Personal Narrative: Elementary And Middle School

The concept of diversity has allowed me to learn about other identities and the importance of representation. My experiences and exposure on campus have introduced me to diverse perspectives, religions, sexualities, and cultural members of our community. My roommate during my sophomore year was Jewish, and actively participated in Jewish traditions. Through our conversation

There are many valuable aspects to living in a diverse community, but the most valuable to me is the wide range of perspectives on world problems, and local situations. With a more diverse student body, People will bring new insights and ideas that others may not have thought of. It can also educate people about cultures, traditions, and backgrounds other than my own. This can be very helpful because with the knowledge of another culture,

Diversity teaches us to accept. I have lived in a very diverse community for much of my life. Highland Park consists of a lot of white people, but also there are a lot of Mexican immigrants. In the high school the races tend to separate themselves, but we also teach each other about our cultures and we learn a lot from each other. Many people have experienced diversity. They learn so much and become more understanding and accepting of other people because they have seen much of their

I decided to go down a different route and go to a school that no one from my grade school was attending. I ended up at Maria High School on 67th and California an all-girl Catholic high school which was predominately African American and Hispanic. It was an entirely different environment for me. The hallways were filled with girls some of the teachers were nuns. Girls were speaking Spanish and others were speaking Lithuanian. I had friends from all different backgrounds and cultures but I still did not know who I was or identified as.

The information that I have learned about diversity in the United States of America has helped me better understand and relate to others in many ways. The world is full of different people and ethnicity, race, creative individuals. Each race has issues to deal with rather it be prejudice and racism. Also during my time in this course I have learned a great deal about myself and I learned how to show more respect to other cultures, I already understood some of the cultures and races we studied this course but to get a better understanding and having to additional research really gave me an open mind and point of view what everyone deals with.

I’m constantly around a diversity of these classes. Which I believe has lead me to be more adaptable to diversity in any spectrum. I’m around this diversity because I’ve grown up my entire life so far in a small town in Missouri and am proud. Yes it isn’t exactly the place you would look at and think it is diverse, which I don’t look at it and think that either. But when I go to school I see a different side, I really see the people who and who may later make up this town. We have all sorts of different people, with different views and beliefs. It has definitely influenced me on where I stand on any issues. People around here have a lot of respect for each other and that’s something I’ll always

The fact that my school was diverse was a gift. I met all sorts of people from different races, religion and even sexualities. Everyone there respected each other 's ethnicities and each of us are creative with different ideas from our culture. With diversity we can feel comfortable working with different people and have connections with them. If the schools weren’t diverse, the minorities would have a hard time fitting in and getting involved with the school. If the classroom wasn’t diverse, how could we learn from other people’s cultures and point of view. My friends introduced me to their culture and I honestly had the best experience of my life. I got to learn different dishes such as Shchi, a Russian dish, and dimsum, from Chinese’s style buffet. I started to learn and notice different race and learned to appreciate their culture. Diversity can also causes problems. Katherine W. Philippis

During grade school I went to school in a predominantly black neighborhood. Although I was not to much out of place being half African American there was always a noticeable difference between me and them. My skin was lighter, I listened to different music,

Revisiting the article, How Racially Diverse Schools and Classrooms Can Benefit All Students, it stated that employers seek employers that can work with customers from diverse backgrounds (Wells). Living on a campus that includes people from different racial backgrounds prepares one for the workfield where interaction with different people is a daily task. This diversity allows students to succeed and be comfortable in any field that they choose. Students will have an easier time adapting to a workplace because they will already be tolerant of other

When I hear the word “survival”, I think of someone who has made it through the impossible or conquered a near death experience; but that isn't all that it means. According to the the Merriam Webster dictionary, “A survivor is a person who copes well with difficulties in their life.” Moving from elementary school to middle school taught me many new characteristics such as how to be more independent, responsible, and more open to changes.

Growing up in New York City and attending public school my whole life gave me the opportunity to grow up in a diverse environment which in turn has helped to broaden my perspective socially and culturally. These experiences allowed me at a young age to become friends with other immigrants and people whose culture, ethnicity, religion, and experiences were completely different from my own. Friends have taught me things like cultural norms and what is and isn't acceptable in other religions. Another experience that I that changed my perspective was taking the career pathway biomedical science because it helped me see academic courses in a different way. It showed me that school wasn't only tests, solving math problems, and writing essays. In

Coming from a diversity community and high school allowed me to have different view of points and be open about several topics such as immigration, low wages, and poverty for the worse. Being raised in a low income and diversity community and high school made me have the vision that where ever I go I would adjust to the environment and asotsphere which wasn’t the case when I decided to attend Johnson County Community College. My first semester of college was a but challenging because I was used to communicating with people that I was confortable with, and the group of people I normally interacted with throughout my entire life were Hispanic individuals. Coming to JCCC changed my whole perspective about how I have to adapt and get used to not

“Researchers have documented that students’ exposure to other students who are different from themselves and the novel ideas and challenges that such exposure brings leads to improved cognitive skills, including critical thinking and problem solving”(Wells, Fox, Cordoba-Cobo). In other words, it makes people smarter. The range of benefits is not limited to when the students are in school. It can also have a great impact on their adulthood. “Ninety-six percent of major employers, Wells, Fox, and Cordova-Cobo note, say it is ‘important’ that employees be ‘comfortable working with colleagues, customers, and/or clients from diverse cultural backgrounds’”(Wells, Fox, Cordoba-Cobo). There really is no harm in making American schools more diverse and more accepting of non-white ethnic groups. This will help students navigate through society when they are older as America has become increasingly diverse. Schools in the U.S should be teaching ALL students to get along and show them that they are offered the same

My educational experience is one amazing thing I would never forget. My parents gave me an experience of a lifetime that I would never let go and continue to expand. It was a gift of a great education I could have tossed away but instead I took advantage of it and it expanded my intellect and made me more independent. As a young girl my parents always told me, they wanted a great educational experience for me. They said no matter what it took to get me into good schools, to have a great education they will do it. My parents worked very hard to give me the opportunity to be in private school my whole life since pre-school. They always told me to work hard, be bright and be bold. The educational level I had being in private school my whole life was amazing. What was amazing about my education level is that I was able to take all college prep. classes, I took an AP Spanish class, my teachers were always on top of us to hand in work in time, essays in my English class were based on a college level writing. It was amazing because my school expanded my mind more on a college based level.

Reservoir Middle School, the first time I went to a predominantly black school, to say the least it was a culture shock. I had a hard time making friends in the beginning, but it was nice to finish up at a school and go to high school with the same people. Once again to my surprise, I wouldn’t be finishing up