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Teachers as Agents of Change Sc Ed 353: Mul,cultural Educa,on Roni Jo Draper, Ph.D.
How is education a moral endeavor?
Educa,on is a “moral” endeavor because it is a deliberate effort to develop values and sensibly as well as knowledge and skills.
Hidden Curriculum
UnwriHen social rules and expecta,ons of behavior that we all seem to know, but were never taught (Bieber, 1994).
The curriculum is published, thus, visible. The hidden curriculum includes all things that happen in schools that reflects the values of the educators.
Example: Great Explores
Hernando de Soto Explorer
Conqueror
Led the first European expedi,on deep into the territory of the modern-‐day United States
Extorted na,ve villages for their chiefs
Historians have recently considered archeological reconstruc,ons and the oral history of Na,ve Americans
With your group:
Each group has been given a quote. With your group decide: What is the author saying?
How do the ideas presented in the text fit with the concept of hidden curriculum?
How does it fit with your current understanding of the vocabulary words that accompany this session?
What are the consequences for teaching?
• Hegemony
• Tracking • Equality • Equity • Culturally relevant pedagogy
• Content integra,on
• Reflec,ve self-‐analysis
• Cri,cal consciousness
Multicultural Education
Content integra,on
Knowledge construc,on process
Prejudice reduc,on
Equity pedagogy
Empowering school culture and social structure
Banks and Banks, 1995
On your own…
I am ,red of the blatant inadequacies of this university's American Heritage course. In that class, we are led to believe that … inequality is a bad thing. The class's asser,on that inequality is a bad thing goes against the en,re grain of the capitalist system and the plan of salva,on. Inequality makes America the sparkling paradise it is today and enables mankind to rise above the shackles of mediocrity to aHain our ul,mate goal of exalta,on.
a BYU Student Readers' Forum Jan. 29, 2007
With a partner: Equality vs. Equity
What does it mean for things to be equal?
What does it mean for things to be equitable?
Equity is the work of elimina,ng systemic barriers to learning.
Equity is achieved by elimina,ng the predictability of success or failures that currently correlates with any social or cultural factors, especially race, class, and primary language.
Equity requires that teachers discover and cul,vate the unique gigs, talents, and interests that every human being possesses.
• Hegemony
• Tracking • Equality • Equity • Culturally relevant pedagogy
• Content integra,on
• Reflec,ve self-‐analysis
• Cri,cal consciousness
Contrasting Obligations
The obliga,on of diversity or being nice to each other/apprecia,ng each other
The obliga,on of equality or insuring that everyone has the same resources and privileges, even if it means giving up some of your own.
Multiculturalism
A general descrip,on of a na,on or society that is composed of diverse peoples
The name for an aitude of openness, tolerance, respect, and democra,c inclusion as concerns cultural, ethnic, and religious diversity.
An historic specific movement for educa,onal, poli,cal, and social reform emerging ager the 1960s.
A way to talk about the social, poli,cal, and cultural challenges produced by decoloniza,on and globaliza,on.
Two Approaches
Celebratory An affirma,on of the value
of diversity
Appreciates the beliefs, tradi,ons, and values of different cultural groups
Government and educa,on and business create policies and events to celebrate diversity
Cri,cal An analysis of inequality,
power, and privilege among groups
Shows how cultural differences have been poli,cized
Suggests policies for ending discrimina,on and advancing minority opportuni,es
With your partner…
Brainstorm possible answers to the following ques,on: What is the goal of mul,cultural educa,on?
• Hegemony
• Tracking • Equality • Equity • Culturally relevant pedagogy
• Content integra,on
• Reflec,ve self-‐analysis
• Cri,cal consciousness
“The ques,on is not necessarily how to create the perfect ‘culturally matched’ learning situa,on for each ethnic group, but rather how to recognize when there is a problem for a par,cular child and know how to seek its cause in the most broadly conceived fashion.” Lisa Delpit, 2006
Equity Pedagogy
Focuses on instruc,onal tools that facilitate deep learning.
Highlights an apprecia,on for the intellectual accomplishments all young learners bring to school.
Emphasizes building on student strengths rather than remedia,ng deficits.
Recognizes a student’s culture as an important element in teaching and learning.
Uses inquiry as a strategy for con,nuous improvement in how teachers teach and how students learn.
Culturally Responsive Teaching
CRT is using the cultures, experiences, and perspec,ves of diverse students in the classroom as filters through which to teach academic skills and knowledge. It is also impera,ve to be aware and sensi,ve to distribu,ons of power and privilege in teaching students about themselves and others in a mul,cultural society.
Impediments to Achievement
1. Underes,ma,ng what “disadvantaged” students are capable of doing.
2. Organizing instruc,on around the belief that basic skills must be mastered before “advanced” skills can be taught.
3. Failing to provide adequate support for learning new material.
4. Postponing more challenging and interes,ng work for too long—some,mes forever.
5. Depriving students of a meaningful or mo,va,ng context for learning or using skills that are taught.