the mainstream U.S. K-12 teachers tend to have limited experiences with diversity and teach based on their own cultural frameworks; U.S. teacher-preparation programs tend to privilege and reproduce Eurocentric mainstream norms, values, and worldviews; and consequently and related to all of the above dynamics,
I think the first part of this sentence is so true - when teachers aren't knowledgeable or exposed to diversity, they often teach within one lens
She also made the point that “teachers should really check their information before actually teaching it.”
Absolutely - I am afraid of being in my own class someday and giving out the wrong information when discussing identity or history
I mean, I never heard of this stuff before. I asked my parents what they knew, but they said they had no clue.
Crazy that the lack of cultural education persists across generations
over 95 percent of all K-12 teachers in both districts were White, which parallels national trends in the United States
This is brought up in a lot of our readings, but it's not surprising that students struggle connecting to class or the teachers when they can't identify with them
At school, the participants reported that their White peers and teachers primarily viewed them as Asian, usually in racially stereotypical ways that did not consider the nuances of their identities.
I definitely think it's common in society to group diverse Asian backgrounds under the bubble of 'asian' - people often don't take the time to learn more about people's real ethnicity or culture
mirrors and windows
I like this phrasing