Even from the time when I was a high school student‚ I wanted to work with students. As I went through my life experiences and college‚ I found myself wanted to counsel adolescents. School counseling always seemed like a great place to start. When I began working with teens‚ I found myself learning how important it was for them to have someone who was willing to “fight” for them. If there is anything I have taken from my work experience so far‚ is the importance of putting your feelings aside and
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cultural groups especially traditionally underrepresented minority groups in a society” (Webster’s‚ 2003). In our country “it is estimated that by the year 2050‚ no more than 50% of the population will be of Anglo ancestry” (Cillo‚ 1998). It is also important to consider and recognize the number of sub-cultures that exist such as interracial couples‚ the disabled such as children with autism‚ and homosexual cultures. In this new era we live in‚ interracial marriages and relationships are becoming
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Future Needs Change Current Issues and Trends in Education Historically education has changed over the years to meet the needs of children‚ and their ever changing mold. Society and governance has changed over history to save children from abuse‚ starvation‚ and provide educational opportunities but has not completely succeeded in these areas within minority classes. The educational gap between whites‚ blacks‚ and Hispanics is astoundingly large. This gap extends to healthcare‚ gun violence
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Schools embrace a multicultural society; however‚ this can sometimes lead to issues concerning relationships and communication between children or adults and pupils. Culture is the way in which a group of people who share a common language‚ values or religion are identified. Therefore‚ a schoolâ€TMs language‚ rules and policies may be different to what certain individuals from a different cultural background are used to. This can lead to difficulty in communication as some children may not have English
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Why is it important to reach out to all stakeholders and get them involved in the school? As educators‚ we know‚ schools cannot do it alone. They need the help of stakeholders in order to improve the education of our students. With the help of community stakeholders and organizations‚ schools can focus more on the academics‚ while the stakeholders help meet the needs of students and families. For example‚ every year‚ at our school we partner with a local church that provides us with many great volunteers
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Multicultural issues are an indisputable part of counselling‚ and the counselors need to prepare well to meet the needs of different populations and serve them optimally. Every individual exists in social‚ historical‚ political and economic contexts and this calls for an increased understanding of these contexts on the behavior of the individuals. The Guidelines on Multicultural Education offer Psychologists a guidance on the changing needs of society and continuing evolution of psychology. The specific
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Issues in Multicultural Education Several educational issues occur here in Los Angeles. Numerous students come from communities of immigrant families. These families generally have low-incomes and have limited resources. Additionally‚ the majority of these students derive from families that are unfamiliar with the American education structure. These neighborhoods commonly have high rates of illiteracy and crime. These are some of the major issues that surround students in these communities. There
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A variety of legislation affects how schools work as they are legally obligated to comply with them. The 1988 Data Protection Act states that information obtained by a school should be kept confidential and only shared with authorised individuals. Therefore school staff (i.e. admin‚ teachers and support staff) has a duty to keep information confidential and to only share it with others with the consent of parents i.e. by obtaining written confirmation. Children cannot give consent themselves‚ for
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Lydia Hennesay EDU-230 Oct. 27‚ 2013 Emil Cicogna Issues in Multicultural Education The El Centro Elementary School District is made up of 8 elementary schools‚ one kinder-eighth‚ and two junior high schools (7-8). (Local Ed. Agency Plan 2012) This diverse school district is located in the city of El Centro‚ California in the Imperial County. Through my research I have discovered that at this time the El Centro Elementary School District does not have any type of citizenship character education
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in 1998‚ a study conducted by Institute for Higher Education Policy confirmed that degree holders harvest more financial benefits than high school graduates or dropouts. The first clue is that a Bachelor notably increases the earning power by about 75%. The second indicator is that unemployment rate with a Bachelor is half as important as with a High School Diploma. The third gain is in relation with savings since a graduate has a superior pecuniary potential and therefore economizes more. The fourth
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