I am an Indian but in US we come under the Asian group.

If we take
citizenship then we are Asian American. We Indians have different shades of
skin color from white to dark (not as white as Americans), some people have
curly, wavy and straight hairs but everyone will have black hair. In our place
we divide as north and south Indians. In north there is a different culture
and in south there is different culture. Each state has different language and
culture but south states have some similarities and north states have some
similarities.
I dont see any reflection in the US school curriculum except for China New
Year celebration. As far as I think it doesnt have any impact on us. But last
year when my kid was in first grade her teacher was teaching continents.
She used to teach each continent for a week. She told to her students in the
class that if any student has anything from that continent they can bring and
show to the class. It was Asia week and my daughter took bangles from our
country to show them. The teacher and whole class said some good things
and she got so excited that she took something from the house each day to
show to the class. I felt very happy that she is proud of my country. The
teacher also asked me if I can come in Indian traditional dress and tell the
whole class about some of our traditions. I did and I also answered some
questions which the children asked.
She had a bad experience in kindergarten when she has taken Indian food
and someone said something, so from that day she didnt take Indian food
to school. But this year she has taken some Indian snack and everyone
asked with curiosity what she was eating and she explained them. Everyone
showed positive interest so she got so excited and felt very nice about our
food and told me to pack Indian food which she likes sometimes for lunch to
her school.
My daughters teacher also asks for some information when it is about India.
My daughter gets excited when she will be able to answer her. Now she
wants to know about my culture. She was born in US, so she is an American
but she asks me why we are little different in culture and everything. I tell
her that everyone has different culture and every culture is important, so we
need to respect everyones culture. I was raised with some cultural rules and
so I want you to follow some. We follow our culture and the American so
that I dont want my daughter to feel sad.

I remember that the school did some after school program reading around
the world. In this they pick some countries and each teacher reads some
stories from that country. Each kid gets to pick 3 countries and listen to the
stories. When the student is done listening to the story the teacher will
stamp on a paper and if the kid gets to complete 3 countries then he can
exchange it for any story book that they have in the cafeteria before leaving.
In that they have India as one of the country. I feel so happy when the
teacher comes and asks me how we pronounce some words.
I think kids understand better as they are growing big. Now finally my
daughter is happy that she is from different culture thats what makes me
happy.
According to Jensen he was educated in a well-funded, virtually all-white
public school system in which he learned that white people like him made
this country great. There he was also taught a variety of skills, including how
to take standardized tests written by and for white people. His flaws also are
more easily forgiven because he was white.
According to McIntosh her schooling gave her no training in seeing herself as
an oppressor, as an unfairly advantaged person, or as a participant in a
damaged culture. She was taught to see herself as an individual whose
moral state depended on her individual moral will. Her schooling followed the
pattern her colleague Elizabeth Minnich has pointed out: whites are taught to
think of their lives as morally neutral, normative, and average, and also
ideal, so that when we work to benefit others, this is seen as work that will
allow "them" to be more like "us."
She has come to see white privilege as an invisible package of unearned
assets that she can count on cashing each day but about that she remained
unaware.
Of every 100 White kindergartners:
93 Graduate from high school
65 Complete at least some college
33 Obtain at least a Bachelors Degree
Of every 100 African American kindergartners:

87 Graduate from high school

50 Complete at least some college
18 Obtain at least a Bachelors Degree
Of every 100 Latino kindergartners:
63 Graduate from high school
32 Complete at least some college
11 Obtain at least a Bachelors Degree
Of every 100 American Indian/Alaskan Native Kindergartners:
58 Graduate from high school
7 Obtain at least a Bachelors Degree

I will make everyone feel safe in class by making the students know that the
teacher understands and respects their experience and background. Me and
my students make rules that everyone would be treated fairly and equally in
the class.
I will understand the students culture and respect their culture. If I do that
then the other kids will also give respect to other cultures. When kids feel
inferior about their culture I would make them feel proud of their culture and
themselves. It is important to know about their culture because that makes
a person who they are.
As an educator we need to know that children in our classroom may come
from different countries and situations. We need to understand the pain, fear
and cultural aspects of the children and their family. We need to give respect
and support needed for them to be stress free and happy.
I would definitely learn about the students culture and traditions to
understand a student. Whenever I am teaching my students I keep in mind
the cultural issues and make them feel safe and ok to speak out. As an
educator I would help the students to improve their self esteem. I will create
some opportunities for the students to share about their culture and make
them feel proud about themselves. When I am teaching continents in social I

will take this opportunity and tell my students about different cultures, foods
and traditions. I will tell them that every culture has different traditions and
different foods but everyone is same and we should respect other cultures
and other people feelings.
Every person in the society deserves equal access to the common
knowledge. The children of all races and conditions should be offered the
same opportunity to increase their talents. People are given various levels of
respect based on their position, status and achievement. I think that all
students regardless of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, religious
background deserve a holistic education.
Educators can be a huge gift to students living in poverty. In many instances
education is the tool that gives a child life choices. I think teachers should
help all the students feel that they are part of a shared culture.
Closing the achievement gap should not focus on equalizing outcomes but
rather on equalizing learning opportunities. Teachers needed to be aware
about the background of the children who were entering the school.
Teachers can demand the best from their students while at the same time fill
the room with laughter and relaxation when they operate on a basic
assumption that all the students in front of them have their own gifts and
the potential to make the changes in the world.
Good teaching means presenting a multicultural perspective and providing
the skills for negotiating various cultures.