I really like this picture because I think that it represents how important diversity is in our society.
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
How Diversity Makes Us Smarter
Some of the things that I learned in the reading, How Diversity Makes Us Smarter, is that diversity can be difficult. Sometimes diversity can cause anxiety or even conflict. In the classroom a lot of teachers encourage their students to discuss topics with them and their classmates. I also learned from this reading that diversity encourages the search for novel information and perspectives and this leads to better decision making and problem solving. In order to understand the influence diversity has is through informational diversity. When students are put into groups, each student knows different information, has different ideas, and has experienced different things. Lastly, diversity works by promoting hard work and creativity and by encouraging the consideration of alternatives.
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Wow - I like that you put when students are in groups they experience each other's different ways of thinking/ideas, and that diversity works by promoting hard work and creativity.
ReplyDeleteWonder - I wonder how we can incorporate diversity into our classrooms in fun ways?
I really what you wrote about putting students in groups and all the different things that they experience!
ReplyDeletePutting students in groups and letting them figure out how to work well with each other is important. How do you plan to support diversity in your future classroom?
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