AJC.com > Blogs > Get Schooled > Archives > 2008 > October > 06
Monday, October 6, 2008
Does diversity matter?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A story over the weekend looked at the steps private schools are taking to become more diverse by actively recruiting minority students.
“Diversity” has long been a buzzword among educators. They want campuses with different types of students with the hope that children will interact with one another. They hope students will be comfortable with one another and won’t rely on stereotypes.
But students self-segregate when left to their own devices. White students sit in one part of the cafeteria; black students in another; Asians have their own corner, etc. (Of course, this just mirrors what most of us see as adults in our daily lives.)
Do you think diversity matters? What lessons can students in a diverse school learn that those who attend a homogeneous campus can’t?
