Diversity

BRIEF SUMMARY

One of our most important jobs is to teach our students to work and live in a global economy. This means teaching them to respect people across all differences (race, culture, socio-economic status, gender identity, gender orientation, age, ability/disability, etc.).

KEY POINTS

• This is a broad and ever-expanding concept.
• The key is to listen and seek to understand and always consider the person first, then the difference.

SHARED WISDOM

• Don’t assume that you understand someone’s culture based on their race. Skin color does not always determine the culture with which a person identifies.
• People in the deaf community do not consider themselves to have a disability but rather a different language and culture. Keep this in mind when discussing their child’s needs.

RESOURCES

• 4th grade lesson on diversity-grade 4 diversity lesson
• Lesson on perspective taking-L.P. Little Ant
• Lesson on embracing my own identity-Grade 1 intro lesson
• Lesson on disability awareness-Grade 2 Disability awareness

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