How to teach social justice in the classroom?

One part of making sure a classroom is socially just is to make sure the classroom is culturally diverse. Diversity is important for the classroom in order to learn more about each other's difference and also to accept each other's differences. In the article "Creating Classrooms for Equity and Social Justice", it is explained that it is difficult for a white teacher to teach a predominantly non-white classroom because they do not have much to relate to. This is when the teacher will call upon the families of the students to better inform them of their cultures.

I grew up in Malden, Massachusetts. A few years ago, Malden was voted one of the best places to raise your kid in the nation.  One of the reasons was that Malden is racially diverse, which is completely true. In addition to having a good collection of different cultures and races in all of my classrooms, I also had quite a few teachers who were non-white. I thought that this brought a different perspective in the classroom.

I think that it's important to have students explain their culture to the classroom, if they are comfortable with doing so. It would be a great learning opportunity for the students to learn about a new culture and heritage There are many to do this, such as projects or presentations. This would put us on the path of creating a socially just classroom.