A Culturally Diverse Classroom

Wow!!

This seems to be a handbook that just about sums up our entire course. Could it get any better? I keep saying that the cultural studies perspective is the way to go. There is no reason I can see that teaching from this perspective would not work.

Every student no matter race or ethnicity should not be denied just as much of an education as the student sitting next to them. If as a teacher you need help communicating with an ESL student, get the help; but above all it is your responsibility to make sure you teach that ESL student just as you teach the rest of the students in your classroom.

This handbook really makes a great point in the beginning. When the European people came to America in the beginning and settled, they were just as much foreign as Hispanic students in our schools today. By learning who we are and where we come from is the first step in being able to accept people of different cultures and backgrounds.

What kind of world would it be if everyone were the same? Differences make a big difference. We need to learn to understand these differences that other people bring with them and embrace them to make our world a better place. Okay this may be getting a little to deep, but I am sure you get my point.

By using a cultural studies perspective teachers will send positive experiences to the students and thus create a better community as well.