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Chapter 4
Edu 280
Karolynn Smith and Wendy Murillo
A LITTLE CULTURE
CONTRASTING VALUES
Native American
(Traditional Indian Values)
GROUP(take care of the PEOPLE)
Non-Indian
(Dominant Society Values)
SELF( take care of #1)
PREPARE FOR TOMORROW
ARIGHT time/RIGHTplace
AGE(knowledge-wisdom)
COMPETE!
COOPERATE
BePATIENT
LISTEN(and you'll learn)
GIVEand share
Live inHARMONY(with all things)
Learn to be AGGRESSIVE
SPEAK UP
TAKEand save
CONQUERNature
Great MYSTERY/intuitive
SKEPTICAL/Logical
HUMILITY
(Ego)SELFattention
ASPIRITUALLife
Religion(aPARTof life)
ESSAY QUESTION # 1
FORMULATE A PLAN FOR YOURSELF, A TEACHER IN A PREDOMINANTLY AMERICAN INDIAN CLASSROOM
WHAT
PROCEDURES/TOOL/ISSUES WOULD YOU UTILIZE IN EFFECTIVE PLANNING EFFECTIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR YOUR
LEARNERS
In the beginning have them work in small groups and slowly bring the
small groups together into a larger group.
ESSAY QUESTION #4
HOW CAN YOU DIRECT YOUR PERCEPTIONS AND THAT OF YOUR COLLEAGUES
TOWARD A MORE POSITIVE VIEWPOINT?
ESSAY QUESTION # 3
IF YOU WERE TO BE EVALUATED AS AN EDUCATOR IN A SYSTEM THAT HAD 50 PERCENT AMERICAN INDIANS
AND 50 PERCENT EUROPEAN AMERICANS, WHICH PARTICULAR CULTURE WOULD YOU PREFER BEING YOUR
EVALUATOR? WHY ?
SOURCES
http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2536601274.html
https://youtu.be/IJapHc7B8Xs
http://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ858583.pdf
http://literacynet.org/lp/namericans/values.html
http://tribaldirectory.com/information/native-american-culture.html