This week awful things occurred at the Indiana University Campus in Bloomington. Rocks were thrown at windows at Chabad and Hillel, (both Jewish organizations on campus) Ignorance is not going away- it is becoming more prominent and closer to home. Should we just stand by and watch these hate crimes? It saddens me to feel the realness of these attacks.
As future educators we are told to explore and enjoy diversity in our classroom and embrace different cultures. But as educators how do we explain to our students why this is happening? It happens every day but no one seems to care. We need to take a stand. We need to show our students that ignorance is going to hurt this world. We need to accept all, people who believe in different religions, people who have abilities, and people who have difference in opinions.
Be proud of who you are, and celebrate who you are. Do not let ignorance shatter who you are.
