Diversity Reflection

I learned some important things from this course that I will allow to stick with me no matter my profession. Diversity is something I will always have to deal with regardless if it is race, gender, or gender orientation. Importantly this course has allowed me to grow as an individual and has shown me that it is okay to learn about other races and their background. Not only has it allowed me to be acceptable of everyone in fact, it has allowed me to be less judgmental amongst others.

As I reflect on the context of this course, I have gained new insights that deepened my understanding in the field of diversity, equity and social Justice. As a professional, I have learned that we can relate to other cultures through our social identities. As I mastered this course, I have become more respected to the diverse population by learning how to prepare for children and families from other cultures. Consequently, this would build their self-esteem. Furthermore, I feel that I am more equipped to apply the knowledge that I have immersed, to the young children that I serve in the Head Start and my community.

It has become a daily conflict for most people in the world to experience or witness discrimination of another race, gender, identity, or appearance of someone else. What people don’t realize is that just because someone may appear or identify different, doesn’t mean they are at a lower or higher status than you. I grew up in a very diverse area. My elementary school had a program for students learning English who came from outside of the United States. There were hundreds of students from other countries at my school, which helped me build up a confidence that I should be proud to be different, because nobody at my school was the exact same. Diversity is something that every person should be proud

According to my family and cultural values, I have learnt to respect and understand other cultures and their beliefs. I always try to increase my awareness of the various dimensions of diversity. I always try to examine my own cultural identity and how that identity affects my relationships with others. In my opinion it is really important to become more aware of my own attitudes, perceptions, and feelings about various aspects of diversity. As an educator I think it is really important to make a commitment to increase an understanding of diversity.

When you are dealing with diversity you face challenges that are causing racism and discrimination. Some people are not accustom to meeting new people so they become that person that may discriminate against a person and may not even realize that they have ever felt that way. Then racism this is a different thing when you are racist it can affect a persons employment opportunities and much more . Racism is the cost of the society and the trust is lower and people require fewer friends when faced with social problems. When dealing with diversity people of the the united states fail to realize the values of a

When working with clients you will most likely experience instances when your own values will make the helping profession difficult. According to Corey and Corey (2007), there are three multicultural counseling practices that assist the helping profession.

In our class discussions, we talked about diversity. Before taking this class, I perceived diversity through the lens of race and religion, because these are the ones often addressed when discussing when discussing diversity issues. Therefore, I defined diversity as a mixture of people from different races, and different religion coexisting in together in the same environment and/ or country. However, through the class readings, lectures, videos, and discussions, my definition of diversity has changed. I now know that diversity includes not only race and religion, but also includes other things such as skin color, nationality, social class, physical abilities, sexual orientation, age, education, and skills. Therefore, I define diversity as

Diversity has never been an issue that I have ever truly had to deal with. Coming from a community with a very diverse population, I normally find it harder to function in a community where there is very little diversity. In my years of living in my community, I have found one thing to be very true, when in a diverse community there is more collaborating of ideas, more creative thinking flowing between groups. Now as I say this, I do not deny that I have dealt with the repercussions of certain stereotypes even within my own diverse community. As a woman, I have dealt with many of the gender stereotypes placed on us from an early age. I have dealt with one stereotype in particular and that is the fact that I am a “ginger”. I’m used to the “ginger

Over the past year, I have demonstrated a commitment to educating employees about Diversity & Inclusion through positive attitude and actions and promoting awareness and respect of culture and individual values and to treat everyone with dignity and fairness. When the council needs volunteers either to organize Diversity Day or create network events, I am eager to assist. I prepared and presented the Diversity moment at the spring town hall meeting and supported others with material for various meetings. I have strengthened my communication and presenting skills. Furthermore, I will continue coaching and support the new D&I council

Imagine being rejected for who you are. Imagine working harder than most for a dream position, because you are both a woman and African American, and finding out you have to take classes to be eligible. So, you go to court because the segregated school denies access to day-time classes, making you resort to night time classes, called for by the judge. You were separated from your peers and put into an unpleasant situation just because you had a different skin color. Or, in a different scenario, you are a brilliant scientist that found a way to win the war for the Allies, but your accomplishment is not recognized for decades because your sexual orientation was viewed as a disease. Unfortunately, these are not fabricated scenarios, but real examples of struggles that people have faced in the past. These two people, Mary Jackson and Alan Turing, respectfully, fought their own battle in order to gain acceptance within society. Although these were two specific situations in which there was resentment and unjust treatment, there have been many more circumstances like these in the past and present. The harsh reality is that if we, as a society, do not take the necessary measures to address people with diverse backgrounds, this is what our future will look like as well. Diversity has always been important, but it is evident that it has been met with push back. While the country has boasted about the ability for any person to have the freedom to prosper and be happy, it seems as if those ideals were reserved only for the straight White people. Over time, society has evolved so that people of different races and sexual orientations outside the standard mold have become increasingly more accepted and viewed equally. We must continue on this path to acceptance and understanding in order to rectify for what has been wronged in the past.

An experience that has impacted me in the past two years was the annual tradition at Farmington Public Schools called the diversity conference. I’ve gone two years in a row and I can honestly say I love it. At this conference you get split up from your friends and get grouped with people of all different races and ethnicities. By doing this activity, I feel like the directors of this conference want you to get out of your comfort zone, be more social, and meet new people that you’d never consider talking to. I would say that I’m not the most outgoing person but this conference has changed me for the better.

At a young age, many of us are taught to treat everyone equally, no matter how different someone may be. In many societies children are taught that being different is okay and that your differences make you who you are, therefore it is important to embrace those differences rather than be embarrassed of them. This is something that applies to me personally because growing up, schools always tried to tell me and my classmates that everyone should be treated equally and fairly. But even though we were all taught to treat everyone equally, some of those same classmates grew up and either became completely unaccepting of differences or they chose to identify others based on their differences. As a child racism was not something that ever crossed my mind, but now that I am older and now that I have learned about all the stereotypes associated with certain races, I find myself

Another aspect in which people are segregated is by their gender. This class of discrimination is mostly observed at job sites. Looking at the society

I am a young black woman who is trying to pave the way to success through furthering my education. Everything I bring to the table adds to the spectrum of diversity. Growing up I always felt different. The elementary school I attended , I always could recognize where I differed from everybody else. My hair, my skin tone, my gap (before the braces), and especially height. It wasn’t easy but the older I became, I learned to embrace every aspect of me. Diversity to me is what you bring to the table (age, gender, sexual orientation, race, skills, etc.) that differs from everyone else. It’s what makes you stand out among the population. To me it means a lot because diversity brings positivity and it celebrates the special qualities

In order to be inclusive on campus, and gain the most from your time at this University, you must become comfortable to engage with others who are unlike yourself and to extend your network. Through this video I learned what kind of diversity a person may provide to their community on multiple different levels, and how we create biases against others based on these traits which we observe. I am able to apply this to my personal life because it reminds me that when I meet new people I shouldn't be overly judgmental based on my first impression. This has happened a few times recently when I have met new people at work who have reminded me of people I had negative experiences with in high school, only through appearance. It was hard for me