Customs
Characteristics
Education
Differences in the education setting
What every mainline teacher should know...
100
The way Native Americans live with the earth
What is harmony?
100
The common thought process for Native Americans
What is holistic?
100
the main method of learning in a Native American classroom
What is hands on?
100
one thing Native American students need before answering a question in a mainline classroom
What is time?
100
an important aspect for teachers to know about the life of Native American students
What is culture?
200
The way of life that gives a chance for growth and allows Native Americans to experience life
What is life with God?
200
The reason behind students looking at the ground
What is a sign of respect?
200
the main focus of the teacher within the school
What is student's interests?
200
An action that is seen as disrespectful in the classroom
What is pointing?
200
one thing teachers need to respect about Native American students
What are spiritual beliefs?
300
The pathway that will lead them back to oneness with the creator
What is life?
300
The feeling of students in the mainline classroom
What is confining?
300
one main learning strategy used in the classroom
What are examples?
300
one thing mainline teachers should avoid
What are derogatory statements?
300
one thing Native Americans are praised for
What is generosity?
400
One way Native Americans make choices
What is Focus on the Present, Patience, Open Work Ethic, or Practicality?
400
The school is seen as what in Native American schools
What is a community?
400
Students learn from
What is discovery?
400
something acceptable to Native American students that might not be common with mainline students
What are long periods of silence?
400
one way to make Native American students feel wanted in the mainline classroom
What is teaching about their culture in a respectful way?
500
One way Native Americans treat individuals
What is respect for individual differences or mutualism?
500
Students are taught these in the Native American school
What are life skills?
500
The three learning styles of used in the Native American classroom
What are visual, symbolic, and holistic?
500
Might confuse Native American students when they are in the mainline classroom
What are lessons about other cultures and their history?
500
one problem Native American students might have in the mainline classroom
What is sitting still or staying in their seats?
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