As teachers, parents and the community we must be able to understand that we are all different and that is a good things. Diversity provides a lesson for each of us to be okay with and open to those things that set us apart race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, physical and mental ability, language and understanding and accepting of people for who they are. We must be able to accept that the world is not a " one size fit all type of world". We are different in one way or another that's what make the world a melting pot of different kinds of people that we must get to know, love and respect.
As adults we should not allow children to be call names other than their own. We are advocates for children and should help others realize we were born with names and homophobic terms such as "fag," "gay," "homo," "sissy," "tom boy," or "lesbo is not allowed to be said to a child or an adult. Although children are not born with prejudice but at an very young age children are able to mimic things that they experience, see and hear in their home.
Schools should be the barrier of knowledge for children to be able to read about situations in their home such as different types of families. First, schools should realize not all homes are same. Schools should be able to help students read about their family and how to deal with certain situations in the home. I am agreement with schools providing book that depict the different families in the community whether its two dads or two mothers. Schools should want to provide those books that explore, celebrate and inform us about human diversity including learning disabilities, physical disabilities, single parent families, interracial families, same sex parents, aging, and death. The classroom environment should be a support system for children away from home.
