... a gift from God. They feel that they have been given a challenge with their child with Autism and they are to use the "challenge " to become a better person, (Hernandez, D. J., et. al., 2009). African-American families whose religions strongly influence their family beliefs look at a child having a disability as a positive attribute. African-American culture says that all children are to be viewed ... their family, evidence indicates that multicultural students have more difficulty with the academic and behavioral customs of the school culture than do students from the dominant culture, ...

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... processed, and recollected during the process of learning. One theory of learning focuses on learning as a form of recollection composed of student's past experiences and knowledge. Plato, John D. Bransford, Ann L. Brown, and Rodney R. Cocking have written about this theory. In Plato's "The Meno" (1956), he proposes that learning is a process of recollecting knowledge brought about by prior experiences or questioning. In ... is the teacher's job to redirect their knowledge. The article states, "Children begin in preschool years to develop sophisticated understandings (whether accurate or...

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... and be self-disciplined. Ultimately I would say I strive for my teaching style to be authoritative and the text explains it best. "These teachers are "primarily non-punitive" (Brown, 2004, p. 286) and rely on their relationships with students rather than on fear or punishment. However, they still "use an assertive demeanor when necessary to establish their authority as ... style, is known as a "warm demander" (Gregory & Weinstein, 2008, p. 65). The ideal teacher sets limits, states expectations, enforces rules, avoids power struggles, and does not humiliate students (Bondy et al., 2007)...

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