Pay Attention to Cultural Ways of Learning

05/29/2018

Pay Attention to Cultural Ways of Learning

One day our descendants will think it incredible that we paid so much attention to things like the amount of melanin in our skin...
Franklin Thomas (in Gloria Steinem, Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions, 1983)

Sandra Heidemann, Beth Menninga and Claire Chang, authors of the book, The Thinking Teacher: A Framework for Intentional Teaching in the Early Childhood Classroom, discuss how important it is to pay attention to the cultures of the children and families in each classroom.

"An intentional teacher explores and values all the cultures children bring with them," they explain. "He understands that unless he does this, he will not be providing optimal learning conditions for all the children…Think about the languages you use in class, the pictures you display, the books you read to the children, and the toys you include. Emphasize both similarities and differences. (For example, all families eat; some families use chopsticks, while others use forks and spoons.)"

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