Teaching Science in an Equitable Fashion

One goal every teacher has is to be able to teach their students in an equitable fashion. I have always had the assumption that being colorblind as a teacher would be a good thing. It is a nice thought but it makes it difficult to reach the students. I never really understood that it can take away from the students' individuality. We should be more accepting to other cultures and use experience from other cultures to enhance our lessons. Showing a genuine interest in the student's culture will help them feel more comfortable in class. Being "colorblind" and not acknowleging other cultures is ineffetive in reaching students in a diverse population since it can hint to an ethnocentric point of view.

I feel like this chapter really sums up the important keys to teaching science. Things like working with process skills and learning what science really is are important. I also really agree that inquiry based learning is an important method to learning science. "Real Science" and research is typically done through an inquiry process anyway so it can give them experience in what it's like to do research themselves.

It may be difficult for teachers to come up with good equitable science lessons that utilize process skills and inquiry, but it is crucial that we try. In order to show an interest in the various cultures the students bring to a class why not ask them about thier culture. It would be interesting to learn more about other cultures and how they interpret topics in science. Even just asking them how to say something in a different language could help them include their culture in the lessons.