is diversity in schools a disadvantage or advantage and why?

Answer 1

It is definitly an advantage...

It is also the law... As the Supreme Court has held, Diversity in higher education is a compelling state interest, enough to pass the strict scrutiny test under the 14th amednments equal protection clause... Lower circuit courts have held that diversity is also just as important in a K-12 setting...

For more info, read the Supreme Court cases:

Brown v. Board of Education
Grutter v. Bollinger
Gratz v. Bollinger

Diversity in our school system helps prepare students for a more diverse workforce in a world where race unfortunatly still matters. Martin Luther King, Jr. once wrote:

Let us all hope that the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted from our fear-drenched communities, and in some not too distant tomorrow the radiant stars of love and brotherhood will shine over our great nation will all their scintillating beauty.

Letter from a Birmingham Jail, April 16, 1963

Our nation has made great strides towards Dr. King’s goal, but we still have a ways to go and diversity in schools can only help.

Answer 2

High school - definitely an advantage, try as much things as you can to find out what you really like, then make the right choice when you go to university. A lot of times people think they are interested at certain things but never realized that there could be other stuff out there that they may be even more interested in.

University - not so much, because this is the point where you want to extend your education on what you really want to do after you graduate. You can still try other stuff but at this point, you should have a main focus. University education should be more directed at your actual interest. But of course if you found out later that it's not what you really want to do, then switch program. But don't go about taking random courses.

Answer 3

I would say it's an advantage. The world is not made of just one race, religion, etc., and schools should reflect that. I went to a high school that was primarily white, but we had some hispanics, blacks, etc. By having diversity, it teaches the kids how to get along with people who are different from them.

Answer 4

It would seem best if schools could cover as many areas as possible. But, it is necessary to give adequate attention to whatever area covered. In other words there is the need for the good teachers and learning paraphernalia.

Everyone is born with karmic conditioning and gets conditioning in childhood from whatever and whomever they are around. This may have serious effect on goals, motivation etc.

Nowadays we still sometimes see students being urged into careers that they may not be all that well suited to with regard to conditioning from the two mentioned above. But, both types of conditioning are important.

Answer 5

It's both.

It's advantageous to have different people, but it can be a disadvantage to teach to so many learning styles and experiences.

Diversity is a worthless goal, BTW. People and organizations should pursue EXCELLENCE. You'll get diversity as a by-product, if it matters.

Answer 6

We are all people full stop. 'Diversity' should mean people mixed together with chickens and other living species. We need to learn how to be more tollerent of each other, and in the 21st century its really sad to see that we are still stupid and haven't stoped fighting each other.

Answer 7

its deinitely an advantage.........school is all about education and being exposed to the variety of life.

by the way, when you think of diversity, pls do include disability as one of its facets too.

Answer 8

why would it be a disadvantage?