One of my goals in becoming a more culturally responsive educator is to provide and create content that is not only informative and relevant but helps guide discourse around Asian American history and narratives. In doing so, I created a slideshow around the “model minority” stereotype to give historical context behind the meaning and its […]
Multicultural Perspectives in the Classroom
In today’s increasingly diverse and globalized society, it is essential that individuals are equipped with the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to interact effectively with people from different cultural backgrounds. It’s my belief that multicultural education remains one of the most effective approaches to helping students understand and appreciate cultural diversity, which can help foster […]
Social Desirability and Survey Design
I’m going to come right out and say it. I’m not a fan of surveys and I’m not sure I know anyone that likes taking surveys and yet they remain an important tool in our quest for feedback. So naturally I did some digging into some psychological “whys” behind my bias in surveys and whether […]