Transformation: Awareness and Consciousness.

It is up to us how we handle our awareness and consciousness of our surroundings. I myself find that to be aware of anything you have to be conscious. It is almost like saying if I am knocked over the head and black out completely, I am only aware of being hit when I awake from unconsciousness. Awareness for me means if I am wide awake, I am focus on what to suspect of delay or instant emotions, such as being surprise, frightened, shock, nervous, happy, and angry. These examples I have given might be delayed awareness. I had to be aware in order to react to these emotions. The fact is that consciousness came in after I am face to respond to these emotions. Repetitive behaviors such as walking, driving, etc. are also some behavior of awareness. Even though these behaviors are done daily we are not conscious of them. They are just done. Sleep on the other hand is unconscious, but becomes consciousness to distinctive sounds, such as a mother responding to a crying baby in the middle of the night. When teaching, I have to be aware and conscious of my students’ cultures; meaning I have to be aware of the different cultures and conscious on how to respond to their beliefs, values, and attitudes. In the classroom, multicultural awareness and consciousness is transforming to combine diversity. We each have to be aware of our differences and deal with them on a conscious level. Being conscious of other cultures values, beliefs, and attitudes makes it easier for interactions. Understanding certain behavior of these different cultures sometimes set us up for challenges that we must figure out, without offending or coming off too aggressive. We as teachers have to look to our beliefs with our training and skills to cope with a multicultural classroom and community. Sometimes as a teacher we are also forced to conform to diversity in the classroom, by setting aside our own beliefs and values. So being aware of what to face in the classroom, only adds to expectations on how to deal with everyone equally on their physical and emotions state. Unlike consciousness, I will be using my mental state, combine with the physical to adapt to my students, parents, and my peers awareness and distinguish between how to control my beliefs in the classroom.