ECE 132 study guide

Question 1

Culture Shock: stage 1

Answer 1

Excitement

Positive (excited about dreams and have certain expectations)
Overwhelmed being in a new environment without proper preparation

Question 2

Culture Shock: stage 2

Answer 2

Withdrawal

Excitement goes away
Feeling out of place
Finds things weird and confusing (don’t understand traditions and manners)
Some people leave by this stage because they can’t handle it

Question 3

Culture Shock: stage 3

Answer 3

Adjustment

They start to navigate their new life
gain a sense of direction
feel more familiar and comfortable with the people, culture, food, and surroundings of your new environment.
Start to create relationships to feel more comfortable

Question 4

Culture Shock: stage 4

Answer 4

enthusiasm

Being able to feel at ease
Have worked through their feelings

Question 5

Elements of Diversity: age & activity ideas

Answer 5

Age doesn’t define what people can or can’t do

Activity: climbing activity

Question 6

Elements of Diversity: gender & activity ideas

Answer 6

Gender doesn’t limit what a person can achieve
People are able to persevere from a gender dominated field

Activity: dramatic play construction

Question 7

Elements of diversity: race/ethnicity & activity ideas

Answer 7

representation of different race/ethncity within a population

Activity: dramatic play culture dress up

Question 8

Elements of diversity: sexual orientation & activity ideas

Answer 8

People are able to embrace their orientation, relationship, etc

Activity: doll houses and diverse people with family picture files

Question 9

Elements of diversity: socioeconomic status & activity ideas

Answer 9

People live in different areas, houses, and make different incomes

Activity: transportation activity

Question 10

Elements of diversity: physical capabilities/characteristics & activity ideas

Answer 10

People who have disabilities can still do things like everyone else
Recognizing physical characteristics of ourselves and others

Activity: cutting out a picture of the children and allowing them to figure out which cut out is them and having a mirror in front of them

Question 11

Goal #1 of ABE

Answer 11

Each child will demonstrate self-awareness, confidence, family pride, and positive social identities

Question 12

Goal #2 of ABE

Answer 12

Each child will express comfort and joy with human diversity; accurate language for human differences; and deep, caring human connections

Question 13

Goal #3 of ABE

Answer 13

Each child will increasingly recognize unfairness, have language to describe unfairness, and understand that unfairness hurts

Question 14

Goal #4 of ABE

Answer 14

Each child will demonstrate empowerment and the skills to act, with others or alone, against prejudice and/or discriminatory actions

Question 15

ABE and Holiday Celebrations: Pitfalls

Answer 15

Focusing only on the holidays of one cultural group can marginalize children who don’t share the same culture
It can give children a false message that only those that are celebrated are considered “normal” and therefore right for everyone
Primary way to introduce cultural diversity

Question 16

Tourist curriculum

Answer 16

A teaching approach to diversity that visits “other” people’s ways of life that is, ways that differ from the dominant culture

Question 17

ABE and Holidays celebrated at a center

Answer 17

Holiday celebrations (one approach to explore diversity)
There is a difference between learning about and celebrating holidays (language used)
Holidays are not universal
Holidays often times have a deep and emotional meaning
Each family has its own unique version
Every holiday tradition deserves respect
Commercialized holidays are not always neutral

Question 18

Develop a holiday policy

Answer 18

Have goals for children
Staff needs to be on the same page
Be true to the holidays meaning