Teacher's role in a classroom that exists in a multi-cultural society can be a very daunting and at times complex. However, there is a proper way to engage in teaching a class of that nature in a respectable yet effective way. However, there are certain things that should not be occurring, either from the students or the teacher him or herself, and those will be explained as well.
What to Avoid
The things that should avoided are perhaps the most important so they should be stated first. First, any teachers or students that engage in racist, sexist or religiously insensitive ways need to be immediately coached and/or removed from the classroom if they cannot or will not refrain from such behavior. Examples of this would include a Muslim being mocked or taunted for wearing traditional Muslim garb (e.g. hijab, etc.) or a child from a foreign nation like India or China having their accent mocked. Bullying and bigoted behavior is never a good thing in a young child's classroom and it should never be condoned or accepted to stand as is. It should be immediately halted to send the right message to everyone involved (UWW, 2013).
Second, teachers and administrators should not go out of their away to identify or classify someone as being a minority, whether it is based on religion or race and so forth, unless the topic is mundane to what is going on at the time or is really necessary in the first place. For example, speaking very slowly and deliberately to a person of foreign origin when the person can understand English just fine at "normal"...
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