Blog 2 Perspective
We all have biases that come from our cultural upbringing. I don't believe that all biases are developed from a place of malice, but rather, they come from not understanding something that you have never been exposed to. Similar to the example given in the video, regarding letters of reference, it is often unintentional bias that comes out as our way of justifying an interaction with society. I believe the first step to overcoming a bias is recognizing that everyone interacts in a given situation from their own perspective, and to understand the perspective you have to put aside your own assumptions. You have to be willing to step outside of your cultural comfort zone and seek to understand the views and experiences of another person. Part of being a culturally responsive educator is recognizing that students come to us with various cultural experiences that can be valuable for building connections to content and to...