In my opinion, cultural diversity in any society is a must. As far as teachers go, being able to be a living example of how to deal with the growing number of diverse cultures in a classroom is essential. Children learn from watching others. Not only do teachers need to be aware of cultural diversity and respecting cultural diversity, but also everyone should respect cultural diversity. People need to show actions that are supportive of diversity and can lead by example. Teachers need to have open minds and should teach children to be open minded as well. In my opinion, being open-minded alone is not good enough. Teachers need to be willing to understand the diverse nature of different cultures and should research diverse cultures and new ways to help their students. All students are from different cultures and backgrounds and may not react or understand things in the same way. I believe that assimilation is not the way this country needs to be headed. I think that America needs to value that we are such a diverse group of people and use this diversity to grow so that people become more tolerant and understanding of people who may seem different from us. There are many places in this world where there are only a handful of different cultures present. Americans are lucky to be able to experience many different cultures from many different parts of the world including the ones developed right here in America, sometimes all in one day. Americans should nurture our cultural diversity as it allows people to respect their heritage and others’ heritages at the same time.
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