https://padlet.com/Rachelbrody1/CSPRigorReflection en-us 2019-03-14 19:04:37 UTC 2019-04-28 07:27:58 UTC hello@padlet.com rafaelaeatriz https://padlet.com/Rachelbrody1/CSPRigorReflection/wish/349587653 In my time as a student I did not speak much with the cultural difference, most of them were Caucasian and there were few times when I contacted friends from other cultures. If I contacted and at this moment I do not remember, it was because their inclusion was quiet and peaceful. I have always grown up in an inclusive environment and accepted the difference. Although some preconceived ideas from my family had existed that I should be careful of the Roma people, the Romanians, because they had a habit of stealing. They were fears passed on to them by the family and they conveyed what they told them without knowing the situation and often without experiencing bad experiences.
My greatest contact with cultural diversity was through my professional experience, as a social educator for more than 16 years, there were several stories, challenges and learning that nurtured over that time.

]]> 2019-04-08 16:25:19 UTC https://padlet.com/Rachelbrody1/CSPRigorReflection/wish/349587653 https://padlet.com/Rachelbrody1/CSPRigorReflection/wish/350251242 When I was a student, my classroom was governed with the culture of Hindu religion and Brahmin caste. These religion and caste are majority in Nepal. The examples given by teachers in the classroom were also from the context of Brahmins and Hindus. The songs and poems used in the classroom were also from same caste and religion. I am from Brahmin Hindu family, so similar culture was prevalent in my home also. So I used to have similar experience both in classroom and home. From the experience of classroom, I started thinking Nepali language as the superior language. I used to see my classmates from other ethnicity and caste as inferior during my school days. I also used to give examples from the caste, language and religion in the mainstream society]]> 2019-04-10 07:54:10 UTC https://padlet.com/Rachelbrody1/CSPRigorReflection/wish/350251242 cameron_trueman https://padlet.com/Rachelbrody1/CSPRigorReflection/wish/351451562 I grew up in the suburbs of Toronto, Canada. As a student in a predominantly WASP community, there was little effort to explore or raise consciousness of other cultures. My time as a student in school revolved around the single story. I think on some level, my parents were aware of the fact of a diverse world and always encouraged us at home to explore. But deep down inside I knew I wanted a deeper connection with people. Even as a teacher I knew I was teaching the single story and always aware that my students were not engaging in a bigger picture. Even the curriculum recognized cultural identity as a passive understanding without giving much effort into a practical application. I realized if I were to be a role model for cultural competence then I would need to explore the greater story of my community, country and world. So we raised our children in different cultures to ensure they "experienced" different cultures. I know it is not realistic to take our students physically to other countries and live in different cultures but with with advances in VR classrooms perhaps these Virtual Experiences will bring us one more step closer being deep cultualists.

]]> 2019-04-14 10:07:37 UTC https://padlet.com/Rachelbrody1/CSPRigorReflection/wish/351451562 alexis58 https://padlet.com/Rachelbrody1/CSPRigorReflection/wish/351465842 I don't think I ever thought deeply about the culture which governed the classrooms I grew up in. I knew that at home I was taught that as a daughter of immigrants (Mexican and Armenian/Assyrian from Iran), I would have to work harder than my American peers. I knew that the foods and languages I was accustomed to at home, were not those that we were exposed to at school. In my elementary years, my peers had the kind of lunches my parents would not approve of, bologna sandwiches, peanut butter and jelly, Lunchables- my sister and I wanted the Lunchables pretty badly. When I got to high school, given I was raised in Los Angeles, my cultures were represented in school. Our cafeteria catered the kinds of foods we recognized- quesadillas, kebab etc. But all this stuff was, I suppose, above the water. It was not until I was older that I realized how strange school was. We were taught that assimilation was key to success, everything was Euro-centric, we learned songs like "Yankee doodle" and said the pledge of allegiance. I remember all of high school never wanting to say I was Mexican, even saying I had little contact or experience with that side of my family. When it came time to college applications, I put "other," wanting to distance myself from that heritage. From what I picked up in my family, being white was the key to a better life and me, being light skinned, had the best chance of that- this was true on both sides of my family. Now, I sort of lament at wanting to distance myself from who I was my whole life. In the end, I guess what school taught kind of succeeded. Now, when people tell me that I am white, I get somewhat taken aback, but then I realize that it's true. This is more than skin deep, as culture is. In being taught to assimilate, the differences that would essentially link me to my background were weakened. I wonder if I would have experienced my identity differently if I was taught that it was ok to be who I was, at home and at school. But since both suggested that it was not ok, that didn't take root. I think young people now have it better- teachers, at least in the US, are taught to take their students' identities into consideration when they teach. This was not as prevalent in the 90s. When I see students in America owning who they are and being proud of it- no matter where they hail from- it makes me believe that progress is being made.]]> 2019-04-14 13:32:20 UTC https://padlet.com/Rachelbrody1/CSPRigorReflection/wish/351465842 diego_migues https://padlet.com/Rachelbrody1/CSPRigorReflection/wish/351514046 I think i´ve never had a deep understanding on how cultural differences can be seen and the effects that it has. I found it difficult to think this trough our cultural situation in Uruguay. We do not have such ethnical or race situations along our history. We mainly come from immigrants backgrounds and some small African natives descendants. Nevertheless i do see this cultural inequalities along economic and social class, the way we talk, different uses of language can be a good example. So if you hear certain words or expressions you may get an idea on which social class you are referring to. And of course there is an idea on which use of language is valid or associated with educated population. ]]> 2019-04-14 22:10:49 UTC https://padlet.com/Rachelbrody1/CSPRigorReflection/wish/351514046 https://padlet.com/Rachelbrody1/CSPRigorReflection/wish/354714363 There wasn't cultural diversity in my school when I was a child. All my classmates were Ukrainians. At least I don't know anything else. That time I didn't think about such questions. That's why now it's hard to provide some examples. I wish I started to develop my cultural competence earlier.]]> 2019-04-27 22:18:57 UTC https://padlet.com/Rachelbrody1/CSPRigorReflection/wish/354714363 stephanie108 https://padlet.com/Rachelbrody1/CSPRigorReflection/wish/354743398 2019-04-28 07:27:57 UTC https://padlet.com/Rachelbrody1/CSPRigorReflection/wish/354743398 stephanie108 https://padlet.com/Rachelbrody1/CSPRigorReflection/wish/354743401 As Brazil is a country with a lot of diversity, there is a great effort of the schools to deepen in diverse cultures, mainly indigenous, European and African, thinking about our majoritarian origins. In this context, I had colleagues with very different background and this helped to shape my vision. At home, I am a descendant of Italians and my influence has been restricted in this sense, both in cultural terms (thinking of food, readings, music, etc), and in terms of knowledge of other realities.
I believe that the classroom should extrapolate the diversity present in the environment, giving students an awareness of what the outside world is and what varieties of culture we will encounter, both to facilitate identification processes and to increase world vision and opportunities for students.]]> 2019-04-28 07:27:58 UTC https://padlet.com/Rachelbrody1/CSPRigorReflection/wish/354743401