“Suppose you are on a boat with your mother, your spouse, and your child. Suddenly, the boat begins to sink. You determine that you can only save one of the other passengers. Whom do you save?” Of the U.S. citizens who answer the question, 60% decide to save their spouse and 40% save their children. In contrast, Asian populations assert that they would save their mothers 100% of the time because you can spawn more kids and marry again, but you only get one mother. The point is that multiple cultures looking at the same problem often invent different solutions -- solutions that individuals without cultural competence would label as “wrong.” edutopia.org/blog/relationship-building-culturally-responsive-classroom-todd-finley
Posted on: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 02:27:27 +0000
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