Cultural Differences Between Their Own Country And...

I believe students should understand and appreciate cultural differences in their own country and throughout the world. By giving students the opportunity of being exposed to different cultural traditions and values is helping prepare the students for citizenship in a multicultural democracy. When a student attends a school that has a diverse population this allows for the child to develop a greater understanding of the perspectives of children form different cultural background. Cultural diversity enhances the school experience by giving students the opportunity to value other students lives and identities in a variety of ways. By allowing the students to explore culture, this lets them know how much they may have in common and how others may see the world very differently compared to their classroom. This can also teach students how to understand culture and help establish relationships with people from cultures that are different than their own. I believe students should be able t o use strategic map skills to identify locations, as well as create their own geographic representations. I would like for my students to be able to look at a map and understand all the symbols, keys, and how a map truly works. I feel the students should be able to solve a wide variety of problems that may be associated with a map. Students will be using a set of skills associated with social studies but almost every subject as well such as literacy and mathematics skills. Some skills that theShow MoreRelatedCross Cultural Communication : A Universal Standards For Business Communication871 Words   |  4 PagesCross-Cultural Communication Does the world have a universal standards for business communication? With business being a crucial part in how countries interact and exchange goods it almost seems as if the answer is yes, but as business continues to grow and become internationally engaged many see the answer is more complicated. 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