Diversity Article

Abstract:
All students learn differently. Most teachers realize this but for some reason schools have yet to implement enough this information effectively in the classroom. These different learning styles are born both of our nature and our experience. The combination makes all individuals unique while allowing for many similarities especially among individuals who have a similar culture. It is important to remember that different cultures have different values. This helps teacher’s understand why a student may have a slightly different learning style.

Reflection:
This seems to be repeated over and over in all of our education classes. It is important to use multiple strategies to teach students in order to have the best success at reaching them and thus insuring they are grasping the material. So why is it so hard to do it? Are teachers simply not skilled enough? Are schools not tolerant enough of new ideas? I think it is probably more the second one. Sometimes the past is tougher to break than we think. The article’s inclusion of culture was new though and I think it made an interesting point that because different cultures value different skills more highly that those values may affect a person’s multiples intelligences.