Reflection 4-Diversity

Many students who are studying education would question as to why they are required to take a human diversity class. I have been in different situation that has helped me with both tolerate and accept within diversity. In colonial times, diversity in education was very rare. There wasn’t much diversity in the schools because the students in the school were normally from the same colony and within the same district. Integration had yet to take place. After integration took place in the schools and desegregation took place there were many issues amongst students and the faculty at the schools. It was harder for the African American students to succeed probably because of all of the stress from being the minority at an all white school. The teachers had even responded inappropriately to these children and also contributed to them feeling the way that they did. Had those teachers been trained in how to deal with diversity and not to expect that every child would come from the same type of home they would have understood how to deal with them. Taking a diversity class in modern times will not only benefit the teachers but it will also benefit the students who are being taught. Unlike the teachers in colonial times, current teachers have to do more than just deal with students of different races but we also have to deal with students who may be homosexual or transgender. That isn’t the only contributing factor in diversity. There are children who have different ethnic backgrounds, different beliefs on what some people may consider as norms. There are also many different views on religion. When placed in a classroom after having the training to not only tolerate but also accept the fact that there is a diverse set of students that are going to be taught, modern teachers will be able to handle what may seem like difficult situations with agility. I feel that I am well prepared for many different areas especially in homosexuality. Not only am I tolerant towards homosexuals but I’m connected with them as well. I’ve never been one to disregard someone else religious beliefs for that of my own so I believe that I am prepared to handle the beliefs of others while knowing that I do not have to incorporate them with my own. I’m not certain on whether it is appropriate to say that I was raised to accept everyone for who they are because it wasn’t like there were discussions or anything about them in my household. But I do know that I was raised to not judge others and everyone is going to be different from me. At the completion of this course, I am hoping that I will have undergone a transformation that can better me as a person and will contribute to my success as an educator in the future.

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