Something to think about...

The disintegration of a people is the disintegration of their society and social standards. 


You can tell the decline of a civilization by looking at the trends the society falls in. We all know of the comparison of the US to the Roman empire. A perfect example of this disintegration is in the school systems of our country. Not only is there a lack of education but there is also rampant racism and prejudice. I'm not talking about the students here, I'm talking about the teachers. just because you have a poster up on the wall saying no racism doesn't mean that you are acting on it. What is even more surprising is that this school is actually in a town that cant spell the word diversity even though it has a good 500 Muslims in it.
What is even sadder is that the majority white Anglo Saxon teachers that are present in this town abuse the word equality. When you treat white students with much more attention and sympathy than non white students you are not being equal. When you give the minority the cold shoulder, as a teacher and educator you are being a bigot.
I guess there are still places in America that are unaware of the term culture, or diversity. The only kind of people they have seen is people like them white Anglo-Saxon. Just because you bring in an exhibit about different races and how not different they are does not make you culturally diverse. Cultural diversity is not only the appreciation of Mexican or Indian food. Its treating people who are different then you just as equally and sympathetically as you would treat yourself and people like you. There are plenty of problems in our country that need to be fixed, you cant remove problems you resolve them. Perhaps the problem is not just that there is rampant racism in our world but that we continue to allow it to exist. Maybe one should not just complain about the school they visited in order to shadow a teacher but rather change it one step at a time. Maybe diversity comes not from talking about it but experiencing and understanding different people and different culture.. having an open mind. This is not just for our generation but for the generation after us, the aftermath of a corrupt society hurts everyone directly and indirectly.
Perhaps our president should use the millions of dollars spend on the trip to Asia (to diversify his view on the world) to people at home to diversify their view and eradicate racism at home.