Thursday, December 15, 2011

Welcoming Families From Around the World

The country that I pick as the family's country of origin is Ireland
The first thing I would do is learn the basic top layer of culture and diversity about the area because without that you cannot understand the more in-depth and detailed aspects of the culture. 
Next I will then find out if they speak Gaelic or English or a different language and learn the basics of the language so that i can at least minimally communicate with the family and correspondingly teach them English if needed. 
I will learn about the specific area of Ireland that they are from, such as the customs, food, way of living, education system, workforce, geography, etc. 
I would then compare the cultures and diversities to the United States and have materials ready to help the family and child(ren) transition. 
If these cultures, traditions, ways of living, etc have not already been included, taught and accepted in my educational setting I would then implement them all immediately. 

By completing and implementing all these tasks I will create a welcoming, accepting, educational, fun and equal environment for the children and family. I will expose my educational setting to a new culture and teach them more about Ireland so that they will see the amazingness of different cultures and people and be accepting and open-minded to all so there is no discrimination. I will become more accepting and understanding of other cultures and create an environment that molds more well-rounded individuals. 

1 comment:

  1. Hi! Rica I really enjoyed your post. I never thought about studying about Ireland but I do like the five things you came up with to be able to learn more about your family. You have to be able to know basic things about different cultres in order for you to be to atleast communicate. Great post

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