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__“Addressing Diversity in Teacher Education Programs” – __Educational Journal

Valetin, Sylvia. "Addressing Diversity in Teacher Education Programs." //ProQuest Educational Journals//. Winter 2006. Web. 30 Apr. 2012. - This journal talks about how everyone knows that we have diversity, and the Nation is becoming more and more diverse every day; however, we are not making a change because we still have a majority of teachers that are white females that are in middle class. The journal then continues to discuss how important it is for the future teachers to understand diversity, know how to handle it in their classrooms, and be flexible to adapt to changes to different diversity levels. Research was done to show that diversity classes only work if they are taught properly. To end the journal, the education programs prepare teachers to be successful in their classroom and “real life” situations. - This journal is perfect to relate it to our course because it is about the teachings of diversity. Our class is all about discussing diversity, being aware of it, and being able to teach within diversity limits. I think that the journal is right that it has to be taught right in order for anyone to understand the purpose of any course that handles diversity. - This journal will impact my classroom a lot. The Nation is becoming more and more diverse, as the journal stated, so being a teacher I will have to be aware of how to teach with multiple cultures in a single classroom, and I will be expected to be able to teach my students about diversity. It not only will help my students while they are in school, but hopefully it will help them when they enter into the work force with whatever profession the desire. ==
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"The Name Jar" == ==- //The Name Jar// is about a young Korean girl, Unhei, who starts at new school, and when she was on the bus they could not understand her name; therefore, they made fun of her name because it was different. She went to her classroom, and her classmates were nicer than the bus kids. They made her feel comfortable; they made a name jar, and each student added in names that she could use or borrow. Unhei became friends with a young boy named Joey, and they became close friends. He made her feel comfortable, so she got comfortable using her original name that her parents gave her. She informed Joey of what her name meant which was grace. She did not need to have a name that anyone else gave her. Joey then created a name for him that was Korean. He came up with Chinku which means friend.==

- Koreans are being depicted. A little girl that is Korean and comes to an American school gets discriminated because her name is different.
==- I think that if I had a student in my class that was from a different country, and I could not understand how to pronounce his or her name I would ask him or her to repeat it. I would try to make her as comfortable as possible. I would hate to have to move to a totally new place and not know anyone and to get made fun of because she is different.== ==- I learned that some students will have different names, but they are the same as any other student. They will have a different culture, and they could help the classroom learn new things about different cultures.== ==- New insights that I have are that every student is going to be different, and they might be uncomfortable the first few days of school, but as a teacher my job is to have a positive atmosphere in my classroom.==

- I would recommend this book. I think that it would teach children that because you are from a different culture or country everyone is the same; we all have eyes, ears, mouth, nose, arms and legs.
==- I would use this book with my students, so they learn that there are different cultures rather than the ones that they are used to. ==