students being treated unfairly and teachers not understanding the opposite cultures needs and wants

misha3670 — 2024-06-17 18:15:39 UTC

teacher/authority figure might think they deserve to hold the power

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Language barrier

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not feeling inclusive, stopping the conversation

not understand each other

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Behavior

Language Barriers, Body language....

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Language Barrier

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I've received many new students last school year who spoke no English. I've had to incorporate Spanish into my lessons and learn some of the language.

I wish we had a math culture

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afrench98 — 2024-06-17 18:16:24 UTC

An imbalance in culture leads people to think that the majority is in the right simply because more people agreed with a thought

Exposure to different cultures builds empathy and understanding. Gives opportunities to build relationships with people that are different from themselves and see different cultures in person versus through media representations

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Listening instead of speaking.

misha3670 — 2024-06-17 18:16:31 UTC

Reflecting everyone's culture

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It's hard to make sure to reflect everyone in one sitting.

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Having students feel left-out

Choice of words

misha3670 — 2024-06-17 18:16:55 UTC

being dismissive

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Good to learn about diverse culture in the community. Which is not easily available in some countries where the majority is the same as you.

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Brooklyn nice

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A few years back when in Brooklyn, it turned out that all the really nice people were Midwest transplants!

Immigrant teachers are not always respected by white and black parents

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Unwillingness to be vulnerable - afraid of offending others

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Power dynamics

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I don't know.

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Ignorance. For example, I had a parent / teacher conference and extended my hand to shake the father's hand and he refused to shake my hand due to his religious culture and belief.

Language

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Use of language inappropriate for the classroom but they view it as appropriate because of the culture they grow up in

...Misinterpreting language, gestures in classroom conversations can make someone uncomfortable sharing, especially if it involves a topic that is considered taboo

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Clashes between cultures, specifically with students that are antagonistic towards LGBTQ+ students, but this is the norm in the that student's household.

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It is difficult to know how and what to do or have cultural intelligence.

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we have to be ok with being uncomfortable having these discussions.

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In a predominantly white class, sometimes students say racist things (e.g. something is "ghetto"). How do I address those things without putting non-white students into the spotlight?

Students saying the "n-word" or other racial / cultural slang words to each other.

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As a white teacher, sometimes I don't know the "proper" way to address it

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Reaction to different speech

I've been told by many people from different places that Midwest people are some of the coldest people in the US.

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Students may not get along

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mixing boys and girls in groups

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Students will learn from more than the curriculum

I am not sure.

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i would say the true motivation behind midwest nice (if you want to name this type of friendliness - not sure of your definition of midwest nice) that I have seen and experienced comes from a place of kindness - but what was that choice you gave us in the very beginning?

Texas nice....

down5 — 2024-06-17 18:18:58 UTC

100%

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Michigan is Mid-West Florida

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Midwest nice

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Midwest nice is found in Iowa or Minnesota, not so much in Michigan.

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I lived in MI my whole life so not sure

Majority

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If the majority of students are of a particular culture, they can be disrespectful or less welcoming to the minority cultures in the room.

Inappropriate jokes

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We are experiencing an issue now in my school with 2 cultures not getting along in school because of neighborhood conflicts/

Its like hearing your own accent, you need someone outside of your culture to point it out

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communicating

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Detroit nice

"Minnesota Nice". Smiling and nodding - but not engaging and getting to know people on a deeper level.

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Clashes between LGBTQ+ community and more conservative cultures.

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