Final answer:
Culturally relevant teaching includes high academic standards and cultural competence, and encourages students to become change agents, but does not include building self-esteem without a focus on academic success.
Step-by-step explanation:
Culturally relevant teaching is an educational approach that emphasizes high academic standards, cultural competence, and the empowerment of students as agents of change in their communities. It actively seeks to include students' cultural references in all aspects of learning. Answer options A, B, C, and D are directly related to the principles of culturally relevant teaching. However, building students' self-esteem regardless of academic success, while beneficial to overall student well-being, is not exclusive to culturally relevant teaching principles, which focus on both academic success and cultural relevance.
The correct answer is that culturally relevant teaching does not include 'emphasizing high academic standards' without acknowledging the importance of academic success in the context of students' cultural backgrounds. Therefore, Option E 'two of the above' is not an accurate choice since only Option A diverges from the principles of culturally relevant teaching by suggesting building self-esteem without considering academic achievement.