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Communicative Barriers




We have all heard the saying, communication is key. As a teacher, communication was essential for students to learn, and it was within the expertise of each teacher to employ and be sensitive to various types of communication styles to ensure that each child was able to learn and perform the lesson plan’s objective.  . I do not believe that learning is a linear process, because each group of students carry their own cultural variables. Some of those variables are communicative styles, language, beliefs, or mannerisms which cause each individual to learn differently. I think that being a teacher allowed me to witness how people operate, both psychologically and physiologically. I will never see people the same after being a teacher responsible for the welfare and academic progress of 100+ students a year, especially working as a teacher in Hawaii. Differentiation was my most used tool. Without it, I would have been rendered useless as a teacher.  I am permanently affixed with a differentiation perspective and scope, and it doesn’t change when I leave the classroom. I don't view cultural variables or aspects as a barrier anymore, I view it as component of how people learn.

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