Exhibit: Spanish Class

Benchmark: Teamwork/Communication
Skills: TC101 Understand the cultural traditions of others, and TC102 Seek to understand
different points of view.
The cultural traditions of others vary a lot throuhout the world, and many of their views
are related to what reliion/traditions they preform. Understandin the cultural traditions
is very key to today!s world. "ithout knowin why others have the points of view they
have they may have conflict #etween themselves. Understandin is the most important
aspect of this skill.
$ have noticed in my hih school career that every#ody has different points of view. %ot
many people aree with each other on thins #ecause they have different points of view.
&oints of view other people have include their opinion, attitude, and 'udment. The
reason #ehind why people have different points of view comes from their cultural #eliefs.
$n Spanish class durin my (th and 10th rade years $ learned many thins a#out other
cultural traditions, and this ties into their points of view. )any other countries cele#rate
holidays with more of a spiritual settin. They seem to care for their past loved ones and
cele#rate them as if they are still around. $ have come to relies that many forein
countries are a lot more reliious when it comes to traditions.
$*ve learned the past couple years that there are many different cultural traditions around
the world, and that ours in the Unites States are very different from others around the
world. The world around us is a lot different then we actually preserve it to #e. $f you
e+plore and actually understand how different cultural traditions are around you will
#etter yourself in many ways. $ncludin a #etter understandin of how people think,
#ehave and learn.
$ have accepted that many other people from around the world have different traditions
and cultures. $t toke me awhile to find out that people #elieve the thins they #elieve
#ecause of the reliion they practice. ,y understandin the different cultural #eliefs of to
others $ can #etter understand why people think the way they think when it comes to
decision makin in an enineerin pro'ect.