Diversity In The College Classroom

Poverty is a serious issue which our society and children faces every day. It is a constant struggle that shouldn’t be ignored. UNICEF states “The study of OECD countries in 2007, over fourteen percent of Australian children under the age of eighteen are currently living in households who are defined as poor or with incomes less than half of the median national income”. The increase in the number and percentage of children living in poverty within our society has contributed to making today's classrooms more diverse than ever it has been. This highlights and makes both teaching and learning more challenging. Diversity exists in the students who are living in poverty and the education assistant and teachers must provide the concept of diversity

Since the 1920’s, teen pregnancy among the Latino community has been one of the biggest social problems. Factors like poor or no sex education, negative media portrayal, poor or lower than average educational levels, social inequality and family pressure, such as encouraging womanhood in teen years, contribute to the high percentage of teen pregnancy among Latinas. However, teen pregnancy among Latinas has been decreasing in recent years. Recent programs such as public service announcement and sex education continue to help educate young Latinas and lower the risk of teen pregnancy. Nevertheless, Latinas still represent the group of people with the highest teen pregnancy. One in six Latinas between the ages of 14-20 will have a child at some point, and 30% of all Latino teenage parents have children out of wedlock.

Sophia Kerby speaks out about why we need diversity on college campuses. She uses research on Fisher Vs University of Texas to challenge college and universities to make change in their admission policies. Kerby states, “If the Court bars the use of race in admissions, it will erase 50 years of progress and threaten universities’ attempts to make college campuses more diverse and inclusive” (Kerby, 2012). Kerby understands that every college and university cannot use race as a way help with diversity in intuitions. So, it’s important as a country that we continue to allow equal opportunity to higher education base on fairness to all. Kerby has 10 interesting reason why we need diversity on campuses for all students. One of the ten reason are

I am currently a Junior at University of Central Florida. From the looks of it I am rather impressed with the scene. Their are several fun things to get into. The Greek life, sports, concerts, and anything else that you casn think of. There is a huge amount of diversity on the campus. All types of backgrounds stay on the campus and help me feel much more comfortarable. The teachers and students are both very nice to me and are willing to give a helping hand. The campus is also very clean and well kept after showing that are poeple who care. I do not have that many complains since there is always something to do. There are concerst abd special events to go to and they are usually very cheap. There are several computer labs and study areas

Achieving a goal could be such a strenuous task especially if you weren’t born with any talents at all. Some people asked me “How come you choose this particular sport?” Tall or built were crucial to be outstanding but it didn’t divert my thoughts. Coming to America is where basketball caught my attention. I was impressed due to the diversity the school had although making friends were one of my biggest struggles. Moreover, I was shocked there was walking skyscrapers as I walked down the halls. Socializing myself with people who played basketball wasn’t the best idea during that time where prompted me to be a solely stranger. Weekends were my favorite days since my older cousin would bring me to the playground to play basketball. Things were less tense as I went to high school and found comfortable friends having similar interests.

The world is filled different cultures, races and ethnicities, and it is crucial that our higher education institutions reflect this diversity. Representation matters. We are a country filled with diverse cultures all of which whom need to be represented. The purpose of this literature review is to explain why and how diversity in a higher education setting is important. Students learn better in such an environment and are better prepared to become active participants in our pluralistic, democratic society once they leave school Diversity is not only important among the student population but also within college curriculum. It is an important issue regardless of the setting. However, when it is applied it to a place where people come to learn,

When analyzing the effect that race has in the age of first childbirth, one must consider not only the dependent and independent variable, but also the various extraneous variables that produces the outcome of early pregnancy. In this case, there will be an examination on how familial, cultural, and educational factors correlate with the age of a woman's first pregnancy. Specifically, there will be a focus on resources that provide data on early pregnancy in Latino women in order to clarify the recorded ethnic differences in the mindset and intention in regards to pregnancy. It was stated that 53% of Latinas in the United States become pregnant at least once before age 20. In 2006, the pregnancy rate amongst adolescent Latinas was almost double the national average and Latino teenagers were twice as likely as others to give birth (). In a 2013 report from the National Center for Health Statistics, it was recorded that the overall teen birth rate fell dramatically. It was recorded that the rate of early pregnancy for Latina teenagers was 21% higher than the rate for Non-Latina teenagers in 2006- 2007, but by 2011 it was only 4% higher ().

Within the core of many educational institutions, diversity is a commercial tacit. While every institution cannot offer the same kind of diversity, the endorsement of such exists through various definitions. The Western Association of Schools and Colleges define diversity through the various classes: race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, disability, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, and age (“Statement on Diversity”)

Diversity in classrooms can open student’s minds to all the world has to offer. At times diversity and understanding of culture, deviant experiences and perspectives can be difficult to fulfill, but with appropriate strategies and resources, it can lead students gaining a high level of respect for those unlike them, preferably than a judgmental and prejudiced view.

In the past decade, teen pregnancy rates have decreased across all racial and ethnic groups, largely due to the increased practice of abstinence, as well as access and use of contraception methods (Santelli, Lindberg, Finer, Singh 2007 &; Santelli, Melnikas 2010). However, this milestonepregnancy rates have has been disproportionate for Latino teens. Hispanic teens are 1.5 times more likely than their white counterparts to birth a child during their teen years (Martin et al 2017). Latinas are almost twice more as likely than their white

Although national teen birth rates have declined, the disparities in teen pregnancy rates still remain high, especially for Hispanic teens. With 53% of Latinas in the United States become pregnant at least once before age 20—nearly twice the national average, these girls have the highest risk of being teen moms compared to other races and ethnicities (Rocca et al., 2010). Not only that teenage childbirth can cause many harms in health and social relationships for both mom and baby, teen moms have a higher risk of discontinuing their education, being single mothers, and becoming welfare dependents. Nearly $11 billion per year was spent on teen pregnancy and childbirth due to the increased expenses in health care for teen moms and babies, the loss of incomes and tax revenues from teen moms since they are unable to work or work at low paying jobs. (National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, 2011).

ayers and basketball players then it was the opposite. The black girls at Saint Mary’s often segregated themselves off, not because they did not want to be friends with the white population. But more to create an atmosphere that keeps their own cultural values with one another. It was white class privilege floating all around Notre Dame, Indiana. I felt like most kids were educated in catholic or boarding or top tier public schools. Their schools offered a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum and a broad range of extracurricular activities aimed at helping them to become more competitive to gain elite college admission. Going to a predominantly white institution it made my world feel small. In fact it was one of the reasons I transferred to DePaul, a school in Chicago. I always been in schools where I was a minority yet now I was a majority. I could not comprehend how people are okay with only being around only white people. Yet slowly I understand if one grows up always around all white people or vice versa all black people become accustomed to that way of life.

My observation was at Green Valley Elementary School, a small public school near my house. I observed Mrs. Fields kindergarten classroom on an early Monday morning. The first thing I noticed was how crowded the classroom was, there were books, backpacks, learning centers, and children everywhere. The class was fairly big, with sixteen children and two teachers, but it was not very diverse. Over 80% of the class was male and most of the students were Hispanic. Since the school is located in a Hispanic neighborhood this was no surprise, however, I still thought it should have been addressed by Mrs. Fields. There were however, various posters and drawings on the walls of the world surrounded by people from different cultures, ethnicities and races. Mrs. Fields had also commented that in one of her previous lessons the kids had gone over different cultures, religions, and languages. This being said, most of the students in the class spoke Spanish and

Butin (2005) examines the dynamics of whiteness and the extent to which student resistance “is conceptualized as occurring due to dominant students’ rejection of the exposure and analysis of these same hidden and/or explicit social, cultural, and academic structures and practices of the school that privilege and sustains white, middle-class norms”(p. 117). As such, addressing the dynamics of social inequalities through readings, classroom discussions, and community service visits may confront students with their conditions of privilege, as well as with new epistemologies that do not necessarily resonate with students’ previous knowledge of the world. These

Classroom Management is imperative to a successful school year because it includes all of the practices and procedures that allow teachers to teach and students to learn. Without appropriate classroom management, even the best lesson plans will fail to succeed because it has such a huge impact on student achievement. Successful classroom management should begin the minute students walk into the classroom on the first day of school. Procedures and routines should be in place and followed through each day in order to create the best possible learning environment for each student. A good teacher will also take into consideration the needs and developmental levels of each individual student