The other day I worked at a school located at a
relatively good neighborhood, with a diverse student body.
I was assigned to replace an English teacher, and one of her classes was training for the Academic Decathlon competition.
This class consisted of eleven students, seven girls and four boys. I would expect, maybe, more gender balanced group, but what really amazed me was the racial diversity of these top-notch competitors.
I am not a great judge of racial identity, but using my humble tools (looks, dressing items, last names...) I would think that almost every fragment of the population was represented. There were few black student, few white and Asian, about half of Hispanic origin, and there was one Muslim girl.
If that doesn’t warm your heart with gratitude to our diverse, equal opportunity, society and school system, I don’t know what would.
And if diversity is not your ‘thing’ then too bad! It is happening and it is here to stay!
Good for us!
