In her final speech as the First Lady, Michelle Obama said this, "You see, our glorious diversity—our diversity of faiths, and colors and creeds―that is not a threat to who we are, it makes us who we are." Those words resounded deeply to me as an educator, and motivated me to share a few thoughts on diversity with you... In case you missed it during the Superbowl, this multi-lingual commercial featuring the national anthem in many different languages really struck me as a beautiful example of valuing diversity. I believe that what we do as World Language educators
is as important as any other job on the planet. We have the opportunity to help our students see through a new lens, understand new words (and therefore new worlds), experience a new culture (thereby better understanding their own culture), and embrace a new way of thinking (which challenges their current manner of thinking). Thank you for helping our students embrace diversity!
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Addie H. Sabina
2/26/2017 05:54:09 pm
beautiful
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