Gifts
“Meg I give you your faults. My faults! But I’m always trying to get rid of my faults.”
Students sometimes feel burdened by differences.
The way they do things and/or understand things can be so distinctive from their classmates or peers that they can only wish that they were just like everyone else and nothing like themselves.
It can be a grievous, hardship to stand out; to have one's diversity be treated like a flaw.
Still, differences are not necessarily flaws and flaws are not necessarily bad.
Truthfully, one's uniqueness- the distinguishing characteristics that separate them from the crowd should be celebrated.
Education professionals are trained to use differentiated methods to ensure that content is accessible to all learners. Classrooms then, ought to be spaces where flaws- students' specialness should be esteemed. Each student presents an opportunity to be creative in the development and design of instruction.
The stand-out students often help some of us move forward in the teaching and learning process by encouraging us to see things in a different light.
Diversity is a gift. Students sometimes need teachers to help them to realize that who they are, the way that they are is just what the world needs.
