Nieto Article

I really enjoyed Nieto's article. I think it sets a great base for future teachers to keep building on. I have seen many teachers not be able to leave their personal feelings and opinions out of the classroom, which does not let them keep an open mind to diversity. Every student deserves to be treated and taught fairly. I really agree with Nieto when she discusses the quick fixes that are fed down teachers' throats. Such broad problems take a lot of work and time to solve and must be worked on through generations. Being open to diversity is a problem that may never be solved, but as long as teachers are willing to put forth effort to care equally for each of their students and also make sure that the students are respectful to each other, so much can be accomplished. It is important for teachers to tend to everything; on broad aspects as well as small details. Teachers not only need to make sure that culture and diversity are being integrated into the classroom, but also focus on little things throughout the day. Students often use terms such as “gay” or “retard” or “fag” very casually, but this is a small detail that teachers can effectively stop now to help students respect each other and have them understand that being an individual is not bad. It's extremely difficult to change an entire society's thought on diversity, but I think a great place to start is with teachers in the classroom.