Cultural Competency

Cultural identifies describes a person, and what makes them a unique individual. Understanding and accepting someone who is different from oneself can be a challenging task. Cultural competency is the development of understanding ethics and principles from various cultures besides your own (McMullen, 2017). In education, this means an educator must research and know each child, and be able to successfully and fairly teach students from diverse backgrounds. This includes those who identify themselves as transgenders. Transgenders and the use of bathrooms has been a controversial topic for the last few years. Many in the school system are affected by this issue, and each fall at a different level on the cultural competence continuum. Regardless

There would be no school system if there were no students to teach. Students take responsibility for their learning, engage with teachers and classmates, and participate in activities. Teachers are the next stakeholders in the school system. Teachers must maintain a high standard and understand the diverse cultures of the students. Teachers are considered the primary agent in education as they research and deliver the set curriculum to students (Ryder et al., 2016). Parents are also a stakeholder. The parents share the same expectations as the teachers for the learning of the children. Parents should provide a learning environment at home that goes beyond the classroom. All three stakeholders must work together and understand the importance of cultural

Since each person is different, each stakeholder may fall higher or lower on the chart. Students first learn from the homes they are raised in. Parents are the first to instill in the children the views and beliefs of the world. These beliefs can open their minds to others, or it can be closed and unwilling to accept things that are different from them. Parents can be blinded also by things such as racism and sexism, and therefore dismiss they even acknowledge it (Lindsey & Lindsey, 2016). While not all teachers are at the last level of the continuum, cultural proficiency, they should try to reach this goal. Educators need to understand the worldviews around them (Lindsey & Lindsey, 2016). Advocating for lifelong learning and creating a socially diverse classroom will allow all children to learn fairly (Lindsey & Lindsey,