Diveristy Anaylsis In The Classroom

2 Pages 574 Words

As more and more immigrants come to America searching for a better life, the population naturally becomes more diverse. This has, in turn, spun a great debate over multiculturalism. Appreciating individual and cultural differences has become a goal of American society (Gorham, 2005). Some of the issues under fire are who is benefiting from the education, and how to present the material in a way so as to offend the least amount of people. In the 1930's several educators called for programs of cultural diversity that encouraged ethnic and minority students to study their respective heritages. This is not a simple feat due to the fact that there is much diversity within individual cultures.
In the month of February we celebrate the achievements of African Americans known as Black History Month. In my classroom I have decided to teach my children about famous African Americans. The history books that my students use always show the European side of things. African Americans are left out and their story is not told. So what I have done in my classroom is exposed all of my students to famous African Americans. By exposing my students to African American history I am teaching them to display multicultural aware of the different people that had an impact on this country’s history. Multicultural awareness will also help them to understand the people around them.
My classroom is made up of several cultures. I have two Hispanic children, five black children, two Caucasian children and to Haitian children. It is safe to say I have a nice little melting pot going on in my classroom. During journal time I try to touch upon issues that have affected all of these children or their ancestors. My goal this month is to make all of these children aware of where they have come from.
Different learning styles are always taken into account in my classroom. Some children are auditory learners, some visual, kinesthetic and multisensory. I...