Stereotypes in the Classroom

If Americans ar to embrace diversity, the conscious and unconscious expressions of racism (sexism) within our society must be identified and make away with. T all(prenominal)ers must prepare themselves and the children for the ever changing challenge of interacting and communicating with diverse races. Reduction of fear, ignorance, and individual(prenominal) detachment are possible benefits to a multicultural education ( (Wilson). Multicultural education is the potential accelerator pedal to bring all races together in harmony.Educators today have a moral responsibility to kick the bucket beyond the limits of racial context to a social context that embraces humanity without barriers and fear. The responsibility of teachers is to get to cognise the children and the families that will be entering the program. Classrooms need to reflect every child and every family in the class. Do not make assumptions of what a childs ethnic background is. This is putting a stamp as to what you think of that culture.Get to know the children so that you can respectfully and accurately reflect them, their families and their lifestyles in the classroom ( (York, 2003). Children should feel like they belong in the class. Teachers need to make sure that they greet each child by name as they enter the classroom at the beginning of the day and to avow good bye at the end of the day. Teachers need to remember to stay away from commercial tenet materials. Cartoon imagines inaccurately portray human beings and human diversity (York, 2003).Multicultural childrens books can be used effectively as a means for coming to understand individual human stories, and the ecumenic emotions and themes they contain. Teachers need to be careful when picking books to use in the classroom. A book may liveliness good when you first look at it but it may contain one or more than stereotypic images. Teachers need to be very critical in evaluating books that they want to use in the classroom. thro w sure that authors are writing fiction for young children that authenticate a cultures heritage.