Kmiko's Reflective Journal/Blog 2
Do you think we all have a bias and if so what can we do to recognize it and overcome it? What are some ways you can become a more culturally responsive teacher? I feel like that as people we have many biases. As Ms. Purdie-Vaughns stated, I too, feel that often times the biases we have go unnoticed. Although, we may be unaware of our biases, it is not an excuse for people to continue to act upon them. People must take the time to become more aware of biases and what they may look or sound like. Often times biases are connected to moral or things we have been taught or believe. Due to this we must take the time to learn what common biases look like. This will help us to become more aware and conscience of them. Being aware of personal biases is very important for teachers. As teachers, we work with a wide variety of children, with many different, backgrounds, cultures, families and more. Due to this, it is important that we take approaches to providing a classroom that is safe ...