Mario Maxwell Müller 
Vulnerability and how to promote intercultural understanding 

Essay from the year 2022 in the subject Pedagogy – School Pedagogics, , course: Masters in Education (Advanced Teaching for Elementary, Middle and Secondary), language: English, abstract: This essay will discuss the importance of tackling issues that allow teachers to feel vulnerable in their mindsets with reference to intercultural understanding. Most teachers within the international school setting will be teaching students from around the globe with different cultural backgrounds, it is important to tackle issues related to a vulnerability in a positive sense where educators can collaboratively work together with other teachers and parents to promote critical thinking students who are risk-takers and open-minded towards religion, cultural norms and students from the different socio-economic background.

About the author

Mario Maxwell Muller studied and completed a Ph D in Philosophy (Arts, Social Sciences, and Education) at the University of Venda, South Africa). He has a triple master’s degree, First Class (with Distinction) from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, London College of Music, West London University, United Kingdom, and the University of the People, USA. Mario has been teaching for twenty-two years in different leadership positions and has taught at prestigious schools in South Africa, England, Thailand, India, Mexico, and Gabon. He enjoys being a risktaker, principled and effective communicator, whilst serving as a Senior Examiner for Music (HL) for the International Baccalaureate programme. He is currently enrolled on the National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) under the LSSE, UK and in partnership with Cambridge University, and Canterbury Christ Church University, United Kingdom.

Ensuring each child reaches their full potential through an IB curriculum is essential, through promoting inquiry-based learning, cooperative learning and collaboration for students to work together, with a strong emphasis on “International Mindedness”.