Cultural Diversity

Social justice courses are suppose to challenge mainstream ideologies; however when students are not prepared to hear this, they will shut it out and may lead them to question their place in society. This occurs when privilege, “isms”- racism, sexism, sexism- and the inequality that tends to be involved. This may also lead to students viewing themselves as “bad” because they are using a mainstream binary framework of good and bad. Though, using reaction to understand the material is very useful. One way that Sensoy and DiAngelo suggest changing these frameworks is through recognizing ones positionality and acknowledging the the dominant cultures knowledge is not the only truth.

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Reynolds illustrates how there are a variety of different ways social justice can be taught, and explains how each teacher has a different way of implementing the same ideas. She provides examples of lessons a child might learn and the biases behind it teaching social justice. Reynolds is concerned with the age range of teaching social justice and when is considered the appropriate time. New teachers are now getting taught how to teach social justice within the class room, and the curriculum is changing to include aspects of social justice. Reynolds states how social justice is a branch off the bigger question of “who gets to decide the best

Organizations are made up of man & woman, many cultures & races, and multiple generations. Some of the organizations are also comprised of disable employees. This is what we called diversity. Diversity is something that has been around in the organizations for decades. Diversity in Collins Dictionary means, the state or quality of being different or varied and range of different things. It is synonyms to variety, mixture, range, and multiplicity. According to Queensborough Community College in its website define diversity as “Understanding that each individual is unique, and recognizing our individual differences. These can be along the dimensions of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies.” Diversity is the mixture of people, culture, race, ethnicity, and more. Diversity can somehow affect the employees and can be challenges to the managers.

In today’s modernized world, it is crucial to be able to comprehend and recognize conflicts dealing with racial tensions due to the increased growth of diversity in nations all over the world. Countries like North America are inhabited by people of different backgrounds, cultures, and colors. Since there is intermingling among everyone, the differences between the diverse ethnic backgrounds could stir up trouble which can lead to serious skirmishes like Watts Rebellion in 1965. To prevent and weaken the strength of racial tension, the citizens of the United States must be educated about racial problems before being released into the real world. The best approach towards racial equity begins in the classroom and through

The outcome I would want to achieve is people able to be aware of their biases and understanding of themselves. In addition, I would like people to learn from each other and know that we all have something to offer each other. This group would meet weekly for 2.5 hours and discuss any and all topics about racism, race issues, oppression, and any of the “isms”. Topics would be selected a week prior by a vote. A committee would set up a list of topics and in the last 5-10 minutes of the meeting all I attendance would check topics. Of course the topic with the highest check will be the topic during next session. In addition, members can add topics in the suggestion box. The first few group meetings the group will learn about Sue’s RCID model to begin to dissect themselves and their thoughts to open the door for courageous

In order to achieve ‘social justice’ we need to strive for equity rather than equality. Equity is based on the idea of moral equality, the principle that people should be treated as equals. According to Jones (2009) this is the idea that, despite many differences, all people share a common humanity or human dignity. The difference between equity and equality is that equality means treating everyone equally

Social justice comes in a multitude of definitions. In my opinion, I think social justice can be described using three key ideas. The first subject I would like to talk about refers to the inclusion of people from a wide array of backgrounds. Whether that may be different ethnicities, cultural views, societal opinions, or personal beliefs, it is important to consider all of these varying perspectives in order to persuade the ideas of social justice with a diverse and open mind. Second, social justice must come to be with the use of teamwork. Collaboration is very important to social justice because in order for social justice to include everyone, the guidelines of it must have been produced by a large variety of people. Social justice also

My advice to evoke the notion of “preparing prospective educators” for dealing with social justice in the classrooms, is to educate them on the diversity paradox that occurs throughout students’ lives in the real world. I believe that if prospective teachers are able to retain some form of knowledge regarding the types of students they will potentially deal with, they will began to produce strategies and tactics that aligns with their lifestyle needs. It is important as an educator to be able to connect with students on multiple levels. Reason being is that as educators, we would want to reach our students in a way that will motivate them learn. If current and prospective teachers are able to familiarize themselves with the society in which

If the quote above is to be believed, then the strength of a classroom resides in the differences rather than the similarities of its students. In my Pedagogy course (PEDG 5367) concerning diversity and multi-culturalism, I was able to realize first-hand how diverse a classroom of learners can be. I was instructed to create a unit plan (see Appendix A- Manners Across Cultures Unit Plan) that comprised approximately five hours of instruction time. In the unit plan I had to reflect on diverse learners and include instruction which met the needs of several different populations of students including special

Since I started this class, I have a learned a great deal about cultural diversity in the classroom and abroad. My perspective has changed slightly but my knowledge of this subject has improved. In my family, my father taught me about the civil rights movement and the evils of segregation in the U.S. My parents taught me to be tolerant of all humans, no matter what they look like, how they dress, or their sexual orientation. My family has always been liberal thinkers who taught me the dark history of racism and bigotry in this country. As an educator I would be accepting to all race, creeds, and religious peoples.

Over the last eight weeks, we have visited and deeply discussed many topics that surround social justice in the classroom. These topics have ranged from social justice in the world to how to create a socially just classroom and everything in between. In class, there has been a few times where it has been uncomfortable because the topics can bring out many opinions in the room. Many people in the room shared their opinions, including me, which brought up many other discussions. In this essay, I will be discussing our navigations through the social justice issues that classrooms face by talking about the key points of our class throughout the last eight weeks.

The term social justice is normally used when referring to the ideas of equality and providing equal opportunities to pupils within school, regardless of their background, history or circumstances. Views of social justice can change depending on who is discussing the topic.

I can grow in terms of social justice through my understanding of different social justice issues. I know quite a bit of information about the injustices that surround my identity, such as Racial Profiling or Disability Discrimination, but I need to look into the problems that don't surround me such as Culture Appropriation, or the use of Native American Reservations for Businesses. I can also grow through my understanding of other people's problems. Although I can not have empathy for everyone, I can try to understand their struggles and at the very least sympathize with them and their situation. Finally, I can grow in terms of social justice by speaking up when it not only happens towards me, but when an injustice is committed upon others.

Social justice refers to equality on a larger, group scale. Inequalities in society prevent true social justice. The goal of social justice is to create a more just society by exploring our individual roles and consciously recognizing the unjust structures around us, then taking action to alleviate or eradicate those structures. Social justice is working toward social change. These inequalities can be seen in instances of income disparity, sex or gender based prejudice, racial discrimination, and lack of access to public goods and services like education or housing. One social justice issue affecting society today is educational inclusion.