Harrisonburg High School (HHS) is a school full of diversity. Five interesting categories to look at are students with disabilities, gender, socioeconomic status, race, and limited English proficiency. Diversity in a classroom setting is a fairly foreign experience for me. I attended a high school in rural West Virginia called Pocahontas County High School (PCHS). The student body of PCHS is a near homogenous mixture. Therefore, I am very excited to explore and learn from diverse areas such as Harrisonburg.
Figure 1 breaks down the student population by grade. The blue, 9th grade section is the largest with 454 students followed closely by the orange 10th grade section of 449 students. The gray 11th grade section dips lower to 388 students which is 24% of the total population. Finally, the yellow 12th grade piece contains 359 students or 22% of the total population. (2015) These numbers do not surprise me and mirror the statistics of the high school I attended. I do find the difference in number of freshman and number of seniors interesting. This could either mean that the population of the area this school serves is growing or that many students drop out before reaching their senior year.
Figure 2 compares the number of students with disabilities to the number of students without disabilities. The number of students without disabilities greatly outnumber the students with disabilities. As shown by the blue section, 9% of students or 147 students that attend Harrisonburg
Being involved with the community and society and not engaging in anti-social or offending behaviour
Michigan’s students perform near the bottom in national rankings and are on a downward trajectory (Higgins). This is partially a result of curricula throughout the state of Michigan failing to put students in a position to succeed. Many school districts and teachers struggle with developing curricula and lesson plans given time and budget constraints; this is especially prevalent in low-income and minority school districts where teachers are younger and less experienced (French). A prime example of curricula hurting student achievement is a story told at a Michigan ISD assessment and improvement representative meeting of schools “teaching” by having students copy words out of the dictionary as the teacher did not have the skills/capacity/time to create a better lesson. Alarmingly, this type of experience is common as “there’s no support, you’re woefully unprepared, and you’re totally isolated. You’re trying to put these lesson plans together at 10 o’clock at night, and you have to be up at 5 getting prepped. You’re making this curriculum up as you’re going it alone.” (French). All of this in the face of ever changing state standards forcing teachers to constantly change their curricula.
The purpose of this paper is to reflect upon the diverse experiences that I have had in my personal and professional life. Fortunately, I have had a large mix of diverse friends and experiences in my life. This paper will discuss those diversities as well as the plan to expand on my current knowledge.
As a freshman that is entering an English 1301 class, I happened to study about the rhetoric essay and how (the or a) student could take part in a group of people with shared knowledge and similar ways of communicating about those goals. Being assigned into teams for water pollution after becoming a member in the Environmental Organization had assisted me with the knowledge of water pollution (logos); organizing, overcoming anxiety and gaining credibility (ethos); and developing an open-mind (pathos). In this essay, I will prove to the audiences how the group I joined in my high school in Viet Nam had helped me create a foundation to join other organizations and be more active in the communities later on.
I was very excited when I saw this essay prompt because diversity is actually one of the main criteria that drew me into NC State. All throughout my schooling life, for as long as I can remember, I never attended any schools that were diverse. There was always one extremely predominant race or gender, and it’s something that truly disturbed me. I am excited to attend a college that is so diverse in many aspects, that I will be able to benefit from in multiple different ways. I will be able to learn and understand new perspectives which will help me gain an open mind and heart to be able to accept different kinds of people. I will be able to familiarize myself with different backgrounds and cultures, because I am so accustomed to my own, I
“It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.” ― Maya Angelou.
Example 3: My colleague is a wife of her husband, parent of her children, teacher for her children.
Like it or not, there has always been diversity among students in the classroom. It is the fact that each and every student is unique. From every circumstance, students bring a varying set of values, perspectives, and beliefs to the learning environment. Understanding the character of students is important in order to become a competent teacher. In fact, teachers should be aware and recognize students, as unique individuals, all acquire information differently than others. Some of these differences are due to developmental variations in cognitive, physical, intellectual, moral, emotional, and social changes caused by maturation and experience. And this reality of classroom conditions makes instruction much more challenging for teachers and
While diversity is often a term used to refer specifically to cultural differences, diversity applies to all the qualities that make people different. From a management perspective, the key to diversity is to understand how different types of diversity and different demographic characteristics can impact human behavior. The four types of diversity that will be examined are: occupation, differences in skills and abilities, personality traits, and value and attitudes. For each type of diversity, the impact on individual behavior will be described.
At UC-Berkeley, the course description for "Politics and Poetics" (Fall Course 2002) stated that "conservative thinkers are encouraged to seek other sections." (SAF 1). Though the instructor later apologized for the description, this is the sort of encouragement conservative-minded students are greeted with many times during their college experience. It is said that in class, students are taught that their country -- and Western culture in general -- is tainted by racism, sexism, and oppression (Stearn 2).
and to build a world culture of human beings who resolve disputes in ways that
Literature if used correctly can enhance a child’s life. It can become a valuable tool in helping children to understand their home, communities and the world in which they live. Through literature children’s vocabulary, imaginations, and self understanding is built. Children should be exposed to literature that is age appropriate and within the context of learning respect for themselves and others by the diversity of the books. My literature plan is based upon multicultural diversity which reinforces reading readiness, read-along that emphasis multicultural songs and rhymes, build self esteem through art, music and movement and responses to literature.
When America was founded, it was established on freedom and equality for all people. At first it was just religious freedom, but eventually freedom of speech, press, petition, and more. In time, America began to be known as a “melting pot” of cultures as more and more people came because they wanted this freedom; the more people who came though, the more problems America had. There were too many cultural discrepancies between people, and ultimately America, the country based on freedom and equality, faced challenges concerning diversity.
Diversity in classrooms can open student’s minds to all the world has to offer. At times diversity and understanding of culture, deviant experiences and perspectives can be difficult to fulfill, but with appropriate strategies and resources, it can lead students gaining a high level of respect for those unlike them, preferably than a judgmental and prejudiced view.
I believe it is important to first analyze the word diversity when examining the need for diversity within a classroom. According to Webster's New Pocket Dictionary, diversity means variety, a number of different kinds. I often discuss and read about diversity in terms of cultural backgrounds; the unification of histories and stories from people from all over the world. Although, I believe that in a higher-educational setting, diversity can also be discussed as the acceptance of the various minds within a classroom. I believe that it is important to recognize the thoughts and experiences of others in a learning environment. Collectively, students learn from teachers, teachers learn from students, and students learn from their peers. By