Document Type
Issue Area Two
Abstract
If one values diversity, then one must embrace the differences that diversity creates between the cities of Waterloo and Cedar Falls. No two cities are alike--so why should these two metropolitan communities be expected to think with one mind or voice? Especially when these two cities have very unique and separate histories and demographic compositions, their respective approaches to community needs are bound to be different.
I contend that the problem is not diversity itself, but the perception that diversity is often at the root of the friction between the two communities. For example, as a society, we place great value on education and wealth. To that extent, we have deducted that if education and wealth are good, then limited education and poverty must be bad. Thus, the community with a lower educational achievement level and a smaller per capita income must be inferior to a community with higher levels.
Journal Title
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series
Volume
7
Issue
1
First Page
50
Last Page
51
Publisher
Institute for Educational Leadership, University of Northern Iowa
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Copyright
©1997 Institute for Educational Leadership, College of Education, and the University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Juon, Sharon
(1997)
"Embrace Richness of Diversity,"
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series: Vol. 7:
No.
1, Article 19.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/iel_monographs/vol7/iss1/19
