After engaging with this week’s articles, what new realizations, insights, or lessons have you gained about cultural bias? How have these readings challenged or deepened your understanding of cultural bias in education and its impact on students, teachers, and learning environments? Reflect on any personal biases or assumptions you may have uncovered and discuss how this awareness can influence your approach to fostering a more inclusive and equitable classroom.
Article Assignment DO ENGLISH-LANGUAGE LEARNERS GET STIGMATIZED BY TEACHERS? A Study Says Yes- Students are identified as English-language learners, in theory, to prevent educational inequity, but that classification may present another problem for children: teacher bias.
DISPROPORTIONATE REPRESENTATION OF CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE STUDENTS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION: Measuring the Problem – The overrepresentation of culturally and linguistically diverse children in special education and the quality of their educational experiences have been regarded as among the most significant issues faced by the U.S. public school system in the past 30 years.
https://researchoutreach.org/articles/dangers-labels-english- second-language/2021
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https://creditsforteachers.com/how-culture-affects-learning/
Reflection: After engaging with this week’s articles, what new realizations, insights, or lessons have you gained about cultural bias? How have these readings challenged or deepened your understanding of cultural bias in education and its impact on students, teachers, and learning environments? Reflect on any personal biases or assumptions you may have uncovered and discuss how this awareness can influence your approach to fostering a more inclusive and equitable classroom.
Minimum 400 words reflection summary citing your analysis, reaction and/or feelings. Reflections must be written using your own words and organized in essay form, must have proper grammar, and must reference information learned in the weekly readings.