Language in the Classroom Blog

Why does culture matter in schools?

Culture matters in schools for a host of reasons. Children bring with them great diverse ideals and living situations and also culture! It is important for schools to honour that culture. Culture often defines who a person is. It can form a major part fo their identity. Thus by not acknoledging a person's culture we are not acknoleging that person for who they are as a person. Im sure most teacher agree and should agree that all children are important. Every child matters. Each child should have the facilities and support needed to express themselves as much as possible. I believe that as children grow especially young children they are trying to find themselves and i believe it is vital that we support them and show them how much we as teachers value them is our school community.

Children from diverse cultures can teach the class of students and the teachers a wealth of knowledge! This can be about typical behaviours in their home country or other areas of knowledge. This provides the classroom with a great asset!

All children need to be valued and need to experience this first-hand in our schools!