Multicultural Education: Respecting Differences and Avoiding Bias Jennifer Brearley Western Governors University Culture can be characterized by how a group of people interpret the world through spirituality‚ social customs‚ dress and communication (Gargiulo 2012). According to Richard M. Garguilo‚ author of Special Education in Contemporary Society (2012) culture is also defined by the attitudes‚ values‚ behaviors‚ belief systems‚ and traditions shared by a particular race‚ social group
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location of the hospital a person is born in. The idea of a caste system‚ originally presented in ancient India‚ is a type of social structure that divides people on the basis of inherited social status. Although many societies could be described in this way‚ within a caste system‚ people are rigidly expected to marry and interact with people of the same social class. The roots of the Indian caste system can be found in the Hindu scriptures‚ although the caste system was adopted by other religions
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THE PHENOMENON OF SOCIAL STRATIFICATION. Social stratification refers to the presence of distinct social groups which are ranked one above the other in terms of factors such as prestige and wealth (Haralambos & Holborn‚ 2004). Those who belong to a particular group or stratum will have some awareness of common interests and a common identity. They also share a similar lifestyle which‚ to some extent‚ will distinguish them from members of other social strata (Lenski‚ 1984)
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People 1 Patrice Canivez The final‚ definitive version of this paper has been published in Philosophy and Social Criticism‚ June 2004; vol. 30‚ 4: pp. 393-412‚ by SAGE Publications Ltd. All rights reserved. http://psc.sagepub.com/ Abstract Rousseau’s political theory apparently leads us to choose between patriotism and cosmopolitism. The two major works published in 1762‚ On the Social Contract and Emile‚ would represent the two sides of the alternative. However‚ the opposition between patriotism
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A Christian Education 1 The Pros and Cons of a Christian Education Willie King Foundations of Christian Learning A Christian Education 2 The Pros and Cons of A Christian Education Although attending a Christian College has its advantages‚ it has some disadvantages that may birth skepticism
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Pros and Cons of Inclusion in a general education classroom Inclusion in a general classroom is one of the largest controversies that schools face today. Most administrators‚ parents and teachers question the likely academic impacts associated with the placement of students with special needs into general educational classrooms. Inclusion is the educational approach that requires students with disabilities to learn together with non-disabled students. Rather than the segregation of students based
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society as being able to fluently speak two languages (Woolfolk et al.‚ 2012). Contrastingly‚ a monolingual individual is defined as only being able to speak one language‚ which is often called the mother tongue (Woolfolk et al.‚ 2012). Bilingual education is certainly a subject of controversy because there is a great number of positives and negatives that are associated with the topic. Many individuals agree that children should be fluent in two
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I. TITLE Learning and Motivation Classroom Management Educational Technology II. INTRODUCTION Schools and classrooms are unique social organizations composed of people who are different from each other. There are students who are attentive‚ industrious and productive and there are those who are not participating in the class. Teachers label them as unmotivated pupils. Teachers become frustrated when the pupils appear to be unmotivated. There are ways on how teachers can boost the interest
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gentlemen‚ I’m XXX from Tweleve Science 6. First of all‚ thank to God‚ because of His grace‚ I am able to deliver this speech‚ and also thank you to Mr. XXX for giving me this opportunity. Well‚ today I would like to talk about pros and cons of sex education. Why do I take this as my topic? Because all children will grow up to become adults and will require some basic knowledge of sex as well as pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases at some point in time. Sex education is basically conducted
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Pros and Cons of Standardized Education Although Alfie Kohn attacks the grading system specifically‚ he would agree with John Taylor Gatto’s claim that the standardization of schools is focused on the “mass-producing of unimaginative‚ conformist‚ mediocre children .” Both display a cynical tone about a system that is plagued by a “factory-oriented approach.” While validated by research‚ theorist and historians‚ their criticisms are not true for every student involved in the United Sates educational
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