What Diversity Means for Schools

[Dyske Suematsu]

These days, we tend to assume that “diversity” is a universally
desirable quality, especially when applied to a group of people. I’m
guessing it’s because the theory of evolution is now thoroughly in the
domain of popular culture, and because “diversity” is a key concept
that allows the process of natural selection to work. My daughter,
Annika, attends a public school that prides itself for its
“diversity”. In terms of the racial makeup of the school, it is indeed
diverse, but having spent a year and a half there, I began to wonder
what “diversity” means under the skin. I believe that diversity in and
of itself is neither good nor bad. The question is how it is
implemented. The fact that any school is “diverse” by itself does not
mean anything.

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