This quote is important for us as teachers to realize, as well as to teach this concept of life to our students. Davis is saying that the place you grew up, or your students grew up, is just one place out of many. The community in which one person lives, and the culture they are exposed to there, is their own culture, but it is just one single example of a community and a culture. Around the world there are numerous others, and we all need to realize that our way of life and "world" we grew up in is just one of many in the entire world. The next part of the quote is really important for us and our students to understand as well, and is saying that those other cultures in other parts of the world that are different from yours are not trying to be like your culture and just expressing it differently or "wrong," they are just different cultures, unique in their own ways and in their own part of the world. They are different people with a different culture, they are not trying to be anyone else, they are trying to be themselves. I think this quote is important for teaching, and particularly social studies teaching, because our students need to see social studies and the world in terms of the big picture. They need to realize that their community and culture is one part of many, and there is much more out there. Other cultures are not trying to be like ours, they are unique and have their own culture. This big picture of the world is important to understand because there are many more places and people in this world, which we need to learn about and be tolerant of. It is not just us, there is much more out there, that we can learn from and be exposed to. The social studies curriculum, at least what I have seen in District 21, begins at the most egocentric, the self. Kindergarteners talk about "Themselves" first, then branch outward, into family, then their community, and further into their country, and the world. This view takes them and has them learn about themselves and their community, and then finally takes them out into the world, where they can see that their community and culture is not the only one, there are many more in the rest of the world. There are similarities and differences among us, but none is trying to be another. We need to help our students realize this, respect it and learn from it. We just have one way of looking at the world, there are many more, and many other people with different perspectives and viewpoints on the world.
This poster is very relevant to teaching in general, but mainly I see it for social studies. The way in which we grew up and were taught is one way of seeing the world. Everyone has their own realities of the world and we need to recognize that when we step into a classroom. One way of teaching and working with children may work for some students, but not all. Their realities of the world may be different from mine and I need to be cognizant and understanding of that. The second part of the poster is a good a warning of how we may already be thinking. Some people may feel that if others don’t see it their way they are wrong and need to conform to the majority. Each person’s experiences and feelings are unique and they need to be celebrated. One way to celebrate that is through social studies. This poster does not imply just race or culture it can be about socio-economic status, family structures and any other type of diversity that can influence a person’s reality of the world. Children need to be informed of this and they need to have their eyes opened to others realities of the world. Not only do students need to recognize the different realities, but respect them. Children need to be challenged and challenging how they think and look at the world in comparison to another may broaden their views of the world and other people. I really like the poster and the message that it conveys to teachers and students.
The quote on this poster fits perfectly when talking about acceptance and tolerance. This poster would be something that I would want displayed in my classroom at any age. To a young student, their world that they know is many of their family and close friends. This poster is a great way to teach your students that their world isn't the only world out there or the best for that matter. Just becuase their parents might have made that their world, it doesn't mean that they can't expand their world on their own. Realizing that people are unique and different is very important for yound students to learn, but learning that this is okay is the most important part of it. This poster tells students that being different is okay. Just because they weren't born into your world doesn't mean that their world is worse. The world is so diverse now and continuing to get more and more diverse. It is better for students to learn at a young age and be aware of the fact that there is always more to life then just "their world".
I would argue that the quote on this poster is the basis of how teachers, particularly social studies teachers, should teach. It encompasses the mentality that teachers should have when approaching their planning and implementations of lessons. With that in mind, it reminds me of what we have been discussing in our Senior Seminar class with Sally. Each of us enters our classrooms with our own experiences that form our thoughts and who we are, but by no means do we share that with anyone else. Teacher should be mindful of this, for the same holds true of our students. Teachers should not only be mindful of the range of diversity (through this lens), but should be aware of all the other cultures and what not that aren't represented in the classroom, but in the world around them. It is our job as (social studies) teachers, to give a voice to as many if not all cultures for our students will not understand and appreciate the whole picture if we do anything less.
This idea is very important to keep in mind while teaching because everyone is different. As teachers we must be able to strike a balance in our classroom so that each child feels safe and comfortable. It is important for us to keep ours eyes open to all possibilities and experiences. Just because we were brought up one way, doesn't mean that others were too.
I believe it is important for children to understand this as well. Sometimes it is hard to understand, to put yourself in others' shoes but it is necessary. It is important that children are not forced to conform to the "right" way.
In C&I 211 I read a few chapters out of "Other People's Children." This talked about the different learning and teaching styles of whites and African Americans. Whites are the "culture in power." However, we do not know the best way to teach African Americans, but we think we do. African Americans were speaking out to say what works and doesn't but they were often not listened to. It was hard to read because, I never knew there was a problem. Whites don't know there is something wrong, but African American students are suffering because we won't listen.
We do what we know, but it's not what everyone knows. We need to change this and make things equal.
I think this poster should be in every classroom and can be applied to multiple subject areas, but especially social studies. As we have discussed in class, everything we read, listen to, write, and say comes from some perspective that is based on one’s experiences and beliefs. This quote from Davis reinforces that idea, while pointing out how essential it is for us to accept this in a very personal way. I like how Davis expresses the idea that who we are, what we believe, and where we come from is to be valued. In the U.S. there are many people who do believe and act as though their way of living and experiencing the world is the “right” way that other people should be emulating. It is important that as teachers we help our students realize each of us does come from a unique background that shapes the way we experience everything and just because someone does something different or sees something in a different way does not mean they are wrong. As this quote suggests, we need to work on seeing the beauty in the uniqueness of each of us and see that in a positive light. Each of us as teachers needs to be sure to model this attitude in our lives and classrooms, as well as help our students do the same.
When I read this poster, so many thoughts came to mind! First of all, I thought of the Acceptance Unit that all of us are completing, and how this poster fits with that 100%. Because this deals with diversity within people/cultures, I would say that this has everything to do with social studies. Teachers could use this poster to introduce different communities within the city that they live in and then expand into something bigger, (e.g. state, region of the United States, country, continent, etc..) or teachers could think on a smaller scale. (such as the individuals that make up the classroom) I believe topics that revolve around diversity, tolerance, acceptance, and stereotyping should be taught at all grade levels for children, and here they will learn about taking perspectives, and mistakes that the United States/other countries have made in history.
I am astounded that in my 4th grade class, there is a boy (whose family is from India) who keeps telling me that he is ashamed that he can speak another language that his parents had taught him. I told him how “awesome” that was but he would laugh and get embarrassed. Unfortunately, he refused to speak any of the language when I asked. He is going to India for an entire month or two in winter (think about what he’ll miss in school) and just does not UNDERSTAND why there are other languages in the United States. For a child who is very observant and lives in Elgin, a Spanish-speaking city, I was surprised to hear this. He claims that everyone should be one way since we live in “America” and cannot comprehend the uniqueness and positive aspects that come from differences, including those of knowing a second language.
I know there are many seemingly closed-minded students and people in the world, but I believe that if elementary teachers start including these topics/units in the classroom on a regular basis, our society will benefit in the long-run. From what I hear in the classrooms, I do not believe that these students have been educated on a lot of this, and probably wouldn’t be able to comprehend the poster either. Now, if there are children who think like the boy I spoke of earlier at the intermediate level, think of the problems and other misconceptions that may grow throughout middle/high school for the 'children of the future.'
I feel this quote is really about acceptance of others. After reading the quotes I thought about how it really expresses keeping an open-mind in the classroom and realizing that our background and views are not the same as everyone else's. This is very important idea for students and teachers to keep this quote in mind while teaching. Some teachers as well as students forget to take into account that they grew up differently from others. What is normal in their family, their community may be considered weird to other communities and cultures. I would have this quotes in the front of my classroom and refer to it often when learning about a new culture.
This quote speaks out for everyone in the world. Every one of us is born into one type of world that seems to become the only "right way." This is the way we see it as we grow up here and know nothing better. We are blindsighted at what other cultures and other ways of living there are in the world. Teaching can open people's eyes to this vastly different world out there. Teaching allows people to recognize their ways are not the only way to live, and people do not strive to be like them. It is a great quote to hang up in the classroom while teaching a unit on acceptance and community. Creating classroom community is an important part of a class. Being able to recognize that not everyone comes from the same world and looking at their life in other people's shoes may be just the right activity to make students aware of this fact.
Wow, I really like this quote, in fact I copied it and saved it to my computer. I thought that it was beautifully written and had a great message. As teachers I think we can take a lot from this quote and elaborate upon it within ourselves and who we are when we teach as well as what we teach. Students sometimes become so consumed with themselves that they forget to think about those different perspectives and ways of life. Sometimes, students are just not exposed to those different cultures and as teachers it is important for us to open their eyes to the world. I found this book published by UNICEF and it is all about different children throughout the world. I instantly starting looking for stereotypes and how they portrayed different cultures. This book does an excellent job of trying to keep with the same socio-economic level throughout each country they visit it seems and they even give different lifestyles of some of the larger countries (USA- home school, farm and city) I brought it to school the one day to use with students who finished the lesson early and the students who looked through it LOVED IT!
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This quote is important for us as teachers to realize, as well as to teach this concept of life to our students. Davis is saying that the place you grew up, or your students grew up, is just one place out of many. The community in which one person lives, and the culture they are exposed to there, is their own culture, but it is just one single example of a community and a culture. Around the world there are numerous others, and we all need to realize that our way of life and "world" we grew up in is just one of many in the entire world. The next part of the quote is really important for us and our students to understand as well, and is saying that those other cultures in other parts of the world that are different from yours are not trying to be like your culture and just expressing it differently or "wrong," they are just different cultures, unique in their own ways and in their own part of the world. They are different people with a different culture, they are not trying to be anyone else, they are trying to be themselves. I think this quote is important for teaching, and particularly social studies teaching, because our students need to see social studies and the world in terms of the big picture. They need to realize that their community and culture is one part of many, and there is much more out there. Other cultures are not trying to be like ours, they are unique and have their own culture. This big picture of the world is important to understand because there are many more places and people in this world, which we need to learn about and be tolerant of. It is not just us, there is much more out there, that we can learn from and be exposed to. The social studies curriculum, at least what I have seen in District 21, begins at the most egocentric, the self. Kindergarteners talk about "Themselves" first, then branch outward, into family, then their community, and further into their country, and the world. This view takes them and has them learn about themselves and their community, and then finally takes them out into the world, where they can see that their community and culture is not the only one, there are many more in the rest of the world. There are similarities and differences among us, but none is trying to be another. We need to help our students realize this, respect it and learn from it. We just have one way of looking at the world, there are many more, and many other people with different perspectives and viewpoints on the world.
This poster is very relevant to teaching in general, but mainly I see it for social studies. The way in which we grew up and were taught is one way of seeing the world. Everyone has their own realities of the world and we need to recognize that when we step into a classroom. One way of teaching and working with children may work for some students, but not all. Their realities of the world may be different from mine and I need to be cognizant and understanding of that. The second part of the poster is a good a warning of how we may already be thinking. Some people may feel that if others don’t see it their way they are wrong and need to conform to the majority. Each person’s experiences and feelings are unique and they need to be celebrated. One way to celebrate that is through social studies. This poster does not imply just race or culture it can be about socio-economic status, family structures and any other type of diversity that can influence a person’s reality of the world. Children need to be informed of this and they need to have their eyes opened to others realities of the world. Not only do students need to recognize the different realities, but respect them. Children need to be challenged and challenging how they think and look at the world in comparison to another may broaden their views of the world and other people. I really like the poster and the message that it conveys to teachers and students.
The quote on this poster fits perfectly when talking about acceptance and tolerance. This poster would be something that I would want displayed in my classroom at any age. To a young student, their world that they know is many of their family and close friends. This poster is a great way to teach your students that their world isn't the only world out there or the best for that matter. Just becuase their parents might have made that their world, it doesn't mean that they can't expand their world on their own. Realizing that people are unique and different is very important for yound students to learn, but learning that this is okay is the most important part of it. This poster tells students that being different is okay. Just because they weren't born into your world doesn't mean that their world is worse. The world is so diverse now and continuing to get more and more diverse. It is better for students to learn at a young age and be aware of the fact that there is always more to life then just "their world".
I would argue that the quote on this poster is the basis of how teachers, particularly social studies teachers, should teach. It encompasses the mentality that teachers should have when approaching their planning and implementations of lessons. With that in mind, it reminds me of what we have been discussing in our Senior Seminar class with Sally. Each of us enters our classrooms with our own experiences that form our thoughts and who we are, but by no means do we share that with anyone else. Teacher should be mindful of this, for the same holds true of our students. Teachers should not only be mindful of the range of diversity (through this lens), but should be aware of all the other cultures and what not that aren't represented in the classroom, but in the world around them. It is our job as (social studies) teachers, to give a voice to as many if not all cultures for our students will not understand and appreciate the whole picture if we do anything less.
This idea is very important to keep in mind while teaching because everyone is different. As teachers we must be able to strike a balance in our classroom so that each child feels safe and comfortable. It is important for us to keep ours eyes open to all possibilities and experiences. Just because we were brought up one way, doesn't mean that others were too.
I believe it is important for children to understand this as well. Sometimes it is hard to understand, to put yourself in others' shoes but it is necessary. It is important that children are not forced to conform to the "right" way.
In C&I 211 I read a few chapters out of "Other People's Children." This talked about the different learning and teaching styles of whites and African Americans. Whites are the "culture in power." However, we do not know the best way to teach African Americans, but we think we do. African Americans were speaking out to say what works and doesn't but they were often not listened to. It was hard to read because, I never knew there was a problem. Whites don't know there is something wrong, but African American students are suffering because we won't listen.
We do what we know, but it's not what everyone knows. We need to change this and make things equal.
I think this poster should be in every classroom and can be applied to multiple subject areas, but especially social studies. As we have discussed in class, everything we read, listen to, write, and say comes from some perspective that is based on one’s experiences and beliefs. This quote from Davis reinforces that idea, while pointing out how essential it is for us to accept this in a very personal way. I like how Davis expresses the idea that who we are, what we believe, and where we come from is to be valued. In the U.S. there are many people who do believe and act as though their way of living and experiencing the world is the “right” way that other people should be emulating. It is important that as teachers we help our students realize each of us does come from a unique background that shapes the way we experience everything and just because someone does something different or sees something in a different way does not mean they are wrong. As this quote suggests, we need to work on seeing the beauty in the uniqueness of each of us and see that in a positive light. Each of us as teachers needs to be sure to model this attitude in our lives and classrooms, as well as help our students do the same.
When I read this poster, so many thoughts came to mind! First of all, I thought of the Acceptance Unit that all of us are completing, and how this poster fits with that 100%. Because this deals with diversity within people/cultures, I would say that this has everything to do with social studies. Teachers could use this poster to introduce different communities within the city that they live in and then expand into something bigger, (e.g. state, region of the United States, country, continent, etc..) or teachers could think on a smaller scale. (such as the individuals that make up the classroom) I believe topics that revolve around diversity, tolerance, acceptance, and stereotyping should be taught at all grade levels for children, and here they will learn about taking perspectives, and mistakes that the United States/other countries have made in history.
I am astounded that in my 4th grade class, there is a boy (whose family is from India) who keeps telling me that he is ashamed that he can speak another language that his parents had taught him. I told him how “awesome” that was but he would laugh and get embarrassed. Unfortunately, he refused to speak any of the language when I asked. He is going to India for an entire month or two in winter (think about what he’ll miss in school) and just does not UNDERSTAND why there are other languages in the United States. For a child who is very observant and lives in Elgin, a Spanish-speaking city, I was surprised to hear this. He claims that everyone should be one way since we live in “America” and cannot comprehend the uniqueness and positive aspects that come from differences, including those of knowing a second language.
I know there are many seemingly closed-minded students and people in the world, but I believe that if elementary teachers start including these topics/units in the classroom on a regular basis, our society will benefit in the long-run. From what I hear in the classrooms, I do not believe that these students have been educated on a lot of this, and probably wouldn’t be able to comprehend the poster either. Now, if there are children who think like the boy I spoke of earlier at the intermediate level, think of the problems and other misconceptions that may grow throughout middle/high school for the 'children of the future.'
I feel this quote is really about acceptance of others. After reading the quotes I thought about how it really expresses keeping an open-mind in the classroom and realizing that our background and views are not the same as everyone else's. This is very important idea for students and teachers to keep this quote in mind while teaching. Some teachers as well as students forget to take into account that they grew up differently from others. What is normal in their family, their community may be considered weird to other communities and cultures. I would have this quotes in the front of my classroom and refer to it often when learning about a new culture.
This quote speaks out for everyone in the world. Every one of us is born into one type of world that seems to become the only "right way." This is the way we see it as we grow up here and know nothing better. We are blindsighted at what other cultures and other ways of living there are in the world. Teaching can open people's eyes to this vastly different world out there. Teaching allows people to recognize their ways are not the only way to live, and people do not strive to be like them. It is a great quote to hang up in the classroom while teaching a unit on acceptance and community. Creating classroom community is an important part of a class. Being able to recognize that not everyone comes from the same world and looking at their life in other people's shoes may be just the right activity to make students aware of this fact.
Wow, I really like this quote, in fact I copied it and saved it to my computer. I thought that it was beautifully written and had a great message. As teachers I think we can take a lot from this quote and elaborate upon it within ourselves and who we are when we teach as well as what we teach. Students sometimes become so consumed with themselves that they forget to think about those different perspectives and ways of life. Sometimes, students are just not exposed to those different cultures and as teachers it is important for us to open their eyes to the world. I found this book published by UNICEF and it is all about different children throughout the world. I instantly starting looking for stereotypes and how they portrayed different cultures. This book does an excellent job of trying to keep with the same socio-economic level throughout each country they visit it seems and they even give different lifestyles of some of the larger countries (USA- home school, farm and city) I brought it to school the one day to use with students who finished the lesson early and the students who looked through it LOVED IT!
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