The document discusses the benefits of celebrating diversity in the classroom. It argues that acknowledging individual differences helps students understand how their lives impact others and allows them to shape the world. This empowers students to feel safe and build healthy relationships. Specifically, celebrating diversity can lead to self-acceptance, empathy, reduced prejudices, preparation for being a global citizen, collaboration and respect, and social, cognitive, and academic benefits for students. The document concludes that diverse classrooms have been shown through research to provide social and cognitive advantages for students.

1. CONCEPT
OF
INDIVIDUAL
DIFFERENC

2. INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
IN A CLASSROOM HELPS
THE STUDENTS
UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT
OF EACH OF THEIR LIVES
ON ONE ANOTHER AND
THEIR ABILITY TO IMPACT
AND SHAPE THE WORLD
AT LARGE.

3. BY ENCOURAGING AND
CELEBRATING DIVERSITY IN
A CLASSROOM, THE
TEACHER CAN EMPOWER
THE STUDENTS TO FEEL
SAFE, BUILD HEALTHY
RELATIONSHIPS, AND MAKE
MEANINGFUL IMPACT ON
OTHERS.

4. THESE ARE MORE
SPECIFIC
REASONS THAT
DIVERSITY
SHOULD BE
TAUGHT IN THE
CLASSROOM:

5. • SELF-ACCEPTANCE
AND CONFIDENCE
- It begins with the individual.
Students whose differences are
accepted in a culture of
inclusion can build the
confidence to accept
themselves.

6. • EMPATHY
- Acceptance goes beyond the
self and into the community
around us. Students who learn
to be accepting and inclusive
can develop empathy for
others.

7. • REDUCING
PREJUDICES
- The earlier values are instilled in a child,
the more likely those values will carry on
throughout the child’s life. When adults
teach empathy , through diversity-driven
lessons and through modeling empathetic
behavior, children can develop socially with
less prejudicial attitudes.

8. • PREPARING
STUDENTS FOR
BEING A WORLD
CITIZEN
- Children will inevitably interact with
others around the world from different
backgrounds, interests, and perspectives.
Their future professions might take them
into the global economy.

9. • COLLABORATION
AND RESPECT
- When students are able to respect
and celebrate the differences between
people, they are better equipped to
manage real-world scenarios in which
varying perspectives and compromise
come into play.

10. • SOCIAL, COGNITIVE,
AND ACADEMIC
BENEFITS
- Diverse classrooms have social and
cognitive benefits, according to research.
Students in integrated schools are more
likely to have higher test scores and to
enroll in college.

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Presented by: Trisha May P. Mirande