Meiji Isshin – The change of government from the Tokugawa Shogunate to, in theory, putting the Emperor Meiji
in charge of the government is refered to as the “Meiji Isshin (維新), which is usually translated in English as
the “Meiji Restoration”, a change by restoring an old system. However, many historians see this change as
forward looking, a “modernization” of Japan and an embracing of Western ideas of government, education, the
military, technology, etc. Having read Chapter Eight, the primary documents, looked at the PowerPoints and
watched the videos, in your view is it more accurate to see the Meiji Isshin (維新) as a “forward looking
revolution” or as a “conservative reaction or restoration of the past”? Use evidence from the primary and
secondary sources to back up your argument.
dditionally, it includes a set of habits, etiquette, and social expectations derived from the home. If students can not relate new information for their experiences, or connect the new material to a comfortable idea, they may perceive the brand new information as irritating or difficult or may dismiss it completely, believing it to be in conflict with their already tenuous understanding of the world (Hemmings, C., 2006).
I have witnessed how the Cultural Difference Theory personally affects people. I have family from rural areas that have fallen victim to this theory. While attending school, one of my cousins felt as though everything she was being taught did not relate to her everyday life. She felt like she didn’t have a purpose at school. She felt as though learning about past presidents had nothing to do with her learning how to get a job or how to build her credit so she can get a place of her own. She felt as though the thing she was learning in school was purposeless and in the end, she decided to drop out of school her junior year and began working.
My plan to eradicate cultural differences within the classroom would involve me treating each student equally and holding each of them to the same standard. My middle-class students and my working-class students will not receive differentiated treatment solely based on class. My students will not be punished scholastically due to slang, dialects in which they use within the home and in their culture. I plan to educate my students about different words by using pictures and actual items to help my students learn the dialect. I will also make it my mission to learn the diverse cultural backgrounds my students are coming from so that I can develop an understanding of my students and their learning styles in order to develop the best curriculum for their success. This will allow my students to feel inclusive within the learning environment.
Resistance Theory
The resistance theory evaluates how teachers and students recognize and respond to cultural dominance within the classroom (Giroux, H. 1985). This is where the student’s either chooses to resist the cultural dominance within the classroom or conform to it. When students resist the cultural dominance within the classroom, it is because they want to maintain their sense of identity (Giroux, H. (1985).
Implementing Multicultural Education into the Curriculum
My plan to implement multicultural education into the classroom would first involve m