Canonical Tag Script

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

How social and culture context influence upon teaching profession


Q.2  How social and culture context influence upon teaching profession.


COURSE:: Professionalism in Teaching
Course code 8612
Level: B.Ed Solved Assignment 


Answer:


Social and Culture Influence upon Teaching Profession. 


Many years ago, a cold-hearted scientist placed 100 babies on an uninhabited but fertile island, 
half of them boys, half girls.  He provided only the minimum requirements to keep them alive. 
He left them food and water, being careful not to be seen. He kept them from harm, when 
possible. For years, the children received none of the trappings of a normal upbringing: no 
language, no education, no culture. Later, he slowly began feeding and watering them less and 
less, until eventually he gave them nothing at all.



After 20 years on the island, who are these people? Have they retained the thinking and sentient 
qualities that make them undeniably human or are they merely hairless apes? Myriad possible 
scenarios unfold — war, camaraderie, invention and language. Within a few hundred years, the 
islanders might have even cultivated traditions and cultures.



Most likely, however, within that 20 years the only proof of the experiment would be the finding 
of a few small bones on the now deserted coastline. The islanders would be dead.
—  Excerpt from New Scientist “Island of wild children: Would they learn to be human?” by
Christopher Kemp





CULTURE AND CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY



When humans grow up without culture, do they ultimately invent it? What role does culture 
play in defining the individual? How does culture impact learning?



Paleoanthropologist Ian Tattersall says “You cannot think of human beings as independent of 
culture and their society. This goes back a long, long way before we were human. It goes back 
millions and millions of years, back into our primate and mammal past. Even the most basic 
aspects of our cognitive development depend on being raised by linguistic, articulate parents, 
embedded within a rich and historical culture.”



According to her article, “Reflections on the Impact of Culture in the Classroom,” Giselle 
Mora-Bourgeois says culture refers to the ways in which different groups  of people organize 
their daily lives within national or ethnic groups, urban neighborhoods, companies and 
professions, and other settings. Culture includes what people actually do and what they 
believe. Culture influences greatly how we see the world, how  we try to understand it and 
how we communicate with each other. Therefore, culture determines, to a great extent, 
learning and teaching styles.



IMPACT OF CULTURE ON WORLDVIEW


In his Huff Post Education article “Examining the Impact of Culture on Academic 
Performance,” Matthew Lynch. EdD says a person’s culture and upbringing has a profound 
effect on how they see the world and how they process information. “The Geography of 
Thought: How Asians and Westerners Think Differently,” by Richard Nisbett, showed how  the 
Asian holistic view of the world differed from their American counterparts, who tended to 
view the world in parts or distinct classes of objects defined by a set of rules.


In other words, the Asian children see the world in terms of the relationship b etween things, 
whereas the American children see the world in terms of the objects as distinct entities. This information is helpful when we consider how cultural background might influence approach 
to learning and school performance.



Theories exist to help explain differences in school performance among different racial and 
ethnic groups.



CULTURE: PARENTS AND EDUCATORS


Parents and educators are aware of the disparities that exist under their own school house 
roofs. Disparities exist in achievement, funding  and readiness. But we cannot be expected to 
sufficiently address any of these gaps without acknowledging the cultural gaps that continue 
to exist between students and teachers.




Culture is often perceived as celebrated holidays and recipes, or religious traditions. But at the 
root of it, culture is a unique experience. Cultural tendencies impact the way children 
participate in education. To engage students effectively in the learning process, teachers must 
know their students and their academic abilities individually, rather than relying on racial or 
ethnic stereotypes or prior experience with other students of similar backgrounds.




The definition of normal school behavior can be based upon individualist and collectivist 
cultures. Teachers who lack knowledge  about a culture might misinterpret the behavior of a 
child and inaccurately judge students as poorly behaved or disrespectful.


M.S. Rosenberg, D.L. Westling and J. McLeskey in “Special Education for Today’s Teachers: An 
Introduction,” say that the influence of culture on the importance of education and 
participation styles cannot be overestimated. Many Asian students, for example, tend to be 
quiet in class, and making eye contact with teachers is considered inappropriate. In contrast, 
most European American children are taught to value active classroom discussion and to look 
teachers directly in the eye to show respect, while their teachers view students’ participation 
as a sign of engagement and competence.




Parents from some Hispanic cultures tend to regard  teachers as experts and will often defer 
educational decision making to them, whereas European American parents are often more 
actively involved in their children’s classrooms, are visible in the classrooms, or volunteer and 
assist teachers These cultural  differences in value and belief may cause educators to make inaccurate judgments regarding the value that non –European American families place on 
education.



IMPACT ON EDUCATION


Educators understand that learners are not all the same. Pat Guild of the Johns Hopkins 
School of Education says that too often, educators continue to treat all learners alike despite 
the obvious cultural diversity within.  Mora-Bourgeois adds that addressing cultural 
differences in the teaching-learning process is both important and  controversial. It is 
important because we are confronted with an increasingly diverse population of students and 
the wide achievement gap between minority and non-minority students. It is controversial 
because we may fall into the trap of cultural stereotyping and making naive attempts to 
explain achievement differences among our students.



Teachers remain the ultimate advocates for learning, yet many are not necessarily aware of 
what their students deal with once the dismissal bell has rung. The Southern Poverty Law 
Center’s Teaching Tolerance says that many teachers are white, middle class English speaking 
individuals. While teachers typically are color blind  —  they teach with equity and without 
discrimination  —  this practice does not always address cultural diversity.  Teachers cannot 
escape the fact that their communication “styles” reflect their cultural background. Much of 
what they say, the way they say it, and their relationship with students, parents and colleagues 
are deeply influenced by the way they have been socialized.  Race and ethnicity often play 
integral roles in children’s identities, and contribute to their behavior and their beliefs. 
Recognizing this can help students succeed in a school culture where expectations and 
communication are unfamiliar.

Related Topics of 

Course: Professionalism in Teaching (8612) 

Part 1

Q. 1  Explain the concept of profession. Discuss teaching as profession?

Q. 2  Write in detail about professionalization of teaching profession?

Q. 3  Describe the code of professional conduct and values in teaching profession.

Q. 4  Discuss professionalism and teaching profession in Islamic teachings?

Q. 5  Critically comment on changing the role of teacher in 21st century.



Part 2


Q. 1  Explain the relationship of ethics and education. What are the responsibilities of a teacher in this regard.

Q. 2 Describe expectations and challenges of teaching profession in new millennium.

Q. 3  How social and culture context influence upon teaching profession. Comment keeping your own context in mind.

Q. 4  Examine the situation of professionalism in teacher education institutions of Pakistan. Comment with reference to your experiences?

Q. 5  Discuss ethical issues pertaining to the role of a teacher?

No comments:

Post a Comment

If you have any question related to children education, teacher education, school administration or any question related to education field do not hesitate asking. I will try my best to answer. Thanks.

New BISE Gazzets of the Current Year

All Punjab Gazzets Sargodha Board Gazzet 2024 10th class Lahore Board 10th Class Gazzet Part 1 Lahore Board 10th Class Gazzet Part 2