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Teaching diverse populations. Mrs. Watts. Essential Question?. Is cultural diversity training really necessary? Change Influencing B asic I nstitutions… National to Global A growing discrepancy between the Rich and the Poor A change in the work we do
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Teaching diverse populations Mrs. Watts
Essential Question? • Is cultural diversity training really necessary? Change Influencing Basic Institutions… • National to Global • A growing discrepancy between the Rich and the Poor • A change in the work we do • A change in generational attitudes about work
Factors Influencing Politics • 1. International Agreements • 2. Increasing debate: conservative and liberal voters • 3. Political Participation • 4. Voting Technologies
Factors Influencing Religion • 1. Increasing Diversity of Religious Ideas • 2. Rise of Fundamentalism (Religious Contexts) • 3. The Marriage of Religion and Politics • 4. Generational Differences in regards to the Role of Electronic Culture
Factors Influencing the Family • 1. Increasing Age of Men and Women at the time of Marriage and Childbirth • 2. Increasing Diversity of Family Forms • 3. Increasing Intermarriage across Racial and Religious Boundaries • 4. Increasing Effects of Poverty
And Here We Go… • Factors that Influence EDUCATION • 1. Changing Demographics of the School-Age Population and the Population as a Whole • 2. Increasing Language Diversity Among Schoolchildren • 3. Increasing Concern About Gender Differences in School Outcomes • 4. An Increasing “Clash of Cultures” Between Teachers and Students
Chapter 2 • Important Points • Multicultural Education grew out of the Civil Rights Movement (1960s) • Education is driven by court cases (pages 44-49) • Has education really changed? Yes and No
Chapter 3 • Objective Culture: Behavior, Language, Rituals, Institutions, Laws • Subjective Culture: Norms, Beliefs, Value, Basic Assumptions What does it mean by Objective Culture? Subjective Culture?
How Does It All Come Together? • Page 96: The Culture-learning Process • Discussion