Diversity in Society and School EDU 101 Chapter 7 Diversity in Society and School
What is Race? Skin Tone? Hair? Facial Features? Stereo Types? Ethnicity? Geographical History? Culture? Blended Race? Blended Ethnicity?
Joe’s “Ancestory.com” 43% Italian/Greek 22% Irish 13% Scandinavian ( hence my Volvo!) 8% “other” So, what is my Race? Answer Next Slide!
Joe Davis’ Race? HUMAN!
U.S. Population Break Down 64.7% White/Non-Hispanic 16% Hispanic 12.9 % Black or African 4.8 % Asian/Pacific Islander 1.8% multi racial 1% Native North America Did you high school look like this? Does LCCC?
Let’s look at racial breakdown for Lehigh, Carbon and Schuylkill Counties How many non-white teachers have you had?
Immigration Why do ethnic groups come to North America? war poverty opportunity work education
How does the law treat children who are not in this country legally in the education system? Education in other Cultures May not be free $$$$$$ May not be comprehensive May be gender biased What country has the highest literacy rate? Why? Who’s driving a cab in NYC? What will their children be doing in 20 years?
Poverty in education around 15% of Americans live in poverty Highest % are Black , NNA and Hispanic , all above 60% Lowest % White and Asian any surprises?
Schools in areas of poverty: have lower test scores, lower achievement scores have a higher drop out rate have a higher % of students having children while still in school have less $ resources have less teaching resources They are part of the cycle of poverty…..it’s hard to get out!
Language Diversity Do we have an official national language? Pockets of non-English language speakers: Fla., NYC, Southwest, California, Cajun Country, Maine 37 million of Americans speak a language other then English at home American Dialects: Southern ( Honey Boo Boo is closed captioned!), Midwestern ( soda=pop)….Hoggies/Subs/Hearos/Grinders and Po Boys Lehigh Valley isms…double negatives and “yous guys” Accents: ( Philly has 17 distinct accents…there is a Catholic School accent and public school accent, hence a neighborhood can have two distinct accents on the same block!)
Learning English….Immersion Bi-lingual Charter Schools Why we are not bi-lingual
Gender Issues Gender based learning styles Gender Stereo Types Gender Equity-Title IX, gender equity in education Gender Identification: Gender neutral locker rooms/rest rooms GLTG are the most bullied segment of school population along with the highest suicide rate
Persons with Exceptionalities IDEA protects their rights ADA protects their access Is it really working?
Teaching Equity in the classroom Visit “TeachingTolerance.org”