Cultural Diversity in Communication

I find myself sometimes saying what others may feel sometimes. If you come into my world you should learn my language and our customs. I know this is wrong to feel this way but this goes to show that at some point and time we all have faced cultural myopia. Working with Head Start over the years I have began to have a better understanding for those from other cultures. When we serve families from other cultures I take the time to get to know them by taking the time to read about them through family service worker interview. I meet with them during parent orientation and ask quesiton of concerns I may have. As an educator I need to make sure that I make them feel comfortable and not an outcast because we are a team working together to give their child the best learning experience possible. Each person deserves to be respected regardless of their culture. Working with Head Start has given me an opportunity to overcome judging someone from another culture and I know that with every new culutre I am exposed to that it is a new learning experience with me.