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Quality Teaching in “The Hood”
For more than four decades, I taught predominantly African-American students in downtown Baltimore. I also happen to be a white guy. My students, who attended Baltimore City Community College (BCCC), were amongst the poorest in the state of Maryland. Given … Continue reading
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Tagged achievement gap, African-American students, Baltimore City Community College, Columbia University, cultural intelligence, cultural reality, demographic mismatch, education, Emdin, For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood, inclusive teaching, minority students, Oxford Round Table, pedagogy, public school teachers, Teachers College, the hood
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Power, Paterno, and PSU: A Question of Values and Perspectives – Part One
In my book, Building Cultural Intelligence (CQ), I discuss nine megaskills. These megaskills comprise a skill-set that is absolutely essential for employability and success in the global marketplace. One megaskill, “Understanding the Dynamics of Power,” helps us make sense of … Continue reading
Cultural Autism
In their book, Developing Cultural Intelligence at Work, authors Early, Ang, and Tan, use the term cultural autism to refer to “people who are seen as inept or even mentally disturbed.” The authors go on to say that autistic individuals … Continue reading
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Tagged Ang, autism, autism spectrum disorder, behavioral CQ, communication, CQ, cultural autism, cultural intelligence, disabilities, Early, mentally disturbed, people with disabilities, preconceived notions, race, sensory overload, speech impairments, Tan, teamwork skills
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Intellectual Diversity
Too often, intellectual diversity is pushed to one side when the issues of diversity and inclusion are discussed. That, I believe, is unfortunate. Diversity, to my way of thinking, includes all of the ways in which we are different. Intellectual … Continue reading
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Tagged college professor, conservative, critical thinking, cultural intelligence, diversity, gender, inclusion, intellectual diversity, learning climate, organizational priorities, pedagogy, perspective-shifting, political thought, realms of thought, research funding, social class, student achievement, temple grandin, Women's Ways of Knowing
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Building a Balanced Skill Set
Cultural intelligence (CQ), according to a recent article found in the Harvard Business Review, is one critical component of the skill-set aspiring executives need “to crack the C-suite.” The study, which focuses on the changing responsibilities of seven top-level positions, … Continue reading
CQ Megaskill: Shifting Perspectives
As a professor of sociology, one of the most important learning outcomes in my classes is that students will learn to shift perspectives. Shifting perspectives, a “megaskill” I discuss in Building Cultural Intelligence (CQ), is the ability to put oneself, … Continue reading
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Tagged Building Cultural Intelligence, comfort zones, community college, Community College Survey of Student Engagement, CQ, cross-cultural interaction, cultural intelligence, culture, diverse perspectives, global economy, leadership, learning opportunities, learning outcomes, megaskill, mental hospital, perspective-shifting, shifting perspectives, social responsibility, sociology, students, survey, The Invisible Man, Vietnam War, viewpoints, women's college
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Achievement Gap
The achievement gap between White and Black/Latino/Native American public high school students is not getting any better. Any progress we have made in recent years has come to a halt. Seemingly, we have focused on all those factors that might … Continue reading