Silencing of the multicultural voice in the classroom is yet another obstacle in path of achievement for minorities. When students' community voices are ignored, underrepresented, or devalued by the curriculum and teachers, the feeling of rejection is strongest for minority students. In some classrooms, student voices are barely heard; the teacher dominates classroom talk, with knowledge treated as residing entirely with the teacher. ...

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Introduction In this world of plurality and polivocality, it has become a challenge for both educators and learners to negotiate their voices and opinions on a number of things the way that they should move forward and hence give the pedagogy a go, keeping the tunnel open for any sort of heightened understanding between parties concerned. ... Voices are as many as the students in the class in terms of differences in their likes and dislikes, and opinions about a number of things being culturally bound and oriented. ... It is my belief that the way to achieve this is by giving students a voice ...

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I was in classroom number 102 with Mr. Harry Gonzalez who taught Bilingual Kindergarten to nineteen students. The day I went to observe one student was absent. The classroom was pretty much split equally between boys and girls and all of the students were of Hispanic descent. Mr. Gonzalez was also o...

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For young Australians planning their career paths, being given clear and consistent information from a variety of supportive voices is a necessary element to preparing for the future. ... That is, they can celebrate their ability to plan, implement, evaluate and change and to become active participants in their life worlds (McInerney 2004). ...

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For young Australians planning their career paths, being given clear and consistent information from a variety of supportive voices is a necessary element to preparing for the future. ... That is, they can celebrate their ability to plan, implement, evaluate and change and to become active participants in their life worlds (McInerney 2004). ...

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