Teaching standards 3D, 3H
1.
According to census projections, what will the United States look like and how will this data affect future teachers?
According to the census projections the number of Latinos will grow to 96 million, African Americans will number 55 million and the number of Asians and
Pacific Islanders will increase to 38 million in United States in the year 2050. A culturally diverse classroom will need to be the rule and not the exception for all educators.
2.
What is the difference between race and ethnicity ?
Race is defined as a socially constructed construct with social that is used to elevate or dominate group while oppressing others. Ethnicity is defined as one’s membership in a group in which the members share a unique social, cultural and sometimes geographic and language heritage that is passed down from one generation to the next. Ethnicity is taken from the Greek word Ethos and it refers to the nation in which a person originates from. The term race is often associated with the prejudice against a certain group of people.
3.
Give an example of white privilege (example: shopping in an upscale department store).
White privilege is a term that is used to describe situations where a person is given special treatment based solely on the color of their skin. A white privilege situation could occur in a department store or restaurant when and if a white person is given special treatment and a person of another ethnicity is ignored. In a white privilege situation a white person may even be given special prices and discounts while a person from other ethnicities may be over charges and even denied service.
4.
What are the three types of racism?
The three types of racism are individual, institutional, and cultural.
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5.
What is a subculture ? Give an example.
A subculture is a distinct group of people within a specific culture. Jews for Jesus can be an example of a subcultural group as they are still from a common cultural group but share a similar but different belief structure.
6.
Does equitable treatment mean approaching and working with all students in the same way? Why or why not?
Equitable treatment of student’s means approaching and working with all students the same way. It means that all students should be given the SAME opportunities in education.
7.
What do we mean by socioeconomic status (SES) and how does it affect students and teaching?
SES is term that stands for socioeconomic status and is used to distinguish a person’s position in society relative to others within that society; It can affect the level of education that a student receives due to the homes and neighborhoods in which the student lives in.
8.
What is classism? What percentage of the population controls more than 80 percent of the wealth in the United States?
Classism is defined as the institutional system in society that operates to disadvantage working-class and poor people, greatly influencing student’s motivation to achieve as well as their level of career ambitions. It is understood that 20 percent of the population in the United States control 80 percent of the wealth in it.
9.
How are sex and gender different? How does this affect the way some teachers treat students in the classroom?
Sex refers to the biological condition of maleness or femaleness, the possession of the XY chromosome or the XX pattern. Gender is a learned psychological, social, and cultural aspect of a person that describes expected and sanctioned male and female behavior that results from socialization in the United States. A student is clearly a boy or girl however the expectations for them and what they are capable of doing can be somewhat biased by the teacher based on their sex because of gender expectations of the teacher. Gender expectations should not differ in the classroom.
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10.
What is sexual identity ?
Sexual identity is the degree in which we identify with the social and biological aspects of a being a man or a women.
11.
Define heterosexism . What is a hate crime and who is most often the target?
Heterosexism is a system of advantage based on sexual orientation in which gay, lesbians, bisexual, and transsexual individuals are denied rights and opportunities enjoyed by those who identify themselves as heterosexual. Hate crimes are crimes against a specific group of people based on difference of race or belief. Gay and lesbians are often the target today.
12.
What is a disability and how does it impact a student in a public school?
A disability is an observable, measurable characteristic of an individual that interferes with the individual’s functioning physically, mentally or emotionally.
A disability can be both a medical and a social one. A person with any number of disabilities can be experience intentional exclusions to a lack of access to substandard services, programs, activities, benefits, jobs, or other opportunities.
13.
What is ethnocentrism and how does it relate to prejudice ?
Ethnocentrism is the view that one’s own group is the center of everything, and all others are scaled and rated with reference to it. Ethnocentrism is at the root of prejudice as it encourages separation and excludes others outside of the group.
14.
What is the dominant culture in the United States? What does it mean to be part of a dominant culture?
Dominate culture refers to groups in society that benefits from the power and prestige of their membership in the race, social-class, gender, ability status, and sexual orientation groups that control society through policies, legislation, and practices that advantage them over marginalized groups. White privilege is the dominate culture in the United States and to be part of this group means that you receive special benefits and social-class.
15.
Define these terms: sexism , classism , and ableism .
Sexism involves all attitudes and actions that support the belief that males are superior to females.
Classism is belief and actions that provide privilege for and decry the superiority of middle and capitalist social-class status.
Ableism refers to the notion that persons with no identified physical or mental disabilities are superior to persons labels disabled.
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EDUC 2025 Culturally Responsive Classrooms
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