Diversity in the classroom fosters educational inclusion as well as social inclusion. Very important so that our society can progress and that there is respect among all people, regardless of the condition of each one. But for this to happen, attention to diversity must be given in all social areas: homes, educational centers at all levels and of course, in society.
Promoting attention to diversity is an objective that must be taken into account throughout society. Although in reality it is quite difficult to achieve this goal day by day without everyone's effort. It is necessary to bear in mind that diversity has many challenges and concerns that must be illustrated in many ways in order to understand diversity in classrooms and in society.
The importance of understanding attention to diversity
Diversity is a term that can have many different meanings depending on the context in which you find yourself. More than a definition, the key areas where diversity is related must be taken into account. For example, you have to know how to identify diversity both in the classroom and in society, and know practical strategies to be able to promote inclusion thanks to a good attention to diversity.
Attention to diversity must begin in educational centers. In this way, children get used to the fact that attention to diversity is an adequate way of being able to relate to all people regardless of their condition. It is necessary to put aside the different forms of current marginalization such as: because of race, class, gender, sexual relationship or some type of disability.
Incorrect assumptions about capacity
In many cases, college students come to college classrooms with different backgrounds, lame experiences, cultural contexts, and different ways of understanding diversity. In many cases, respect for people regardless of their condition is conspicuous by its absence.
Students can perceive that they do not belong to the classroom when they feel different from the rest, and the same happens with the rest of society. This makes people who feel different from 'normal' have a lower participation, feel inadequate or that they are not capable of doing things even if they have the capacity to do them.
This causes both teachers and society to make wrong assumptions about the abilities of students or people in a job. Sometimes they assume that they have a lower performance to maintain the capacities that others have without thinking about the capabilities and potential they do have.
The importance of working well the attention to diversity
For this reason, when attention is not paid to diversity at an early age and in schools, problems appear for both students and teachers and in society that have been created little by little over several years. Not all people are the same, and not all people need the same resources to move forward in their life. In order to have a good social inclusion both in schools and in daily life, it is necessary to bear in mind the individual characteristics of each person and to be able to develop an action plan accordingly.
It is necessary that both from the educational centers, universities and society in general, identify and think that all people are different and not for that less capable. Educating in the attention to diversity in the correct way will lead to a more cohesive society in the future.
Diversity education includes the development of people's skills
It is necessary for people to have the ability to deal with many different types of people, both educational centers, companies, and clients ... etc. Tolerance and respect for diversity as well as empathy, They are essential to be able to have adequate attention to diversity both in educational centers and in our society in any field.
For all this, it is necessary that also from the same homes, fathers and mothers teach their children a good attention to diversity so that after the educational centers, it can be reinforced AND it is reflected in society.