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Individualism and Collectivism :: Personal Examples

Culture School is in session! In this series, we take an aspect of intercultural theory and apply to daily life. Basically, our goal is to expose those cultural moonwalking bears. And because this blog is about culture and education, we consider each topic in the context of the classroom. photo by maryatexitzero Before moving forward [...]

How Diving Can Help You Learn Another Culture

by Anamaria

Using Icebergs, Trees and Software to Talk About Culture

by Anamaria

What do Moonwalking and Culture Have in Common?

by Cate

Before reading the rest of this post, take a look at this video. (Trust me on this.) Did you watch the video? Did you see the moonwalking bear? Yes. It was a moonwalking bear. When we show this video in workshops, there’s always a collective gasp when the voiceover mentions the moonwalking bear. Moonwalking bear? [...]

What Do Bread, Brot and Education Have in Common?

by Cate

Why this blog? Think for a moment about the word bread. What pops into your mind? I (Cate) was a teenage exchange student in Germany when I realized that the meaning Germans attach to the word Brot was very different from the one I attached to bread. For me, bread was pre-sliced, squishy, and white. [...]

Welcome to CulturallyTeaching!

by Cate

photo by Sukanto Debnath New here? Well, then. This is a very good place to start. What This Blog is All About CulturallyTeaching is for curious teachers and education-enthusiasts around the world. It’s for people who have ever wondered… What schools in Argentina look like. How teachers are trained in the Philippines. Why students in [...]