Diversity In The Education Community

Students have their own best way in effectively learning the lesson. With the diversity of students, the problem is each student has a preferred learning style. It becomes undeniably one of the reasons that make it difficult to achieve the best expected outcome out of teachers’ effort. However, teachers try to incorporate various teaching techniques to make every learning opportunity become productive, meaningful, and relevant for the learners.

In chapter six the topic was about school and society. What I have gathered from this chapter is that a lot of schools and teachers aren’t incorporating and taking into consideration the culture and language of the students that attend the schools. The issue of diversity was major problem in schools and still happens today. The idea that minority students aren’t receiving the best education they can because teachers aren’t trained to fit their needs is kind of sad and unfair to those students. Students who come from Mexican families have a hard time communicating their teachers, because their teachers don’t know how to speak to them nor understand them.

Schools and classrooms of today contain an increasingly diverse population of students. As of 2012 percentage of white students in public schools has decreased from 59% to 51%. It is projected that by 2024 the percentage of white students will continue to decrease to 46% (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2015). In 2013 the National Center for Educational Statistics has reported that 51% of the students in public schools were from low-income families. In contrast, 1989 the percentage of students from low–income families was 32%. (NCES, 2015) The percentage of students with disabilities in public schools has been around 13% for the last 10 years. (NCES, 2015) As a superintendent I need to lead the district’s staff and students to recognizing the diverse populations of people interact with and teach on a daily basis. Another appropriate response to our increasing diversity in public schools is to

In higher education, diversity has many meanings and even more implications. The Encarta World English Dictionary defines diversity as, “social inclusiveness - ethnic variety, as well as socioeconomic and gender variety, in a group, society, or institution” (Soukhanov, 1999). As important as diversity is tolerance. Encarta World English Dictionary defines tolerance as, “acceptance of different views - the acceptance of the differing views of other people, e.g. in religious or political matters, and fairness toward the people who hold these different views” (Soukhanov, 1999). The following is a definition of diversity in higher education, description of the diversity of the students and staff of WGU, and how WGU

Through seventh grade I went to a small elementary and middle school with family and friends that I knew all my life where the teachers did not believe in homework and everyone looked like me. Diversity was not something we talked about or saw in our small town. From that background, I then began a new stage in my life as an eighth grader at a new school where uniforms were required, homework was a given, and the student body was at least three times as large and quite diverse.

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Everyone in this room has been fortunate enough to be able to undergo an education of such diversity and choice, that allows our minds to develop and master our strengths and weaknesses from general Math, English and Science to subjects such as Art, Music and Physical Education throughout Primary School and High School.

On average, a person set eyes on anywhere between 90,000 to 3 million faces in their lifetime, and only recollects approximately 3,000 of them (Bellamy). Regardless how many people a person may encounter in their lifetime, some people will form a false opinion about the other person based solely on their appearance. Never knowing what hardships a person might have gone through, how or why a person likes or dislikes certain things, or why a person reacts a certain way in different situations. As human beings, we have the ability to form opinions or beliefs based on what we have learned, read or heard. However, when it comes to certain topics such as HIV, people tend to jump to conclusions and begin the vicious cycle of discrimination, stigmatization

While a “one-size-fits-all” method for education would exist in an ideal world, it remains a fact that privileged students learn much differently from their non-privileged peers. Differences in culture, whether racially or ethnically-based, as well as differences in socioeconomic status can affect how a student learns and responds to authority figures. Delpit’s article cites several interviews with students of color in which they express frustration with how their Caucasian teachers approach teaching. For many students that are not part of the upper classes of society, there are many ways of speaking and acting that differ from how they speak and act at home. If these students are given implicit rather than explicit instructions by their teachers,

With my shift to SWA, it took me a great deal of time to research and question my decision on going to a new school, environment and class style knowing this was going to be a decision I couldn't go back on. With SWA having their own new switch to a new location, name and system of sorts having a new building that houses not only high schoolers but middles schoolers and younger! Sounds weird to have almost all grades within one build but they make it work with a diversity of classes, schedules, and teachings. With researching how SWA works with its diversity I saw no conflict between the diversity they have in the space they utilize, this seemed great for the type of environment I was looking for, inviting, friendly yet work orientated to finish

Educational Equity is a problem in the American School System today. Some students do not receive a fully developed education due to their rank in society. While the purpose of charter schools is to create educational opportunities for students who are socioeconomically disadvantaged, the reality of this effort often creates racially and economically segregated schools. Research from UC Berkeley shows that the percentage of elementary students who are black is higher in charter schools than in public schools. The driving force for creating these non diverse schools is the desire to provide under privileged students with equal educational opportunities. Philanthropists’ and benefactors’ focus on servicing minorities and high poverty students.

Meg is different than most people her age. She doesn’t have any friends at school. She gets into fights a lot, and corrects her teachers all the time. Many think she is stupid, even though she is more brilliant than most of them. You can say Meg tries her best at times, but others she has problems with.

Latino’s are at a disadvantage when it comes to education, being that most minority groups/children and adolescents attend public schools within poverty-stricken areas. Many or several public schools lack a lot of resources to give a decent quality of education, depending on the location of where the facility is located. It has been discussed that lack of technology, teachers, and among other reasons, are the cause of minority groups, such as Latino’s, to have a high dropout rate.

"My culture is my identity and personality. It gives me spiritual, intellectual and emotional distinction from others, and I am proud of it." (M.F. Moonzajer, 2015) There are "students who are considered historically underrepresented in the Unites States and those students are referred to as culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) and students of color." (Smith & Tyler, p. 74) It is important to note that "cultural or linguistic diversity is not a disability." (Smith & Tyler, p.74) It is equally as important that schools and educator meet the needs of all students. Schools are obligated to provide an educational opportunity that is responsive to the families, communities, racial, ethnic and cultural backgrounds of their students.

One of the most important aspects in my life is the ability to be able to understand people’s cultures, in order to achieve coexistence worldwide. Living with students from more than 90 countries during high school, led me to always take interest in learning about new cultures in the world. I found out that learning about other cultures promotes understanding between people, as it teaches people how to listen, be accepting of people whose ideas are different from ours. When I first came here to OU, I tried my best to get to know as many international students as possible in order to learn something new about them and their cultures (food, thoughts, choices determinants, country), and with the hope to embrace the idea of diversity and understanding during my experience. I found a group through a presentation in my Engineering experience class. CASA’s (Central Asian Student Association) purpose and goal is to “introduce and promote Asian Culture to OU & Oklahoma community and to help new students from central Asia adjust to OU life” ("Central Asian Student Association "), promoting “cultural diversity and understanding” ("Central Asian Student Association "). Therefore, I got more curious about knowing what values and content they promote to achieve cultural diversity and understanding.