Blog Assignment week 3

Where there is life, there is “culture.” From the beginning of mankind there has been culture. A certain way groups of people do things and live. Thinking about the cultural diversity I see, I do find myself at times communicating differently with people from different groups and cultures. Since I started in this program, I have a willingness to advocate for more “cultural competency” taught in the classroom. This would be one of my first strategies to communicate effectively with the children and their families, and for myself.  I feel some way or another there would be “mutual satisfaction,” from communicating competently to the children and their families... If you can reach and teach cultural diversity at an early age, I feel the chances of all children having biases, prejudice and stereotypes, would not be so great, I they learn and can identify cultural diversity.
The second strategy I would use to communicate effectively would be to be “other oriented.” How could it hurt to “treat others the way you think they want to be treated?” It is an effective way to communicate and show others how you can be conscious of cultural differences, rather than ignoring the differences, and how you can put yourself in the other’s person’s position.

The third strategy would be for me to improve my “perceptions” to become a better and more effective communicator. I must give myself time not to jump to conclusions too quickly. Looking beyond first impressions would also really help me to communicate effectively with children and their families. Being thoughtful when I need an explanation. If I want to make sense of something I need to be mindful of what preceded or provoked a situation. I also could use being “culturally sensitive” and not generalizing families, which could lead to stereotypes too.

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