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From http://blog.tesol.org/finding-common-ground-in-multicultural-classrooms/

ELL specialist Nathan Hall writes, “Think back to the first day of a new school year. It’s late summer, but you feel cold and uncomfortable. … And then the teacher says it’s time for everyone to introduce themselves. You may have experienced this with the added level of not having a common language—or least not one you spoke or understood well—with classmates who have different accents. … To diffuse this tension, I found common ground for people from all over the world while treating them all as individuals.”

Read how he helped his students to respectfully learn about each other’s home cultures: http://blog.tesol.org/finding-common-ground-in-multicultural-classrooms/