Respecting Differences: Diverse learners can blossom in culturally responsive classrooms

by Susan Black
Different worlds
You don't have to go north to Alaska to find the sort of cultural dissonance that I experienced. In fact, you might not have to travel beyond your own schools.
Increasingly, teachers and students come from different cultural backgrounds. Line up a representative sample of students from the nation's classrooms with a sample of teachers, and you'll see striking differences.