Group Differences Forum

      The group differences forum was very interesting, and also brought up a lot of topics that I worry about for my future classroom.

First, I learned that schools in richer communities can afford nice things because of taxes. I know this is something that I should have known, but I did not. I do not think this is fair because people in not so nice areas deserve just as much of a good education as the rich people. They might need even more resources in order to succeed. I also learned a lot about minorities, and how they can feel oppressed just because they are not a majority. They are not automatically considered privileged because of something they might not even be able to help. In addition, I would have liked to learn more about the multicultural aspect. I want to teach overseas so this is very applicable to my future job! I also find this very interesting.

This information can help be aware of natural bias as a teacher. I want every student, no matter race, beliefs, background, socioeconomic status, family, anything, to have the same right/access to education. Even though I believe myself to be completely unbiased, there is natural and social bias to be aware of. I am a white, Christian female of upper middle class status, and I have not exactly been in a minority situation before. This is important for me to make sure that NONE of my students experience any bias in my classroom. I find this topic very interesting and will do more research to learn more.

Chapter 3 Questions

Question 1 (Applying): Can you apply goodness of fit to finding the right instrument for an individual?

Question 2 (Evaluating): How could you evaluate and accommodate a new exchange student is who experiencing culture shock?