Summary: Diversity Analysis Survey
Diversity Analysis Survey
American College of Education
Part 1: Diversity Self-Knowledge
I define diversity as what makes a person different and unique from others. The differences range from a person’s religious affiliation to their race and culture. Foster (2006) suggests that people tend to feel the need to categorize things, and to label everything with a name. Foster (2006) goes on to say that labeling things and people comes with many negative consequences. I feel the reason we, as a society, feel the need to categorize people is because we want to set an order to the world around us. By doing this, it allows us understand how and why certain people act and respond to different situations. The …show more content…
I am an English speaking Caucasian male with a very gentle spirit. I am a patient person that is slow to speak and quick to listen. I have a high tolerance level, yet I do not accept excuses for low achievers. I am a Christian that loves the Lord with all my heart and know that I am making a difference here on Earth. I am a task oriented person and am project driven. I am a quick learner and am not afraid to jump into a task head first. I am an outdoorsman that enjoys hunting and fishing with my family, and fishing is one of my largest forms of entertainment. All of these things make up who I am. I surround myself with many friends and family members that have many of the same characteristics that I have, but none are exactly like mine. My characteristic combination is what makes me …show more content…
By schools allowing others to share their perspective will only widen everyone’s viewpoint, and this includes the teacher’s as well. As of now, Columbia does not take full advantage of the diversity we have to help direct our lesson plans to direct us in teaching. This is partially due to the lack of perceived diversity that we have. Usually diversity is looked at as a difference in race and gender. If we were to take a look just a little deeper in areas such as religion and socioeconomics, we would be able to identify where our diversity lies. Columbia High School needs to take a look at areas where we can widen our horizon and study student’s different backgrounds and
American College of Education
Part 1: Diversity Self-Knowledge
I define diversity as what makes a person different and unique from others. The differences range from a person’s religious affiliation to their race and culture. Foster (2006) suggests that people tend to feel the need to categorize things, and to label everything with a name. Foster (2006) goes on to say that labeling things and people comes with many negative consequences. I feel the reason we, as a society, feel the need to categorize people is because we want to set an order to the world around us. By doing this, it allows us understand how and why certain people act and respond to different situations. The …show more content…
I am an English speaking Caucasian male with a very gentle spirit. I am a patient person that is slow to speak and quick to listen. I have a high tolerance level, yet I do not accept excuses for low achievers. I am a Christian that loves the Lord with all my heart and know that I am making a difference here on Earth. I am a task oriented person and am project driven. I am a quick learner and am not afraid to jump into a task head first. I am an outdoorsman that enjoys hunting and fishing with my family, and fishing is one of my largest forms of entertainment. All of these things make up who I am. I surround myself with many friends and family members that have many of the same characteristics that I have, but none are exactly like mine. My characteristic combination is what makes me …show more content…
By schools allowing others to share their perspective will only widen everyone’s viewpoint, and this includes the teacher’s as well. As of now, Columbia does not take full advantage of the diversity we have to help direct our lesson plans to direct us in teaching. This is partially due to the lack of perceived diversity that we have. Usually diversity is looked at as a difference in race and gender. If we were to take a look just a little deeper in areas such as religion and socioeconomics, we would be able to identify where our diversity lies. Columbia High School needs to take a look at areas where we can widen our horizon and study student’s different backgrounds and