Ch. 4 Group Differences learning log

What
This chapter was interesting because it talked about the different group differences such as: Culture and Ethnic Differences, Creating a More Multicultural Classroom Environment, Gender Differences, and Why Are There Differences. A few examples of culture and ethnic differences are; language and Dialect, talking vs. silence, eye contact, personal space, questions, and waiting vs. interrupting. Some examples of gender differences are; Physical activity, motor skills, motivation in academic activities, sense of self, and interpersonal behaviors and relationships. Why are they different? Because of heredity, hormones, socialization, peer behaviors, teacher behaviors, and self socialization.

So What
Chapter four is very important because we do need to understand the cultural differences of a student. The more we understand them and their backgrounds the better we can help and teach them. It is also important to understand the gender differences because they do have a few as you can see in the first paragraph. Understanding all of these differences will help us and the students.

Now What
When I start teaching I will be able to understand their are many differences in each student and I will know not to judge them when they walk into my classroom. This will help me look for characteristics of things. The most important thing to me is not stereotyping. I will have to work on this more because it's human nature to stereotype.