Thanks for your input, Herb. The difference between South Africa and the US, of
course, is that apartheid only ended in 1994 and emotions, attitudes, stereotypes, etc
still have a long way to go.
Rio Grande campus? Rio Grande is a name I still remember from my childhood
days/cowboy movies!
Regards
Dap
On 24 Apr 02, at 9:24, Herb Coleman wrote:
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>
>
> > Subject: Re: Program to improve multicultural relations
> > From: sylvestm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2002 09:12:26 -0700 (PDT)
> > X-Message-Number: 8
> >
> > >On Mon, 22 Apr 2002 14:08:20 0200 "DA Louw" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote.
> > >Colleagues
> > >
> > >We are conducting a research project to determine and improve multicultural
> > attitudes
> > >and relationships at my University. Has any of you been involved in such a
> > study
> > >and/or can you recommend any literature and measuring instruments in this
> > regard?
> >
> > What are multicultural attitudes now?
> > Have you thoght of having students work in interdependent groups?
> > Michael Sylvester
> >
>
> I've noticed over the years the backlash against multiculturalism. So many of
> my students asks, "Why all the hyphenation? Can we all just be Americans?"
> When I counter with , "Can't we all just be human," they protest. I then start
> calling each of them by their last name. When one of them notices and asks why,
> I ask , "Well aren't you a ___(insert last name here)_____? Why do you need a
> first name?" The answer is usually along the lines of, "to distinguish me from
> my siblings." I just pause for a while... then smile.
>
> Another thing I do is ask them to TPS (think pair share) and describe
> Thanksgiving Dinner at their house. You'd be surprised at the various
> ingredients that go into stuffing. There are also a wide variety of desserts
> and special dishes that a certain relative makes. This helps them to value and
> see how different each of us is within our own sub cultures (families) yet how
> much we have in common. --
>
> Herb Coleman
> IT Manager, Rio Grande Campus
> Adjunct Psychology Professor
> Austin Community College
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