1st Day December 2014
I can't believe its December already.
I just realized this post was still sat in my draft folder... hum...well better late than never right!
Cross-Cultural Students in the Classroom
We live in a society where we come across people from different cultures every day. I think more people move to live in other countries than ever before. People moving to different countries means cross-cultural experiences in the classroom for students and teachers. When I was eight my parents moved to the United States. My dad was in the RAF (Royal Air Force) and had been advised to send my older sister and me to boarding school. The thought behind it was that moving to the States and the difference in education would affect our long-term education. My parents didn't agree, they thought that moving to another country as a family and having new experiences together would be better for us. So as a nine-year-old I started school on a military base in the middle of Nebraska. I had a great experience and it was my first experience being in a different culture. Although English and Americans speak the same language (debatable sometimes) I was definitely experiencing a different style ...
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