similarities and differences

The similarities I had with my mom and friend who did was that they got the anxiety and listening ones the same as me because I am very predictable. However, the verbal aggression one they got lower and I got a much higher score. I felt like it was weird that I got a high score because I usually let people say what they want and don't usually say anything negative towards them at all. I felt like I should have gotten the same score my mom and friend got because they got a low score that makes sense when it applies to me.

cultural diversity

I have found myself talking differently to people of different culture because in my town we don't see much difference with people. My town is all Caucasian people and a few African Americans but not many. I took a class while getting my Bachelor degree and a lot of the people in my class were of the Muslim culture and wore gowns and masks so you could only see their eyes. Me and the other Caucasian girls all judged them because they were different. I did eventually have to be in a group with them and found out we had a lot in common and we got along very well. It's sad that in this day and age, that if you look different you automatically get judged. The way I communicated differently was I tried using as small of words as I could just in case they didn't understand me. I took that assumption that they couldn't speak fluent English, and I was wrong. They were very intelligent. I now make sure to not judge a book by its cover, because it really could have made me not make friends in the class and I wouldn't have learned about their culture, which I found very interesting.

Tv show

I watched a new show called "resurrection" and it was on silent the whole time. I found myself trying to figure out very fast. I couldn't tell who was good and bad. It was very difficult. I could tell people were upset, but I didn't know why. The facial expressions were sometimes easy to read. When they raised their hands around you could tell they were angry. It was easy to see they were sad when they cried, however, I didn't know why.

I turned the volume up and then found out who the good and bad guys were in the show. I found out why they were yelling. I couldn't imagine being deaf, because I can't read peoples expressions that well. I find that people cant read my expressions either, because my facial expressions are very hard to hide, and then people tend to ask me what is wrong and I never know why.

thank you

One thing I want children and families to be able to do is always talk to me if they are feeling uncomfortable or judged in my classroom. I want it to be a place for everyone to feel welcomed and able to say anything they want without judgment.

A goal I am going to try to do is be more open minded to other people's culture and traditions. It is hard sometimes when you see a parent doing something to the child when it is not the same in our country.

To my colleagues, thank you so much for your stories on your blogs and the feedback you give me on mine. It has given me a lot more knowledge and insight about diversity and how to deal with certain situations if I ever come across it.