Professor Ivers in this video about Cross-Cultural Students in the Classroom share a lot of stories about what Asian students think of the behavior of American students in class, and their interpretation is very different in terms of many aspects such as how the students show respect for the teacher by not packing or leaving the class before it ends, or how expressivity is a thermometer to evaluate how students are engaged in the class, or the freedom students have to disagree with the teacher and discuss the topic at hand and many others. The main point to be taken from this lecture is always to give the benefit of the doubt for the student in a class with students from a different background.
Yes, I agree. We should always acknowledge our student's diverse backgrounds.
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