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Miranda J. Orr
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 08, 2005 - 5:19 pm: |       |
With the ever changing cultures in today's classroom, how would I address a situation where a student is wearing their native dress and many would not find it appropriate for physical education class? I would appreciate any ideas on how I would approach this situation without insulting anyone's religion or ethnic background? |
Kelly DiDomenico (Didomen1)
New member
Username: Didomen1
Post Number: 1
Registered: 3-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, March 12, 2006 - 2:53 pm: | |
If I were you, I would either not adress it, or ask the administarion how to address this topic. I teach in a very culturally diverse community as well and in struggling with the same issues as you are, I asked my fellow PE teachers in the distrcit and they said recommended not saying anything at all to the student beacsue I am a very new teacher and this is a very touchy subject. It is similar to something I heard on the news when a boy wore a kilt to his prom and was suspeneded. Leter the district was forced to aploogize to his family and several gruops he was affilitated with. He wore the kilt as part of a beleif having to do with his culture as well. My advicce to you is to let it go. |
Paula Summit (Summit5)
Moderator
Username: Summit5
Post Number: 71
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Monday, March 13, 2006 - 8:03 am: | |
I have had similar issues in elementary school. I asked the student what they wear for activity that is appropriate for their culture and ask if they can wear that for physical education. On one occasion, I called the parents for guidance and discovered that their daughters were using their native dress inappropriately to get out of class activity for the day. The girls wanted to sit out and gossip...the parents ended that in a hurry! |
Esther Ndei (Pemajor)
Junior Member
Username: Pemajor
Post Number: 2
Registered: 11-2006
| | Posted on Sunday, November 26, 2006 - 8:01 pm: | |
I find that young children who come to the U.S. maybe hesitant at first to stop wearing their native clothes, but eventually, they desire to assimilate into the environment they are in and they go home and ask their parents to buy them clothes. In other situations, some kids may not want to change their clothing because of religious reasons. Other kids may also be trying to get some clothes like their peers but money may be a problem especially in the first few months. So waiting for several months before addressing the issue maybe a good idea in order to give students time to adjust and in order for some people to find the means to get the clothes. |
