THE TEACHER'S ROLE

Multiculturalism And The Teacher's Role In Elementary Schools



Multiculturalism and the Teacher's Role

Introduction

We often hear that a particular community is characterized by a particular culture from other communities, what is the concept of culture? What we mean by scientific culture? Culture is the sum of complex traits that characterize a society or group socially, spiritually, physically, intellectually and emotionally and do not include the arts and literature alone, but also include ways of life, and the rights of human beings basic balance of values, traditions and beliefs. The school curriculum is no longer a tool for the extension of the "facts" specialist academic field as far as being a renewable vessels form and content of the development of the private areas of study, and in general scientific culture can be defined as: "the acquisition of scientific attitudes and values by the students are functional."

Purpose of the Discussion

The purpose of this discussion is to highlight how multiculturalism has influenced the teacher's role in elementary schools in getting the children to work together and accept and understand the differences. The discussion will also give relevance to the views of Susanna Wesley, John Locke and the current trends with regard to the manner in which the role of the teacher has changed. In order to do so adequately, the discussion will define essentialism, progressivism and elaborate on the role of the teacher according to Susanna Wesley and John Locke.

Thesis

The role of the teacher is not limited to offering information and are listed for students, but most importantly, he has to instill in his students love education and pursued by all means, and this stems from a personal teacher and imposed on his students, and accepted by the deep belief in the need to change the culture of students to love education.

Discussion

The Teacher as a Medium & a Mediator

Much of the educational process depends teachers. Their initiative, creativity, originality of thought, the desire for renewal and innovation - an indispensable factor in the development of the education system, its vitality and progress (Locke, 1973). The main customers of educational activities - state, society and identity. Order includes a number of goals, objectives, but without a well-organized management of the "Employer" does not receive the expected result. Typically, administrative instructions, and persistent training, the more orders are not sufficiently effective, even if they turned to the direct participants in the innovation process. We must not forget the personal initiative of teachers, their attitudes and self-creative desire to do something new. We must remember that a person can not be creative just under the external influence, no matter how friendly they are, primarily as a process of self (self-knowledge, self-realization and reflection) as a factor, functioning and development of an innovative culture of teachers.

Since the beginning of our existence we have come to learn through a medium or mediator, either in our home, at school, in everyday life, everything we learn is through something or someone to help (Taylor, ...