Reflection 8

The article Beliefs, Values, and Attitudes is an extremely important read. It outlines culturally, what beliefs, values, and attitudes and helps you better understand them. I agree with the definition that the article gives. I believe many things and my beliefs have shaped who I am today. What I believe has come from my culture and the many subcultures that I belong too. Some of these things I believe are what I consider good or positive and some of what I believe is the opposite. One of my many beliefs are God is the creator of the universe and the most important being. Because I believe this I see this every day. When I see a tree I think about God or when I see a person I think about. There are also some things that my culture believes but I do not. Reason for that is because I received conflicting information and I learned that they are not true with maturity. One of these beliefs was given in the article. That belief was creationism. I believe that the evolution theory makes much more sense than the creation theory. One reason is because there is more evidence to support the evolution theory e.g. fossils but there is no evidence to support creationism. Also I do not take the bible for word. I take it as a guide for you to live and I believe everyone can benefit from reading it. As the article read, my values are shaped by my beliefs. Things that I consider important have been influenced by my beliefs. I value education because I believe that education gives you opportunities that you would not have without it. I know many people who would argue that you don’t need an education so they don’t value it. My attitudes reflect my beliefs and values and as the article read attitude is action. As I stated early in this reflection I believe education is important e.g. that is why I am currently in school.
As an educator, I find that understanding prejudice will be imperative to me. We discussed prejudice in class and how dangerous it can be. Affiliation is okay because it is physiologically important but prejudice is not. The article describes prejudice as disdain for a group that is different from your own because they share different attributes, physical or any other, that is different from your own. As a teacher I cannot hold these prejudices toward any group. As a person I cannot hold these prejudices because I will not be able to gain multicultural awareness/consciousness.