Diversity Assignment
Diversity Assignment: I Am Unique My physical description; fair skinned, my race is Caucasian, I am a female with long red hair, I am at an average height for an adult American woman, and I have green eyes. Being a female I feel that I get a certain measure of initial faith from my students. I feel children tend to trust women a bit more than they do men, at least initially. This could benefit me as a female teacher because my students may be more inclined to listen to my instruction. If my students trust me, then that could potentially help my students want to learn and retain more coursework information because they trust me to know what I am talking about. I do not identify or practice any specific cultural practice. Based
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My maternal and paternal Grandparents grew up in Oklahoma, mostly in the Purcell area. My parents both grew up in Purcell, Oklahoma. As a child, I too lived in Purcell, Middleburg, and Norman.
I grew up in what society would term as a ‘‘poor socioeconomic class.'' My parents got divorced when I was five years old. My Mother was a single Mother, and a hard worker. I do not enjoy being termed, ‘‘poor’’ because though my family did not have a lot money, we were rich in love and affection. I am an auditory learner; I do best if I hear material rather than reading it. My reading style will help my students a great deal because a large majority of people are auditory learners, and given that I also identify with that, I feel that I will be able to assist my students learn in a manner that they can best retain new material.
My life and my life experiences have influenced me to want to make a difference in as many people's lives as possible. I had great parents, but I did see a large amount of domestic violence at one period in my life, I also witnessed a lifetime of low income and what kind of stress that can have on children. I feel that since I have experienced quite of few stressors growing up, I can do my best to get in touch with my pupils and give them at least one place they can feel happy and
My maternal and paternal Grandparents grew up in Oklahoma, mostly in the Purcell area. My parents both grew up in Purcell, Oklahoma. As a child, I too lived in Purcell, Middleburg, and Norman.
I grew up in what society would term as a ‘‘poor socioeconomic class.'' My parents got divorced when I was five years old. My Mother was a single Mother, and a hard worker. I do not enjoy being termed, ‘‘poor’’ because though my family did not have a lot money, we were rich in love and affection. I am an auditory learner; I do best if I hear material rather than reading it. My reading style will help my students a great deal because a large majority of people are auditory learners, and given that I also identify with that, I feel that I will be able to assist my students learn in a manner that they can best retain new material.
My life and my life experiences have influenced me to want to make a difference in as many people's lives as possible. I had great parents, but I did see a large amount of domestic violence at one period in my life, I also witnessed a lifetime of low income and what kind of stress that can have on children. I feel that since I have experienced quite of few stressors growing up, I can do my best to get in touch with my pupils and give them at least one place they can feel happy and