Module 3 Discussion: Moving Students Into a New Culture

I experienced culture shock just a few years ago when I moved from the Midwest to south Florida.  My previous classrooms in the Midwest were made of of mostly African American children.  I also taught elementary at the time in the inner city.  When I moved to Florida, not only was I teaching a new grade level (middle school), but the culture was completely different.  The community I moved from was very afflent and mostly white.  The new community was very diverse, with African American, Hispanic, and White being split just about evenly.  I felt out of place.  Over time, I finally started to adjust to my new normal.  I made friends and realized that my new students were no different that my old students.  I loved how my own daughter was now a part of a very diverse culture where she was able to learn more about people who were differen than her.