For this post the two groups that I decided to focus on where those whose first language is one other than English and on genders. After using the Cultural Competence: Personal Reflection Checklist to assess my funds of knowledge on these two groups I realized I was able to relate and understand more of one group than the other. Although I agreed on most if not all the statements being mentioned there were a couple I directly related to myself. Spanish being my first language, and being the language in which I start processing my ideas with, I knew that having limited English skills or having a foreign accent was not a reflection of my intellectual capacity; Or of anyone’s intellectual capacity just because someone doesn’t know how to speak our language does not mean they are not smart.
When it comes to genders, referring to the statements from the checklist I agreed with many of them once again. I believe I respect and welcome families from non traditional family structures such as same gender parents. I would provide the same service to the GLBTQ community, and I understand that culture affects gender roles for each family and even the family roles each person takes. I understand that there are certain biological traits that identify us as male or female, and I also know that many people don’t identify as either and that there are many different gender identities and various points of views and it is something I believe I need to increase my knowledge on.
So far what I have seen in the classroom that I have been going to, the teacher is very understanding and accepting of all her students, she allows them to speak in a language other than english when they are working in groups. She’s also shown interest in the students culture she’s asked questions about dishes they like in their families or activities they do when they visit their home country. Recently I heard a conversation about Lunar new year and it seemed like there was a lot of respect towards the different cultures represented in the classroom
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