Chapter 6 Culture and Diversity Ethnicity and Race

Chapter 6: Culture and Diversity Ethnicity and Race in Teaching and Learning Presenter: Stephen May

Topics of Discussion Differences Between Ethnicity and Race History of Discrimination Development of Prejudice Short-Term Effects: Test Performance Long-Term Effects: Disidentification What Can We Do As Teachers?

Ethnic and Racial Differences Ethnicity History, homeland, language, traditions, religion Race Skin color, hair texture, based on appearances Discussion

History of Discrimination Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka Prejudice Stereotypes Discussion Discrimination

Example of Prejudice https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=5 k. C_H 6 w. GFF 8

Short-Term Effects: Test Performance 40 20 ic pa n H is ac k 0 Bl Woolfolk, Educational Psychology (Figure 6. 3 in the Textbook) 60 hi te Harris, New York Times (Figure 1) Praxis Core Test, Percentage of Students Who Passed the First Time W Stereotype Threat Individuals afraid of confirming a stereotype put on them.

Long-Term Effects: Disidentification To rid oneself of characteristic qualities. Performance Avoidance Goals The process by which a student may avoid doing a task so they wont appear incompetent.

Jeanie’s Story “It took me about 18 years to accept the skin I'm in and 2 more years to come to love it. When I was in middle school, I started putting relaxers on my hair so that I could look like my peers and relatives… I remember going to marching band practice wearing long pants and long sleeves in 80+ degree weather so I wouldn't get any darker. I remember being called a racial slur in class within 5 feet of a teacher who turned his head the other way. I remember that "I was the problem student". I remember that I received an award my senior year called the "Perseverance Award. ” So basically, an award for making it out of there alive. I'm not posting this for your sympathy. I'm posting this to give you perspective and show you the experiences of a person of color… Two people can experience the same thing in completely different ways. ”

What Can We Do As Teachers? Create a Safe Environment for Learning (NS 3) Allow Students to Express Their Own Individuality (NS 2) Introduce Students to Different Cultures Give Students Someone to Look Up to

Works Cited Woolfolk, Anita. Educational Psychology. 12 ed. : Pearson Education, 2013. Print. Harris, Elizabeth A. “Tough Tests for Teachers, With Questions of Bias. ” The New York Times, 17 June 2015. Web. 26 January 2016. Lawson, Edward C. and Oprah Winfrey. “Oprah Winfrey’s Guest, Edward C. Lawson, Puts This Prejudice Caller in Her Place in Epic Fashion. ” Youtube, 21 September 2015. Web. Reuter, Jeanie. Personal Testimony on Her Own Experiences with Race In. TASC Model Core Teaching Standards. CCSSO, 2011. Web.

Questions and Comments? Special thanks to Jeanie Reuter for sharing her story.