Philosophy Of A Multicultural Education

1.
The areas of diversity that I am most comfortable with are (e.g. race, gender, etc.)
I feel comfortable addressing most of the areas of diversity.

2.
The areas of diversity that I am most uncomfortable with are (e.g. race, gender, etc.)
One area of diversity very difficult for me to address is Sexual Orientation. Probably because, when I grew up to talk about sex or sexual orientation was strictly prohibited for children or young people.

3.
The culture that I am most familiar with are:
Hispanic and American are the cultures I am most familiar with. I am very proud to belong to a Hispanic family. However, I become familiar with the American culture when I moved to the United Stated, 28 years ago.

4.
The culture that I am most unfamiliar with are:

Although, living in the United States and working in a school for the last 15 years, I have known people from many different cultures, but African and Asian are the ones I am most unfamiliar with.

5.
My greatest strengths that I now have as a multicultural educator are:
Consider a multicultural curriculum, provide a safe learning environmental, and create equal opportunities for all students to reach their full potential, are my greatest strength as a multicultural educator.

6.
My greatest needs areas that I now have as a multicultural educator are:
As a multicultural educator, I need to improve my ability addressing controversial topics such as sex or sexual orientation. Personally, I don’t have absolutely any problem about people sexual orientation, but I need to learn how to deal with this topic in case it emerge in the

classroom.