Chapter 4: Preparing to Be a Culturally Responsive Practitioner

Hammond dives deep into chapter 4 about becoming more culturally involved as a practitioner or teacher. I could not agree more with what she had to say about how it is up to teachers to show to our students what that looks like. Just the other day at work I had a little girl come up to me and say, "Ms. Alejandra do you know that my friend can talk both Hindu and English, she can speak Hindu because that is where her parents are from!" I had to take a second and really let that sink in, I know I do live in one of the most diverse counties, Montgomery County, however, I have never in my four years of teaching students from 2-year-olds – 12-year-olds had any child come up to me and say something like that before. I can say that it felt nice to know that students now are getting some culturally responsive teaching in public schools.   Hammond also states how to help your students you first must understand your own cultural frames of reference. Hammond mentions it as “Self-Examina...