Stereotypes In Childhood
Imagine growing up in a household where there are established norms and rules, and then transitioning to a school where those norms, are completely changed. In result, one is left completely confused on how to behave and think. That is the reality for many children of Hawaiian descent. These children grow up in a home with set norms, and then go to school where they are asked to act and think in a completely different way. Therefore, these children are unable to reach full academic potential and are given negative stereotypes by their teachers. Some teachers may characterize children of Hawaiian descent who score low academically to be lazy, uncooperative, and uninterested. However, by looking at the difference between the home culture and
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In result, these children are not reaching their full academic potential. When looking at children who are stereotyped as lazy and uncooperative, one may predict that these children’s home life is less that ideal. These children’s homelife might include a lack of support of their skills from their caregivers. The bases of this thinking comes from Erik Erikson’s third stage in his Psychosocial Development Theory, Initiative versus Guilt. According to Berger’s (2017) textbook, “Initiative includes saying something new, expanding an ability, beginning a project, expressing an emotion. Depending on what happens when they try a new action, children feel proud or guilty” (p. 262). To summarize, if a child’s accomplishment is not met with positive feedback, the child will feel a sense of guilt within themselves. Therefore, it is reasonable to predict that a child who is unmotivated comes from a home where …show more content…
This average classroom generally has a teacher who stands in front of the room and preaches a lesson to the students sitting behind their desks. The teacher has set rules and procedures with how he or she wants the students to behave. To add, there are also assignments given with specific rules on how to complete it. Thus, the skills and values required for school are independence, patience, and good listening skills. Schools in the United States preach on the idea of individualism. This is because the United States as a nation celebrates individualistic ideas and accomplishments. Contrastly at Hawaiian homes, these skills and values include cooperativeness and control. In con to school, the home culture focuses on collectivism. Collectivism is the emphasis on collective rather than individual action. Due to the fact that the Hawaiian children’s home and school environment require two different sets of skills and values, it is hard for these children to make that transition. In order for these two environments to coexist, they must conjoin their expectations. These teachers view these children to be lazy, uncooperative and unmotivated when in reality, these children don’t know how to react to an authority. These children aren’t aware of how to work on an assignment that they are not in control of. For this reason, there must be a change to school environment to accommodate the
In result, these children are not reaching their full academic potential. When looking at children who are stereotyped as lazy and uncooperative, one may predict that these children’s home life is less that ideal. These children’s homelife might include a lack of support of their skills from their caregivers. The bases of this thinking comes from Erik Erikson’s third stage in his Psychosocial Development Theory, Initiative versus Guilt. According to Berger’s (2017) textbook, “Initiative includes saying something new, expanding an ability, beginning a project, expressing an emotion. Depending on what happens when they try a new action, children feel proud or guilty” (p. 262). To summarize, if a child’s accomplishment is not met with positive feedback, the child will feel a sense of guilt within themselves. Therefore, it is reasonable to predict that a child who is unmotivated comes from a home where …show more content…
This average classroom generally has a teacher who stands in front of the room and preaches a lesson to the students sitting behind their desks. The teacher has set rules and procedures with how he or she wants the students to behave. To add, there are also assignments given with specific rules on how to complete it. Thus, the skills and values required for school are independence, patience, and good listening skills. Schools in the United States preach on the idea of individualism. This is because the United States as a nation celebrates individualistic ideas and accomplishments. Contrastly at Hawaiian homes, these skills and values include cooperativeness and control. In con to school, the home culture focuses on collectivism. Collectivism is the emphasis on collective rather than individual action. Due to the fact that the Hawaiian children’s home and school environment require two different sets of skills and values, it is hard for these children to make that transition. In order for these two environments to coexist, they must conjoin their expectations. These teachers view these children to be lazy, uncooperative and unmotivated when in reality, these children don’t know how to react to an authority. These children aren’t aware of how to work on an assignment that they are not in control of. For this reason, there must be a change to school environment to accommodate the