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No Longer Blind

Uploaded by lmmu on May 25, 2007

Walk down the hall of any high school in America and one will hear the ignorant shouts of slander; the primitive screams of slurs; the evil calls of hate. What is happening? Why is this occurring?

The truth is: we, as a society, are blind. We judge all people by their appearance and never stop to think of who they really are-despite the old adage, “Never judge a book by its cover.” If we can teach ourselves exhausted clichés, then we must teach how to enact them-see the book-or rather, the individual. Therefore, cultural diversity needs incorporation into required high school curriculum.

Actually, cultural diversity is offered at my high school-as a “blow-off course.” No one takes it seriously. Even I once assumed that attitude, and took the class for an easy ‘A’, but surprised myself with the insight I gained.

This class does not so much teach tired facts, as it guides through life, opening eyes and making people aware. Everybody knows the stereotypes: the ditzy blond, the tree-hugging hippy, the jerk football player, the intelligent Asian, the lesbian softball player, the terrorism-involved Muslim; the list continues for pages. Notice that not all stereotypes create negative pictures, but all foster abhorrent aftermath. They are wrong! By breaking the barriers of stereotypes, the class expands even the simplest mind so they receive the ability to ‘see the individual.’

What is this ‘see the individual’? It composes the core concept of the class. Using this, people delve past outer appearances (a thing we are taught to ignore anyway, for fear of being shallow) and seeing the person-his or her heart.

Rebecca*, a girl I met in my German class, was in my cultural diversity class. Many thought her an evil Goth, and she knew it, but also knew it not true. In any normal situation, I would have never spoken to her, but through class discussions, I realized how unique and amazing a person she is. I grew to admire her outspoken passion for issues she believes in. That never happened in my German class.

By discussing with each other, we discover that while everyone is individually unique and different, everyone is adherently the same in some way. Everyone carries something to teach, something to give, something to share, and everyone has something to learn....

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Uploaded by:   lmmu

Date:   05/25/2007

Category:   Social Issues

Length:   2 pages (498 words)

Views:   2442

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