The Iceberg


The Iceberg
The iceberg was the topic in the session with Dr. Leyah Bergman-Lanier. She talked about the cultural iceberg ... Personally, it was very interesting, to regain control over this topic. I have loved working with teachers from different regions of the Republic of Panama here in Arkansas, it has taught me to have patience and have an ability to deal with each of the invisible personalities of the iceberg. On the other hand, to understand or accept to reflect on iceberg culture is to recognize that there are deep things and it is an experience to shape my behavior and try to understand that there is a part of our personality that is very different from the others and that in many In some cases, cultural groups may share some main values ​​and they may be interpreted differently according to what they have learned from each group or their daily situations.
In the case of my students, in some occasions I only see what I want them to learn, (the visible part) but when I know that a student does not have a good performance, that's where I start to wave and ask the Spanish teacher or of degree and wave in the invisible part of the iceberg. In the school where I work the majority of students come from an indigenous culture, they have so different customs, students with a mentality of not overcoming, on the other hand the number of Venezuelans who have emigrated to my country, it is very important that, as an educator I educate in this cultural diversity. And teach my students to learn to understand and treat people from different backgrounds and cultures with values ​​and principles.

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  1. RoseliFebruary 16, 2018 at 2:43 PM

    Great reflection, Sara!
    All of us are different! And all of us, teachers and students, have so much to contribute to our classrooms. It is very important, as you said, to appreciate and respect those cultural differences.

    Thanks for sharing.

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