Sara and DeAngelo are first-year teachers at a public middle school in a city of half a million people. Both consider themselves to be sensitive to cultural differences between people, and would like to impart this cultural sensitivity to their eighth-grade students. One way they have decided to do this is to introduce the class to common misconceptions about culture. They visited the following Website to get some ideas:

http://www.apa.org/monitor/may98/culture.html

This activity contains 3 questions.

	Some students see culture as arbitrary and capricious. How can instructors help students gain an understanding of the contexts in which cultural variations occur?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	One way to correct cultural misunderstandings is to have students examine their own cultural assumptions and expectations. Give two examples of how this can be done.   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

	When instructors explain cultural customs, how can they avoid the appearance of endorsing them?   To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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