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Terry Lawler is a retired high school English teacher.

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When Diversity Becomes Divisive

by Terry Lawler
Columnist EducationNews.org
The other day I Googled the word “diversity.” As I expected, I was regaled with pages of Internet sites, many touting diversity programs and strategies designed to improve interaction between students . The way to make this improvement, say the experts, is to educate one segment of the student population as to the ways in which another segment differs from them.