Gateway Charter Academy Middle / High School - 1064 Words

Gateway Charter Academy Middle/High School is a charter secondary school on 1015 E. Wheatland Rd Dallas, TX 75241, in the Gateway Charter Academy school district. As of the 2015-2016 school years, it had 343 students. The school received an accountability rating of â€Å"improvement required.† 98% (336) of the student body is African American, 1.2% is Hispanics, and 0.6% is white/Caucasians, and Asians make up the last 0.3% of the student body. Texas Association of School Board states that the local school board shall rely on the school district professional staff to select and acquire instructional resources that â€Å"represent many ethnic, religious, and cultural groups and their contributions to the national heritage and world community† (Texas†¦show more content†¦This course focuses on important to teach students about diversity to help them develop empathy for others. We will read about diversity and cultures to help students understand what diversity re ally means and how it applies to them. Diversity focuses on race, gender, ethnicity, and cultural and how it pertains to the classroom and everyday life. This course is here to enlighten students of the differences of others and how to be sensitive to everyone’s cultures and beliefs. Consists of developing positive relationships among diverse groups and individuals to fight stereotyping and promote unity (Bank McGee, 2013). There are many benefits for the course Exploring Diversity and Culture in the classroom. One benefit is being accepting and tolerates and not prejudice towards others. Once students have interacted or been expose to someone that is different from them such as people of all races, cultures, academic abilities, and people with handicapping condition you tend not to judge them and you become more accepting and tolerate. Another benefit of Exploring Diversity and Culture in the classroom is that you are more aware and educated about the different people and t heir culture. You see diversity in the classrooms every day, students are willing to learn about different backgrounds, cultures, and customs in the most