Cultural Tolerance and Traditions in the Middle School Toni Barela Writing a curriculum unit that will be taught with middle school students on the topic of the Lady of Guadalupe, causes me to believe that it is important to give an overall perspective of the population where I work and of my personal philosophy as a bilingual-bicultural educator.
Many students come from families whohave lived in the community for several generations.
There are those students whose families come to the United States, mostly from Mexico, for a better life. They attend school with the same expectations and dreams of many other young people their age. Hopefully, I will become instrumental in helping them achieve these aspirations in a non-threatening environment. I think it helps me to be a bilingual-bicultural teacher. I can assist each student with the presentation of topics and themes that close the disparities between them.