As a teaching assistant, we always need to consider what we communicate with others. At times we need to communicate in a different way in a different situation. The school we work for will also have a set rule for different methods of communication.we should explore formal and informal communication with children, young people, and adults (1).
Once we enter into a professional school environment, it is important to maintain the professionalism throughout the communication such as email, letter to the parents or a student report.
In a classroom set up, we are up to challenge in terms of dealing with different children from a different background. It is important to identify their cultural differences and work with them appropriately.
Gestures we practice here is not necessarily the same in other cultures. What here we follow could have been disrespectful in some other countries and their cultures.For an example, we consider eye contact with someone provides an honest communication. But the same is not the best practices in other cultures.
Regardless of culture and social differences, communication between individuals always needs to be polite, sincere and professional in order to maintain good relationships and for the effective communications.