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Raising a culturally aware child is of utmost importance. After all, who doesn’t want their child to value principles like equality and be socially accepting of diversity? While parenting to foster a passion for diversity, acceptance, and equality may seem like a daunting task, if you undertake culturally responsive teaching , it will be easier! Here are four tips to help you raise socially aware children: 1. Talk to them about privilege- Privilege may feel like an intimidating concept to talk about to a child, but children are curious, and they do notice social differences. They recognize gender differences, cultural differences, color differences by the age of four. Their social perceptions and attitudes are shaped accordingly. Talk to your child about diversity, cultural differences, and tell them how sometimes certain groups face difficulties because of that. Culturally responsive teaching helps your child respect differences.   2. Use the natural curiosity of children to teac...

 Culturally responsive teaching is the ability of an educator to teach in a multicultural setting and is one of the most powerful tools for helping students find their way out of the achievement gap. By achievement gap, we mean the gap found in academic performance when comparing underserved students and students who are more privileged to opportunities and success. By focusing on culturally responsible teaching methods, teachers can help change their students’ attitudes toward themselves as well as make them understand how success will come eventually. Types of Learners There are two types of learners: a dependent learner and an independent learner.A dependent learner depends on the teacher to carry most of the cognitive load of tasks. They will sit passively and way of stuck until the teacher intervenes.This type of learner tends to be unsure of how to tackle new tasks.The other type of learner is an independent learner. This type of learner relies on the teacher to carry only s...

Growing up attending elementary schools in small towns, most students don’t receive proper education on various important topics, such as social justice and multiculturalism. Their views on cultural diversity typically change—sometimes, drastically—when they enter college. As teachers, it’s important for us to be more “culturally-responsive” and make our students more aware. But, what does it mean to be a culturally responsive educator? You need to understand that culture is essential to student learning. This implies that you need to know your students’ backgrounds, traditions, and celebrations that they recognize in their culture. A great place to start becoming a culturally responsive teacher is with respect. You should promote self-respect and respect for others so that you can begin building these relationships with your students. It is easy to implement social justice and diversity topics in any lesson. It can be as simple as changing the book that you're reading to your stu...

When kids grow to be culturally aware, they are not only empathetic to people around them but are also able to perceive right from wrong. Teaching starts at home and it is of utmost importance that parents ensure their children know about the cultural diversity around them. Knowing is the first step to understanding and with understanding comes respect and harmony. Culturally responsive teaching must be adhered to in classrooms as well. Classrooms have children from different ethnicity, religion, socio-economic status, and gender among other things. For holistic growth and development of children in a classroom setting it is imperative that the kids are taught to be culturally responsive. Kids enjoy stories and including books that are multilingual and promote  culturally responsive teaching  in the curriculum is a great way to make them aware of the society they live in. Parents should also read stories that give the message of cultural harmony so that kids becom...

In today’s globalized world, with the classroom environment becoming more diverse and multilingual, the educational sector is increasingly moving towards developing a culturally responsive teaching  (CRT) workforce. CRT is a strategy that seeks to teach and empower students by making their languages and skills meaningful in the classroom. It seeks to embrace and acknowledge the racial and cultural diversity among the students. For teachers looking to effectively deliver lessons in a diverse classroom, here are some CRT strategies that you can adopt: 1. Learn about your students You must display your enthusiasm for adapting your classes according to the students, and that is only possible if there is open communication between you. Ask them about their interests, their culture, their language, and so on. Once you have all the information, you can customize your teaching plan to help all the students from all backgrounds learn as best as they can. 2. Use bilingual children’s bo...