"As educators, our use of the inside-out approach initially involves examining our own values and behaviors and learning how to adapt to meet the needs of diverse groups of learners." (pg. 25)
It is always important to be able to aware of one's own self in order to be able to help others identify what is important for themselves. If we cannot recognize our own values and behaviors then it will be extremely difficult to try and and relate to those in which we are trying to help.
"Cultural Proficiency is a state and process of becoming[…]one does not magically become culturally proficient. Cultural Proficiency is a journey, not a destination." p. 34
How true? We are always on a journey to discovering more of who we are and therefore who others are as well. There are vast amounts of cultures in the world and even more people within them. It will be important for us to be patient with ourselves and recognize that we will always have more to learn about others and their cultures.
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