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Study: "multicultural classroom, Monocultural Teachers" by Terry Dean. American classrooms prefer only one kind of culture or are only aware of one culture in the class. The main problem of this is the cultural dissonance that students experience when they attend mainstream classes.
Study: "multicultural classroom, Monocultural Teachers" by Terry Dean. American classrooms prefer only one kind of culture or are only aware of one culture in the class. The main problem of this is the cultural dissonance that students experience when they attend mainstream classes.
Study: "multicultural classroom, Monocultural Teachers" by Terry Dean. American classrooms prefer only one kind of culture or are only aware of one culture in the class. The main problem of this is the cultural dissonance that students experience when they attend mainstream classes.
Study Guide: Multicultural Classroom, Monocultural Teachers by Terry Dean
Part 1: Summary This is an article which is for teachers who have problems teaching immigrant students. Terry Dean is a teacher who has taught ESL classes and has encountered some problems with his teaching. He explains that American classrooms prefer only one kind of culture or are only aware of one culture in the class. He said that teachers need to develop their pedagogical way into the student cultures. The main problem of this is the cultural dissonance that students experience when they attend mainstream classes. Part 2: Outline I.
Teachers should acquire more knowledge about students
1. To educate self about the individuals and cultures.
II.
Teachers want students to enter the mainstream.
1. Provide them the tools
2. Need to concern ourselves more with providing student access to academic culture. 3. Teachers have an obligation to raise this issue. III.
Teaching about the culture.
1. Teachers teach composition.
2. Teachers teach how mainstream Americans view the world. 3. Students have less of a chance for success when there is dissonance between the childs culture and the culture of the school. IV.
American classrooms prefer only one class of culture.
1. Working-class and farm children struggle to acquire the academic culture.
2. Working-class and farm children work hard for they have no talent. 3. It is more difficult for students who are outside the culture. V.
Acculturation itself poses problems.
1. Cultural conflict affects every aspect of a students well being.
2. There is hope for this problem. Part 3: Key terminology with definition Mainstream-common current Monocultural-single culture Dissonance-lack of agreement Working class-low class or poor class enculturation-the process whereby individuals learn their group's culture, through experience, observation, and instruction.
Part 4: Discussion Questions
What is the purpose of this article? Why do teachers need to acquire more knowledge about student? What is the problem with working class students who attend class? Part 5: Analysis Terry Dean is a teacher who has tried to help students and teachers solve the problem of multicultural classrooms. He wants teachers to acquire more knowledge about students in multicultural classrooms. American classroom settings prefer only one kind of culture. In the American school system, the different classes of students make it hard for students to attend class, which leads students to learn much less. Part 6: External Sources Colbert, Judith. "Bridging Differences with Understanding: Helping Immigrant Children Be More Ready to Learn." Earlychildhood NEWS. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 June 2015. http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/earlychildhood/article_view.aspx?ArticleId=475 Dean, Terry. "Multicultural Classroom, Monocultural Teachers." (n.d.): n. pag. Mary Jo Reiff. University of Kansas, 9 Jan. 2004. Web. 18 June 2015. http://mjreiff.com/uploads/2/9/1/7/2917319/dean.pdf