What the mouth says matters to multicultural learners in general and special education
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Festus E. Obiakor
Abstract
The mouth has naturally been an important tool for human existence. For example, the food we eat goes through the mouth to venture into our digestive system and the words we say come out of our mouths as we communicate with others. To elucidate my discourse, I focus on the latter as a tool that matters in most of our human activities, especially in education and human interactions. As a result, what comes out of the mouth of people, in this case educators, can uplift and hurt students, parents, colleagues, and stakeholders, to mention a few. It now behooves general and special educators to be careful and/or be educated on how to effectively use what the mouth says to light the candles in others instead of cursing the darkness in them. This is the thrust of this article.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Editorial Comment
- Executive editor’s comments: dispositions that foster multicultural interactions
- Research Articles
- Exploring the experiences of international Chinese students at a UK university: a qualitative inquiry
- What the mouth says matters to multicultural learners in general and special education
- Stories worth sharing: high school students from diverse backgrounds tell their stories
- Representations of Immigration in Third World countries: a comparative study between ‘Dave’ in The Arrangers of Marriage by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and ‘Nazneen’ in Monica Ali’s Brick Lane
- Exploring the Experiences of Male Intercollegiate Soccer Coaches who are People of Color
- International graduate students’ campus and social adjustment experiences at a Japanese university
- Educating culturally and linguistically diverse students with disabilities in inclusive settings: beyond debates
- Reflecting on the differences between young offenders and their typically developing and low achieving peers: a comparative study
