Cultural Models. There Is One Reference Used

¶ … cultural models. There is one reference used for this paper.

There are a number of things that can be done to improve school achievement. It is important to analyze the effects of cultural models and settings and their connection to school improvements.

School Improvements

Cultural models in the educational setting can be related to the ethnical background of children or the mode of teaching employed by educators. When a study was conducted on Latino children as they entered kindergarten and their literacy background, it was discovered that the main focus of the parents was to teach good moral values. While this illustrated the cultural background of the parents, it was noted the parents were willing to attempt new methods in order to further their children's education. Unfortunately, most of the parents quickly reverted to their previous behavior in terms of reading fundamentals and literacy.

Many teachers have cubby holed themselves into a specific mode of teaching. This cultural method mainly deals with the teacher working independently of others, and attending only mandatory teaching workshops. There have been new cultural models which concentrate on four points: "goals, indicators, assistance and leadership (Gallimore)." These models allow the teachers to interact more with other educators in their school, and become more involved in meetings after class.

Teachers in studies concerning these new models feel that both they and the students benefit from this new mode of teaching.

Positive Models

The educational system is showing signs of improvement as changes are made in cultural models, both ethnically and in terms of teaching. There have been studies conducted over several years, which have provided meticulous and significant data on these cultural models.