Diversity: My Role As A Cultural Mediator

When most individuals hear the word diversity they immediately relate the word to race. Although diversity has somewhat to do with race, I believe that diversity is any difference an individual may have. Diversity includes temperament; gender; a range of language, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds; differences in ability, cognitive styles, and learning preferences; and students with disabilities. As a future educator I will serve as a cultural mediator to guide students to think critically about diversity, reduce bias, and promote acceptance and understanding among diverse students.
Through various experiences, I have been honored to experience numerous diverse individuals in my lifetime through family, friends, and travel. These experiences …show more content…
Diversity is something that should be acknowledged, accepted, understood, and taught. I believe that diversity and learning about diversity allows students to work exceptionally together. I am committed to content integration, communicating clear, high expectations and objectives, providing activities for active learning, and monitoring progress of all students. I feel that my job as an educator entitles me to teach children about diversity and acceptance by being a virtuous example. Although we all are different in many ways, we are also all similar. Learning about our connections and variances allows us to become accepting of each other. Diversity is what makes someone who he or she is and my personal diversity through my culture, goals, and hobbies makes me who I …show more content…
A woman who has been an immense influence in my life is my nurturing grandmother; she has always taught me to follow my dreams and inspired me to become a teacher. My father has also been an enormous influence and has taught me so much about myself. He has instilled in me the work ethic needed to succeed. I will always try my best and will work to be the best educator possible through my caring and helping nature. My Nina is a woman who has also inspired my life, by teaching me to celebrate the best in everyone and encourage others to see the worth in not only themselves but others. I am dedicated to using my future students’ differences as their strengths in my classroom. I am hoping to build a community that works together using everyone’s strengths to succeed. Volleyball has also been a sport that has affected my life for the positive and shaped who I am today; it has not only taught me sportsmanship, but also has given me the opportunity to coach for the past 6 years. Coaching has made me into a more patient and understanding individual and I believe the skills I have learned from coaching on the court will support me with teaching in the classroom. I am a woman of passion, hard work, and the love of teaching others. The only way to describe who I am as a person is to describe the people and activities that have made me who I am today. I am a more accepting, loving, and