Analyzing Cultural Relevance in Instruction (Movie Review Sample)

Analyzing Cultural Relevance in Instruction
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Analyzing Cultural Relevance in InstructionVideo analysis description
A class is an environment where teachers and students interact. Teachers provide guidance on topics while the students put efforts to understand. Student and teacher develop misunderstanding and cause issues. In this video, Jeff argues that the teacher does not teach professionally facing the students as he would wish he does. While teaching, the teacher interacts and face the students one on one to bring a sense of professionalism. Ms. Phung, though she sits comfortably in the chair shows how she is unconcerned with students as she cannot stand and teach while making the interactions. Instead of trying to solve the problem when it occurs, she rebuffs Jeff saying he is wasting her time and should move out of class to let others continue. Jeff has the right to complain because he thinks the teacher does not do the right thing. Jeff wants a more interactive class where everyone engages in the learning process. He even proposes to teach Ms. Phung how to improve and try making the lessons more interactive, rather than just sitting behind her desk.
Diagnosis
From the video, Jeff had grown frustrated with the method used when teaching in class. Ms. Phung does not teach when standing. In fact, Jeff considers this as the main problem. Jeff also states that students have their preferred way of being taught and that the manner in which Ms. Phung uses is not what they expect.Jeff and other students do not understand that very teacher has a way of teaching. On the other hand, the communication channel breaking down has contributed. It is wise to address any problem in a civilized manner to avoid an altercation in classes. On the part of setting the scene, I do not think that there is a special culprit. First, this is a circumstantial video where Jeff tries to show the problem. The teacher might be ignorant because she might assume that the method she teaches seems ‘perfect’ and each student loves it.There are three categories of people in this video. They include the teacher, other students and Jeff, the complainant. From this altercation, the three groups benefits. First, Jeff talks what is in his heart and that releases tensions. Besides, his complaint will be addressed in the future and restore the best teaching practices. Ms. Phung will become a beneficiary because she remains in a better position to realize the mistake pointed out, and try to develop and change the way she takes her lessons. The other groups of student's benefits because, the school administration will do research to find the best ways to teach and interact in class. On this issue, I can take a neutral position because of the view that student needs to say and propose how teachers should teach and also, teachers take positive criticism.
Solutions
Coffey (n.d) says that a culturally relevant pedagogy inside a class has three parts. First, students must experience academic success. Students must develop and even maintain the cultural experience and finally, each student need to develop their critical consciousness where they challenge status quos on the social order. Using a relevant cultural approach in class brings understanding on how each part plays their role. The teacher must teach and help a student pass. On the other hand, students must get the knowledge and pass exams.Ms. Phung can play a bigger role to address Jeff’s problem. First, she could not have told Jeff to go out of class, but talk and agree in class, pointing out the problem and asking how Jeff to propose a better method on teacher-student interaction. According to Kelly (2008) one way of dealing with the class problem is to have the student take lesson on problem-solving so that each learner gets a different perspective on any conflict arising.To provide equitable learning chances for all learners, Ms. Phung need to have a clearly stated learning outcome for students, match her assessment to what she teachers, put different measures, teach student on the need of interacting one on one and finall...