Human Diversity reflection 10

I agree with most of the things from Teaching from inclusion. I believe that it takes time to change for the better, because old habits never seem to quite die. Also, not everything is changeable. You know the difference between right and wrong, but in a culture, there might not be such a thing as right or wrong. Just because the student doesn’t follow things the way you see them, doesn’t mean it is wrong, their beliefs might be different, and instead of changing them, we might have to adapt to how they think, even if it’s not what we believe. Students are very sensitive, their going through the hormones and the teenage life, things are not as always as easy as we believe them to be. They always think the world is out to get them, and so are you. You have to watch what you say around students, and most importantly, it’s not what you say, it’s how you say it. Your tone of voice can affect the words that you speak and how the student interprets what you are saying. Another case is that, you should stop blaming yourself for every time a student cries, or gets upset. Half the time a kid has a sudden outburst in your class from something you say, might not always have to deal with you. Like I said before, they are teenagers, and their all about fitting in and trying to survive their high school years. Now all these examples are for later on in the school year. Getting to know your kids is usually done the first day of school. The first day of school is the most important part because, everything is about first impressions. What you say, how they act, what they wear, how your classroom is organized, all depends on how conferrable the student will be in your classroom. The most important thing on the first day of school is to get them out of their comfort zone, not only with you, but with the people around them. The individual sees themselves as an I the first day they walk into class, eventually during the school year, you should have them see themselves as a, we, instead of an I. This involves social interactions from, discussing something about them the first day of class to working on a group project. The first day of school is also important because, often you make an ass out of you and the other person by making assumptions. Yes assumptions, we do it every day whether we are inside the classroom or outside in the real world. We stereotype, we don’t know we do it because it’s out of habit. In the classroom environment we single out who we want to sit next to, and who we want to talk to by stereotyping. That’s why some teachers change their seating charts each semester. Your classroom atmosphere is also important it will depend on how your students react towards one another. In the classroom we are still learning, we are not only learning the material that is given to us by the teachers, but day to day reactions and how to handle different situations. In a classroom as teachers we can manage these situations by showing the students that not everything they say or do is right, and stop their behavior. If you continue to let students continue their misinformation that they have learned, they will not accept the reality of the situation and learn responsibility from not repeating things that might damaged them socially. Being a teacher isn’t only about learning how to teach the subject, but also how to teach kids the golden rule, and how to survive out there in the real world. School isn’t just a learning environment, but it’s also a social event.