Today's blog post is all about diversity! There are an endless amount of things that make us different, unique, and individual. However, as humans, different can often be hard to deal with. Especially as kids! As a teacher one must learn how to lose all prejudice, and put off any of the judgments we may have.
This week in my service learning I tried to identify the types of diversity present in a typical 2nd grade classroom. Although there are several types, two that I found in my classroom volunteering was both race and disability. The classroom had what I could Identify as Caucasian, African-America, Hispanic, and Asian students. There were also students with physical disabilities. One thing that I noted was the fact that the teacher I was observing treated all children equally. Not a single student was treated better, or singled out. The classroom included all of the kids and all the students didn't even seem aware of the differences.
Overall, I think it is important to mention that everything in her room was accessible, to everyone. Students who are physically disabled in any way would be able to access any part of the classroom. There were no English language learners in the classroom (that I could tell), however she created an environment where difference was celebrated and connections were made even among students from different backgrounds.
Until next time,
Megan
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