Scholarly diversity article

http://www.helium.com/items/327517-celebrating-diversity-in-schools-without-making-minority-students-feel-different

Part One:
In this article, a language teacher lists different ways diversity can be brought into schools without offending or discriminating against one race. One of her methods was to make a Valentine's Day bulletin board where she wrote "I love you" in different languages and used images showing different types of love from different countries and such. Another method she used was, when newsletters were sent out, instead of using the "stereotpyical white male or female", she used a black man or a person of a different race. Her last example was to have a talent show and have the kids of different races perform things from their cultures or a potlock that focuses on the different cultures and each person could bring a food of their culture.

Part Two:
1. What aspect of diversity does it cover?
This article covers racial diversity.
2. What does the author say about diversity? What kind of audience is the author trying to reach?
The author says that she wants to "celebrate the wonderful diversity of the world's culture".
The audience she is trying to reach is pretty much everyone, but I think she is mainly speaking to other school teachers or adults who associate with kids from different cultures.
3. Who is it going to affect? How is it going to affect a large population of the world and possibly you?
This is going to affect children from other cultures in schools and their teachers. It could affect a large population because if a lot of people do this in their schools and children don't feel like they are being attacked for their race or being discriminated against anymore, less fights will occur and people might be more mature about things. This could affect me because the immature people in my class couldn't say "you're only saying that because i'm black" and other stupid things like that!
4. What is it that makes this an important article about diversity?
This is an important article about diversity because it's a "solution" that isn't disruptive but could still make a difference.

Part Three:
My opinion on this article is, it's a very good idea but may not work out in the long run. If you put this in elementary schools it may take more affect that in high schools or middle schools. In middle or high schools I don't think the students pay much attention to things that are hanging up around the school and if it had to do with race I think they're care even less about it or turn it around some how and try to make it racist in some way. One of her "solutions" to have a potluck or a talent show with the students displaying different things from their cultures is a good idea and even if it doesn't change people from feeling discriminated against, I think it will still bring people together.