CW #3 - Brad Charlassier

For our 3rd Culture Workshop our group discussed our differences in classroom culture. I learned from Salem, that in Saudi Arabia, the students of the class can call their teacher by their first name. They still show respect to their teacher, but they do not have to call the teacher by their last name. Also, here in America, it is okay to leave the class in order to go to the bathroom without saying anything. You can even leave the class to go get a snack or drink. As long as you don't miss out on too much of a lecture or your schoolwork does not fall behind, teachers in America do not mind you walking out of the class. Salem told us that in Saudi Arabia, teachers do not like you leaving their class. You are allowed to ask permission to leave the class in order to go to the bathroom, but other than that they prefer you to stay. Another thing that America differed from in all of the other cultures of our group (Saudi Arabia, Columbia, Pakistan) was that you can contest what the teacher says. In other words, you can question whether or not the teacher is right or wrong in American culture. In the other cultures, the teacher is always right. Any question against what the teacher says is considered disrespect and is punishable.