Cross Cultural Issues
In Education
THUMBS UP!!!
Hello! My name is Leili
and I'm a Psychology student
at Oregon State University. When
I first decided to take this class, my friends told me that I was absolutely
crazy to take a week-long course during the spring break! I took
the class anyway, even though the first day of class was on my (?) birthday
(I'm not going to tell you how old I am!). To take this course, I
even missed the celebration of an important holiday in my culture (Norooz--The
Iranian New Year) and of course, some family time. Now........ Do
you think that I'm crazy? I don't think so! I don't regret
it a bit! It was worth it and I learned a lot. I took this
course hoping that I would learn the psychological aspects of cross-cultural
issues in education. As you know, psychologists love to ANALYZE things
and I analyzed every single interview that we had during the course.
I learned far more than what I had anticipated and for that I am really
grateful!
The class had the opportunity
of interviewing different stakeholders. It was really interesting
to hear their perspectives and look at the same issue from different angles.
It indeed gave us a great insight!
KODAK Moments During Our Brainstorming
Sessions!
Are you planning on becoming
an educator in the future? Here is a brief overview of what I have
learned throughout the course. It might help you!
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Know who you are FIRST.
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Know your strengths.
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Know your "Hot Button."
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"Who you are as a person is
who you'll be as a teacher."
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Connection is the key word!
Be connected with your students and their families.
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You don't need to be from a
specific race or ethnicity to teach that specific group. Learning
and teaching is all about caring.
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Don't talk about what students
CAN'T do. You as a teacher are responsible to motivate the students.
Teach them, so that they CAN do the CAN'TS.
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Respect your students.
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Often times teachers start teaching
with good intentions. It's great to have good intentions, but what
matters the most is to be prepared and have the required tools.
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Are you interested in teaching
so that you can save some children? Children don't need saviors.
You can't save someone from something, but you can teach them.
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To make a difference in a child's
life, you need to make a relationship with him/her.
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"When you are a teacher, you
are not just a teacher. You are a social worker, a counselor. You
are like a parent in many ways." Teachers play many different roles
in the childrens' lives.
Our Children Will
Be In Your Hands, Please Be Vigilant!!!
Some links related to
Muliticultural & Cross-Cultural Education:
*
A community guide to Multicultural Education Program
* Status
of African-American Education
* Certificate
of Initial Mastery (CIM)
* Varieties
of Multicultural Education
The above puzzle demonstrates what we
have learned. These are the main important factors involved in
cross-cultural issues in education
* My
Personal Web Page. (I'm still working on this)
* My
Personal Photo Album
* Return
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Please feel free to contact
me at kiaiil@orst.edu for any comments
or...
