Transcript CHAPTER 4: Providing Cross-Cultural, Nonsexist Education The Whole Child: Developmental Education for the Early Years Tenth Edition Patricia Weissman Joanne Hendrick.

CHAPTER 4:
Providing Cross-Cultural,
Nonsexist Education
The Whole Child:
Developmental Education for the Early Years
Tenth Edition
Patricia Weissman
Joanne Hendrick
The Need for Teachers to Develop
Cultural Competence
Teachers Must be Prepared to Accommodate a “Melting Pot”
of Cultures in Their Classrooms
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Babies Born to Minority Parents are now the Majority of Births
in the United States
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Number of Immigrants Living in the United States has Risen
to 13%--Highest Level Since the 1920s
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Those who are Starting Teaching Careers After 2010 Will Find
Even Greater Diversity in Their Classrooms
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Teachers’ Attitudes
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Lower Expectations for Minority Students
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Prejudice Toward Muslims
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Differences in Behavior Toward Boys or Girls
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Can Such Attitudes Be Changed?
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Suggestions for Controlling and
Overcoming Expressions of Prejudice
• Honestly Confront Your Own Prejudices
• Monitor and Bias-Proof Your Teaching
• Broaden Your Frame of Understanding and
Acceptance
• Find
Out What People Are Really Like
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Is Early Childhood Too Soon to Begin
Cross-Cultural, Nonsexist Education?
• Children as Young as 3 Notice Skin Color
• Awareness of Ethnic Differences Precedes Prejudice
• At Ages 2 and 3 Years Children Increasingly Aware of
Physical Differences
• Between the Ages of 3 and 5 Years Most Children
Have Acquired Sense of Ethnic Identity and Possibly
Negative Attitudes Towards Those Who Are Different
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What Do Cross-Cultural and Nonsexist
Education Have in Common?
• Principle 1: We Want Children to Value Their
Unique Identities in Relation to Both Their Ethnic
Background and Gender Role
• Principle 2: We Want Children to Learn that People
of All Races and Both Sexes Have Many
Commonalities
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Principles of Cross-Cultural Education
• Recognize and Honor Cultural and Ethnic
Differences
o Encourage
o Value
Individual Children for Their Special Qualities
o Relate
Now
Cultural Pluralism
Cross-Cultural Learnings to the Here and
o Implement
the Anti-Bias Curriculum
o Include
Concrete, Visible Evidence of Cultural
Diversity
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Principles of Cross-Cultural Education
• Suggestions That Foster Deeper CrossCultural Understanding
o Building
Good Human Relationships
o Dealing
with Racial Comments and Slurs at
o Involve
and Honor All Families
School
o Show
Respect for People of Differing Ethnic
Origins by Employing Them as Teachers
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Emphasizing the Similarities as Well as
Valuing the Uniqueness of People
• Teach the Commonality of Biological and
Psychological Needs
• Help Families Look Beyond Various Differences to
Focus on Common Goals
• Teach Children to Consider Everyone's Rights and
Needs
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Can Teaching About Cultural Uniqueness
and Similarity of Needs Be Combined?
• Teach Children They are Enjoyably Unique and
Share Commonalities with Others at the Same Time
• Bring in Real Objects from Various Cultures
• Provide Various Cultural Experiences for Children
• Offer Comparative Experiences of Various Cultures
• Include Families
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Encouraging Equity by Providing a Nonsexist
Education and Helping Children Value Their Own
Sexuality
• Teaching Simple Physiological Facts
• Masturbation
• Meeting the Special Needs of Boys in School
• Suggestions for Providing Nonsexist Curriculum
o Importance
of Evaluating Educational Materials
o Importance
of Attitude and Modeling
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