I love diversity! I need diversity!
Diversity makes everything more interesting. Diversity makes it all alive!
I must have diverse dinners. I must travel to diverse places and can never go back to the same place! I love to talk with diverse people, from diverse culture or countries. Even my fiends come from different circles and are truly diverse.
I love to hear diverse politic views. I have such a need in diversity that my dad’s question before my wedding was “How will you stay with the same guy for life since you need changes and diversity all the time?”
I believe diversity opens our minds, our hearts, our point of views.
By searching for diversity, we are exposed to various experience. When I studied in Orange Coast College in California, I had friends, each one from a different country.
At home, I like to listen to different types of music, I listen to classical music, but I would take my kids to a jazz concert or an opera, at least once so they experience it.
By teaching diversity to young children, they learn to respect and celebrate the differences in all people.
It also helps them realize that we are all humans, despite differences in how we look or dress, or what we eat or celebrate.
At about age 2 years, children begin to notice gender and racial differences. At 2 ½ or so, children learn gender labels (boy/girl) and the name of colors – which they begin to apply to skin color. Around 3 years old, children notice physical disabilities. At about 4-5 years, they start to display gender appropriate behavior and become fearful of differences.
Here you can find some great Activities that can help children learn and appreciate differences.
Here are some books you can use to teach diversity: