Assignment Task: Culture and Special Education
The Impact of Culture on Special Education Planning
Question 1: How are the demographics of public school students changing?
Question 2: What are the significant discrepancies in education outcomes for students who vary by ethnicity, culture, socioeconomic status, language, and learning differences?
Question 3: What do successful teachers believe and do to enhance the educational futures of all students?
Question 4: Why is there concern over the role our educational system may be playing in limiting the achievement of students from different cultural groups?
Question 5: Why do you think children from diverse backgrounds are overrepresented in classes for children with disabilities and underrepresented in classes for children who are gifted?
Question 6: How can teachers' cultural backgrounds influence the way they approach the education of their students?
Question 7: Why is it important for teachers to develop self-awareness before they can become culturally responsive?
Question 8: To what extent do cultures influence educational practices, and to what extent do educational practices influence cultures?