The Importance Of Diversity In Post-Secondary Schools

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

As a member of several clubs and organizations, I have always valued the wide range of people you can find within the walls of my high school. If you walk into my Physics lab, you will find me collaborating with a dancer strongly involved in his cultural heritage and a volleyball player in the engineering academy. If you come to my Calculus class, you will see me calculating derivatives with a football player, a snowboarder, a National Honor Society officer, and a painter. The word “diversity” is often used to describe a cross-cultural population, but it is so much more than that. At Bartlett High School, students originate from hundreds of different cultures, with an abundance interests, and participate together in an assortment of activities.

Policies that Miamifield should implement are a required class on race, diversity and culture, club that meets once a week about race, diversity, and culture, a room in the school where students can go and talk about their issues with no judgement or consequences, changing the mascot, change the way that teachers are hired, make clear rules on what will cause a student to be suspended, and full day of school every year where the mayor, community, students all talk about what is happening in the school with race and other issues and how it can be solve. By requiring a class on race, diversity, and culture will allow for the students to learn about people that are different than they are and it will open up their eyes to a new perspective. I would make this class mandatory for all students

In my high school black students are the majority, and I, a white girl, am in the minority. The city’s 60-40 white to black demographic ratio becomes 20-80 in the schools due to private school enrollment. The city of University Heights, our neighbor, does not share the same racial diversity that Cleveland Heights does. What diversity they do have is even further weakened due to a large private school population. Badly in need of structural renovations our high school is to be housed in a swing space for two years. Entering this swing space means crossing over city lines into the neighboring community. Many University Heights community members, including the mayor made it clear that the black faces that would be suddenly “invading” their

“Diversity can be defined as people coming together from different races, nationalities, religions and sexes to form a group, organization or community” says Sarah from Michigan. Organizations that handle diversity, value people’s differences and recognizes that they have different backgrounds, skills, attitudes, and experiences that could bring fresh ideas and perception into the lives of those who may be clueless. It is beneficial that society understands diversity so that they too can experience the way of those diverse both positive and negative side because we were not all made the same and curiosity does get the best of us. A productive way to bring awareness of diversity should start off where we all learned the basics, in school, by

In 2016, Donnetrice Allison does a Ted Talks on the trend of claiming diversity within an institution. Diversity is something people have demanded within public institutions, lack of diversity can lead to bad media coverage. For this reason, organizations now often strive to advertise their means of achieving a diverse environment. Allison points out in her talk that achieving diversity within an institution has become more of a numbers game rather than a humanitarian deed. Organizations have become obsessed with the idea of having diverse members, but do not focus on giving those people the same experience as the dominant group. Allison points out that because of this, institutions become (some what) diverse, yet exclusive to the minorities.

A problem I would desire to deal with is the lack of diversity in social groups at school. This is important to me because I want students to learn how to interact with other ethnic groups within the school. Growing up in a community where there is a majority of Caucasians, I know how it feels like to viewed down upon because you are Afro-American. I have been asked if I was lost or in the right neighborhood because my family has a decent home as well as a car. In school from elementary to high school I was always known as the “black kid” or the “ghetto girl”. The reason why I was called the “ghetto girl” was only because the spelling of my name. No child should have to deal with being stereotyped because of his/her name and ethnicity. These are some of the horrific moments

The methodology comprised pre-service teachers attitude toward the inclusion of students with disabilities in the general education classroom, in a three-semester hour course. The details extracted were participants, setting description, instrumentation data collection procedures, study design, and the data analysis procedures used. The study design sought to answer the following research question “How does a one three-semester-hour service-based introductory course in diversity affect pre-service teachers’ attitude toward the inclusion of diverse learners in a general education classroom? The population used for the study were students enrolled in a teacher education program in a multi-faceted United Methodist Church related university located

One of the pressing issues trending in higher education is the matriculation and retention of women and minority students in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). As our global economy continues to battle with other nations in staying abreast with cutting edge industrial fields, colleges, and universities are faced with increasing the number of students in the STEM field. There is urgency in not only expanding the number of students pursuing a STEM major, but also more importantly heightening the number of women and minority students in those fields.

As an educator it is important to respect and value each child regardless of their cultural background and heritage. An educator needs to understand the value of their culture and manage the dynamics of the difference, acquiring and institutionalizing cultural knowledge and adapting to diversity and cultural contexts. Educators and families could start by critically reflecting on attitudes and values, and or the ways in which children respond to diversity in order to examine the extent to which the setting is accessible to families and communities with diverse languages, beliefs and practices. Once an educator fosters this approach it will enable them to promote a sense of community within the child care facility and nurture each individual

The work of diversity programs here at the University of Wisconsin has a large effect on the campus community. Associate Vice Provost for Diversity and Climate Ruby Paredes talks about the history of programs here.

Over the past decade, cultural diversity in classrooms are increasing rapidly. Due to the increase of international students in higher education classrooms, cultural diversity has presented verbal and nonverbal challenges. Some challenges that result from diverse communication is: paralanguage, the study of how people talk; kinesics, the study of gestures, and eye-contact; and proxemics, the study of space and distance between people.

One hundred years ago the diversity in the classroom was gender. As the years have changed so has the diversity in our classrooms. The diversity in our classrooms now also includes ethnicity, culture, religion, language and special needs. Our classrooms have become a melting pot of students, which should be an exciting opportunity to explore and learn from each other. However, the opportunities have not been taken advantage of. I think melting pot of diversity can be scary if not handled in a delicate manner. It is important and crucial that we arm our children with acceptance, self-worth and value and be open to new and unfamiliar thinking.

Racial and social equality in the school system has been an ongoing battle for people of all colors and genders for decades. From the lack of cultural diversity being taught in history classrooms across the united states to the passing of title IX in 1972, we, as a nation, have been experiencing three main issues that need to be addressed (Department, 2016). Those three issues that will be highlighted in this paper include: how the education system fails at educating students on the history of diverse cultures, how it lacks diversity among educators, and how it neglects making accommodations for the LGBTQ community.

One of the many beauties of being an educator is having the ability to appreciate the diversity of students and staff members you come in contact with. Espisito and Baez (2008) state “All bodies are marked by race, class, gender, and sexuality, as well as a host of other markings” (p. 120). Acknowledging the fact that there is something to learn from everyone’s markers you connect with is key when engaging with people that are different. In a test-driven educational society, it is hard to focus on anything other than improving test scores or increasing graduation rate or making Palmetto Gold. We often forget that our most significant reason for being in the field of education is the student. When asked the question “What do you teach?” how many educators actually respond by saying “Students!” The readings this week really stood out to me as they spoke to my own personal religious beliefs and values. The oppression that some of our students face as a result of the educational system or the communities in which they live, negates the purpose of our chosen career. Being an educator means that we welcome each individual’s strengths, weaknesses, beliefs, values, physical features, etc. because those differences are what makes our schools unique.