I teach in a school where 100% of the staff are caucasian (but then so are approx 90% of the children, it's a very very white area).
But I went on a course today in London and there were 100 teachers there, all of whom were white. At least 2/3rds were from schools in the London area so I would have expected diversity.
As someone with mixed race children I do sometimes worry about this. Well not worry exactly, it probably doesn't matter in the slightest. But I think about it. I used to believe that the only correct way forward was total colour blin-ness but now I'm not so sure. Should we actually be encouraging more diversity in careers such as teaching rather than just taking whatever happens as being ok?
Or have I got a skewed view on things and there are actually loads of non white teachers?
And AIBU to think it might even matter?
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manicinsomniac · 14/02/2013 18:45
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