Persuasive Speech On Diversity And Diversity

Currently, general education classrooms have increasingly become diverse with both disable students and students from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds. In order for educators to ensure that they effectively teach these classrooms, meet the needs of each student both successfully and individually, effective research that is based on strategies need to be implemented. The U.S. Department of Education suggest that, the current school-age population is becoming more diverse as time passes, yet, majority of the teachers in these schools are white non-Hispanic women. According to another report by The Condition of Education in 2006, American schools are portraying increased diversity and growth. The report suggested that, forty two percent of students in public schools were ethnic or racial minorities in the year 2003; this increased from twenty two percent since 1972. Owing to these reasons, teachers in these schools are expected to educate a diversified class of students including those that come from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Teachers are therefore, required to implement a number of key strategies that will ensure that every student in specific classroom feels that he or she belongs there (Worrell, 2010).

Lisa Delpit’s book, Multiplication is for White People, she outlines different reform strategies that will change African American education in the 21st century. The first reform strategy Delpit outlines is to recognize and build on children’s strengths. When teaching in an urban school, teachers should begin by understanding the children and their home lives. Using the knowledge that the children already have, and building on that will help students succeed. Believing that African American students are not worth being taught, plays a major role in the way students react to their educator. I believe that once an educator begins at a specific school, they should survey the student's knowledge to use that to go forward. Then using that to build on everyone’s strengths throughout the year will help in class participation and build a sense of community in the class. Recognizing a student's strengths, will make the student believe that he or she has someone on their side who cares. Once they feel that someone cares, they will want to do

It is very important for schools to close the achievement gap and ensure that everyone receives an equal opportunity to learn regardless of gender, race or social class. It is also important for a school district to focus on all students receiving the

We will house kids who are products of all facets of society. For example, children of immigrants, children who have affluence, children who are loved and cared for greatly and children who may be in a situation of neglect. Teaching is about reaching out to each student, helping them to overcome challenges and be the best that they can be. It seems that an increasing number of these challenges may not be academic in nature. I believe that conquering these challenges actually beings with the little community forming within our classrooms. As teachers we have the obligation to teach our students how to have respect and compassion for one another. How to be on the same team and work together, no matter each person’s background.

In the last few minutes here today, I must speak to the elephant in the room of growing civil unrest, policing policies and our growing racial divisions needs to be addressed for us to proceed on a One America platform. When the great Frederick Douglass addressed our very segregated country about some profoundly hypocritical celebrations of freedom by asking, “Search out every abuse and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, America reigns without a rival.” Douglas led the nation in a very pointed self-examination – he forced us to look at ourselves and our promises of Liberty and Justice for all and ask are we really doing what we say? Are we really living up to those ideals? However, we must sincerely ask ourselves today, does that last line of “revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy” still ring true today, as an everyday practice? Can we truly say that there have not been great strides made in equal justice under our law, new opportunities made available for all people, who are freely willing to apply themselves toward achieving their own greatness? Nobody, can honestly state that we do not have more work to accomplish our mission of life, liberty and justice for all, but, do we accomplish those focusing on race or freedom?

I learned that I will need to understand the issues facing my students inside and outside of the classroom. By having this understanding, I hope to be able to form real relationships with my students, make learning relevant to each student, and be able to provide the necessary support to make them successful learners. I want to be a resource and/or participant in my students’ life rather than just a spectator and/or teacher teaching about diversity. I realized that my previous perception would have left some students struggling in my classroom. I would have overlooked students’ needs if I only concentrated on teaching diversity in my classroom. I believe that this experience has made me grow as an educator and made me realize how I need to understand the complexities faced by my students in order for me to become successful in the classroom and to become an effective teacher.

America’s schools are challenged to meet the academic and interpersonal needs of all students regardless of culture, race, or ethnic background. Hawley and Nieto (2010) claim that race and ethnicity significantly impacts students’ learning in their article, “Another Inconvenient Truth: Race and Ethnicity” (p. 66). They contended that educators should be “race and ethnicity -responsive” to effectively understand the challenges students from diverse races and cultures face (Hawley & Nieto, 2010, p. 66). Moreover, the article noted that schools should have practices in place that promote an inclusive, supportive, and enriching learning environment for all students including students from different races and ethnicities.

On July 11, 2016, regarding the Black Lives Matter group name, then the presumptive Republican nominee Trump said “a lot of people feel that it is inherently racist, ... It’s a very divisive term, because all lives matter. It’s a very, very divisive term.” On July 6, 2016, barely a week before Trump’s meeting with Associated Press, a fatal shooting of an innocent black man happened at a routine traffic stop in St. Paul, Minnesota. On July 7, 2016 the Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton said “would this have happened if … the driver and passenger would have been white? I don’t think it would.” The Democratic-Farmer-Labor party Governor said that the innocent black man wouldn’t have been shot and killed if he had been white and held a press conference

When you walk down the street in a big city like Los Angeles or San Francisco, I think you would immediately spot a crowd of triggered protesters shouting “He’s not my president!” waving signs like “No one is illegal”and “you are welcome here”. Piercings and dyed hair bedeck their heads and sensory orifices. Dressed in showy, heterodox clothes, their appearance screams “Notice me and what I want from the USA”! I know, don’t get me wrong , what they're fighting for is completely justifiable. After all, they are probably scared of getting deported or harassed in the streets due to their religious faith. Personally, I think that the aforementioned Social Justice Warriors are taking things a bit too far and using mostly their primal emotions instead of facts. Earlier in my life I wouldn’t have cared; but recently I have discovered something called Alternative right, or Alt-right for short. One of the values that they have is the importance of facts over feelings. This value is very important to me since I try to analyze what happens both in fiction and real life. Today I’m going to show you how this has influenced me both politically and in everyday life.

Diversity is defined as “a state of being different” however, the meaning extends further than just culture and race. It is a concept which revolves around acceptance and respect. Understanding each individual, their tradition, their belief, their uniqueness, and their importance in the community builds up the true meaning of diversity.

Don’t be racist, be PewDiePie. He is Swedish, looks American, lives in the UK, has an Italian girlfriend, and likes Mexican candy. The U.S. is no longer as racist as it used to be, as 200 years ago, you were likely a slave because of your skin color. However, today many Americans are being racist to Asians in a new way: stereotyping. Hello, I’m Dexter Chen, and today I will be discussing why you shouldn’t stereotype Asians because stereotypes aren’t true, are extremely discouraging, and because stereotyping is offensive in general. Before we get into this topic, let me explain what stereotyping is. Stereotyping is judging a group, religion, ethnicity, or even gender, although these stereotypes might not reflect on reality. This is caused by social media, the human tendency to reduce complex things to simple things, and prejudice. You might be thinking to yourself: Gee, how is stereotyping offensive? It’s just a playful way of describing someone! If you are thinking that doubtful thought, then pay attention, because I will show you why you shouldn’t stereotype anyone, especially Asians.

It has been previously proven, that in the first few moments of meeting someone, we form an opinion of them. The problem with this idea is stereotypes. One of our society's biggest mistake is that we judge people based on what they look like, or how they act.

I haven’t had a good rant in a while, and now seems to be a perfectly good time for one. I don’t think in his heart, Trump is a racist – he might be a misogynist – but not a true racist. I do think his was, and is, unprepared for the rigors of being the President of the United States of America. I also believe he is a coward because speak out against inequity but fuels the fire with “Building Walls” and now the repeal of DACA. I just taught a class today, 95 percent Hispanic, and many of these students use DACA to get an education and stay in this country. I have talked to many of these students, and not one of them came over on their own when they were one or two-years of age, but all came here with the parents who were fleeing economic degradation in Mexico – NAFTA – to find a better life. They, and their families, work and pay taxes, buy goods, support our local economy, want to get an education, and want to become citizens, but the process is too expensive, and time consuming. They are just as American as you and me. I had a student, who was undocumented, came over when he was one, but didn’t qualify for the Dream Act, so he worked, and put himself through Community College two classes at a time. I asked him why he doesn’t become a citizen (I had just started moved to California, so this was all new to me). He said he wanted too, but the only way he could do so was to go back to Mexico for ten-years. “My family left because of the cartels,” he said in tears, “I

I went off like a bullet last week because I saw something purely bullshit. I can't contain my anger when I see something this horrible and terrible. What I saw was a white man wearing blackface. Yea, the man was just walking down the street minding their own business thinking wearing blackface is okay. I know I can't believe someone that stupidly racist still exist in 2017. So I told the guy what any great moral, ethical, fantastic, wonderful, person will do in that situation, I told them to take it off. Then they explained to me stupidly they are a burn victim. I asked them why that have anything to deal with a white men look like a black men. and explained to them that even thinking its okay makes him a racist. Then they asked me why blackface is so bad. I'm stunned because it's just racist and if you don't agree with me, then you're a member of the KKK. HOw hard is that to understand. I shouldn't explain it because it's common sense like thinking the world is flat. It's just racist and you don't' agree with that then you need to explain why it's okay. I ask that to the white man. LIke a normal republican bigot he didn't answer questions and told me if I have no idea what I'm talking about why should he take me seriously. THis man don't understand reality. He thinks when he was a fireman, he ran into a burning house to save a men. THat give him the liberty to walk down the street wearing blackface and saying is a 5 degree burn. Just because he have all the