In Peru there are many cultural elements that women can lower their self-esteem. The belief that women should be very thin to be considered beautiful. In the central part of Peru, women tend to be thick, short in stature and with dark skin and when they come to the coastal area of Peru they are seen as strange beings and consider them ugly, my father is from the mountains and my mother is of the coast then characteristic of both sides and many times have made me feel different to the stereotype considered beauty. I remember that a friend used to deny her parents because both of them were from the sierra because of shame to be called "serrana", which in my country is considered an insult.
In schools little is done to change that situation and on the contrary more consideration is shown to those who are white or have money. Here people like to pretend something that they are not really, for example if they see that the neighbor builds a two-story house, so they do not feel they do not have enough money the other builds it three stories and so many times they get into debt and end up losing many things just for pretending giving luxuries that do not apply.
Obviously, this cultural home influences our TESOL class because if students who do not learn to respect others can end up making others feel bad. That is why I believe that teachers have a great responsibility to teach our students to tolerate and respect each other. There is nothing more important than studying in an appropriate environment and in harmony with everyone.
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