14 April 2012

Culture around The World

The country of origin that I choose is Hungary.  Hungarian culture and Hungarian people would be a fascinating topic and learning about their traditions will definitely enhance my life. It will definitely open my eyes to a whole new world and a culture that represents a life less ordinary - customs and beliefs unlike my own, but all the more intriguing for it.  I am sure there are a few features we can look at that are distinctive to Hungarian culture and the mannerisms of its people. It can take some time to get to know a Hungarian on an intimate level or to build strong, deep relationships.  I would say I work in child care facility.



Five ways to Prepare myself to be culturally responsive toward a Hungarian family.

1.       I would first and foremost take the time to educate myself on their culture and rituals including knowing their mannerisms, languages, religion and education system.

2.      I would establish relationships with the children and family and talk about events of their community and traditions as well as integrate ethnic activities in the classroom



3.      I would definitely be caring, committed, and have respectful belief in my students’ abilities and desire to learn.

4.      I will establish a caring environment and warm, personal, positive relationships with my students and prevent and respond to teasing, bullying and exclusion of students and teach conflict resolution skills to maintain friendships.

5.      As a culturally responsive educator, I will communicate effectively inter-culturally; and have the ability of thinking critically and engage effectively with materials from the Hungarian culture.



All of these strategies for cultural responsiveness support the goals for student achievement in a few ways. First, we build a democratic foundation for equal access to education. Secondly, we help students develop their own culturally sensitive skills to be successful in our diverse, multicultural, and global world, enriching not only in our classroom, but our nation as well.

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