D I VE R S IT Y A N D

INC L U S I V E ED U C A T IO N
GROUP 5

Assistant Leader
Leader
P. Nueva, Patricia Louise
Candelaria, Ana Marie
Members
Causo, Dharlyn
Sagun, Bea Lou
Rosas, Angelica P.
Dela Cruz, Lovely B.
Villalon, John-John A.
THE BENEFITS OF INCLUSION

• THERE ARE MANY BENEFITS OF INCLUSION WHEN IT COMES TO EDUCATION. IT

REFLECTS THAT CHILDREN WILL BE ACCEPTED AND APPRECIATED THROUGHOUT
THE LIFE WHETHER THEY ARE ABLED OR DISABLED. IT BENEFITS ALL CHILDREN
TO LEARN AND RECEIVE THE QUALITY EDUCATION THEY ALL DESERVE. THEY
WILL ABLE TO REALIZE THAT THEY BELONG AND PART OF THE COMMUNITY AS
INDIVIDUALS. IT ALSO ALLOWS THEM TO DEVELOP MANY OPPORTUNITIES LIKE
FRIENDSHIP WITH ONE ANOTHER AND BE AN INSPIRATIONS TOWARDS EACH
OTHER.
• INCLUSIVE EDUCATION GENERATES AND PROVIDES ACCEPTANCE AND
UNDERSTANDING TOWARDS THE NEEDS OF STUDENTS AND ALSO IDENTIFIES THE
DIFFERENCES, DIVERSITY AND CULTURAL BACKGROUND OF THE STUDENTS. A
STUDENT’S CHARACTERISTIC DIFFERENCES ARE ALSO INCLUDED, SUCH AS THE
PHYSICAL, COGNITIVE, LITERARY AND SOCIAL ABILITIES. IT DOES NOT EXEMPT
ANY STUDENT FROM ACQUIRING AUXILIARY AIDS THAT ARE NEEDED IN SOME
INSTANCES, BUT THE PRIME GOAL IS TO ESTABLISH EQUALITY.

• INCLUSION IS A PHENOMENON WHERE EVERYONE NO MATTER WHO WE ARE,

DIFFERENCES, WE ARE ABLE TO CONGREGATE TOGETHER. WE ARE ALL PART OF
SOMETHING, WE ARE ALL INCLUDED.
• ALL CHILDREN HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS WILL HAVE GOOD QUALITY OF EDUCATION. OUR SCHOOLS ARE
CREATING ENVIRONMENT IN BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS WHICH THE CHILDREN ARE ABLE TO AND
ENABLED TO LEARN ALSO.
IT WILL BENEFIT SOME FRIENDSHIP, THEY ALSO SHARED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. THE CHILDREN ARE
INCREASED THEM PARTICIPATION IN ACTIVITIES THEY WILL ALSO LEARNED HOW TO RESPECT EACH
OTHER’S. SPECIALLY IN SCHOOL THE POSITIVE WELCOMING FROM SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT.
• IN MY PERSPECTIVE WE ARE ALL EQUAL IN TERMS OF EDUCATION NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE, THE
RESPECT IS ALMOST THERE. I BELIEVE IN THE SOCIETY WHO HAS A FULL OF JUDGMENT WE ACCEPT
THOSE CONDITIONS.

• SOME OF THE BENEFITS OF INCLUSION FOR CHILDREN WITH (OR WITHOUT) DISABILITIES ARE
FRIENDSHIP SKILLS, PEER MODELS, PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS, POSITIVE SELF-IMAGE, AND RESPECT
FOR OTHERS. THIS CAN TRICKLE DOWN TO THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL, TEACHING PARENTS AND
FAMILIES TO BE MORE ACCEPTING OF DIFFERENCES.
THE CONCEPT OF DIVERSITY IN RELATION TO
INCLUSION

• THE CONCEPT OF DIVERSITY IN RELATION TO INCLUSION IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY UNDERSTANDING

ONE ANOTHER BY SIMPLE TOLERANCE TO ENSURE PEOPLE TRULY VALUE THEIR DIFFERENCES. WE
RECOGNIZE THEIR DIFFERENCES AND LEARN TO RESPECT AND VALUE EACH INDIVIDUAL AND BECAUSE OF
INCLUSION THE INDIVIDUAL THAT HAVING DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS ARE CULTURALLY AND SOCIALLY
ACCEPTED AND WELCOMED BY SOCIETY. THIS MAKE PEOPLE FEEL RESPECTED AND VALUED WHO THEY ARE
AS AN INDIVIDUAL AND BEING ESSENTIAL TO THE SUCCESS.
• THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND BELONGING IS THAT
DIVERSITY IS THE REPRESENTATION OF DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN AN
ORGANIZATION, INCLUSION IS ENSURING THAT EVERYONE HAS AN EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO AND INFLUENCE EVERY PART AND LEVEL OF A
WORKPLACE, AND BELONGING IS ENSURING THAT EVERYONE FEELS SAFE.

• DIVERSITY IS THE "WHAT"; INCLUSION IS THE "HOW." DIVERSITY FOCUSES ON

THE MAKEUP OF YOUR WORKFORCE — DEMOGRAPHICS SUCH AS GENDER,
RACE/ETHNICITY, AGE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, VETERAN STATUS, JUST TO NAME
A FEW, AND INCLUSION IS A MEASURE OF CULTURE THAT ENABLES DIVERSITY TO
THRIVE.
• DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION CORRELATES IN A CERTAIN DEGREE BECAUSE
SOMEWHAT THEY ARE SIMILAR CONCEPT IN A SENSE. DIVERSITY IS DIFFERENCE
AMONG INDIVIDUALITY AND INCLUSION MEANS ACCEPTING EVERYONE NO
MATTER WHAT DIFFERENCES.

• DIVERSITY ENCOMPASSES THE RANGE OF SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES EACH

INDIVIDUAL BRINGS TO THE WORKPLACE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
NATIONAL ORIGIN, LANGUAGE, RACE, COLOR, DISABILITY, ETHNICITY, GENDER,
AGE, RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, SOCIOECONOMIC
STATUS, VETERAN STATUS, AND FAMILY STRUCTURES.
• TEACHING TO ENGAGE DIVERSITY, TO INCLUDE ALL LEARNERS, AND TO SEEK
EQUITY IS ESSENTIAL FOR PREPARING CIVICALLY ENGAGED ADULTS AND FOR
CREATING A CAMPUS AND SOCIETY THAT RECOGNIZES THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF
ALL PEOPLE. TEACHING FOR DIVERSITY REFERS TO ACKNOWLEDGING A RANGE
OF DIFFERENCES IN THE CLASSROOM. TEACHING FOR INCLUSION SIGNIFIES
EMBRACING DIFFERENCE. TEACHING FOR EQUITY ALLOWS THE DIFFERENCES TO
TRANSFORM THE WAY WE THINK, TEACH, LEARN AND ACT SUCH THAT ALL
EXPERIENCES AND WAYS OF BEING ARE HANDLED WITH FAIRNESS AND JUSTICE.
THESE IDEAS COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER AND ENHANCE EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL STUDENTS WHEN SIMULTANEOUSLY ENGAGED. THREE
IMPERATIVES MAKE IT ESSENTIAL FOR US TO ACTIVELY PRACTICE TEACHING
FOR DIVERSITY, INCLUSION, AND EQUITY.
DIVERSITY IS BEING INVITED TO THE PARTY;
INCLUSION IS DANCING.

• IN THIS STATEMENT THE DIVERSITY IS THE REPRESENTATION AND THE

INCLUSION IS THE INVOLVEMENT. THE DIVERSITY REPRESENTS THE MUSIC AND
THE INCLUSION IS THE PEOPLE. THE PEOPLE WILL DANCE TO THE MUSIC SO THEY
WILL ENJOY THE PARTY. THE PEOPLE AND THE MUSIC ARE REALLY DIFFERENT
THINGS ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY COMBINED.
• THE WORD DIVERSITY IN THE QUOTES REFERS TO OUR DEMOGRAPHIC
DIFFERENCES THAT IDENTIFY US PEOPLE. AND IT MEANS, DIVERSITY IS ALWAYS
THERE TO JOIN IN A "DANCE FLOOR", TO REFLECT ON OUR OWN UNIQUE
EXPERIENCES OF PRIVILEGE AND OPPRESSION. BUT INCLUSION IS HOW WE
PRESENT OURSELVES IN THE AUDIENCE. IT SHOWS HOW WE ARE COMFORTABLE
WITH IT AND TO FEEL THE BELONGINGNESS. BECAUSE THERE IS A HUGE
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BEING INCLUDED AND FEELING LIKE YOU BELONG, AND
THOSE DIFFERENCES MATTER.

• IF DIVERSITY IS BEING INVITED TO THE PARTY AND INCLUSION IS BEING ASKED

TO DANCE, IT MEANS BELONGING IS BEING ABLE TO REVEAL THAT YOU CAN'T
DANCE – AND TO STILL BE INCLUDED.
• DIVERSITY HAPPENS TO BE A REAL THING TO US. IT'S THE MOST WONDERFUL
GIFT THAT WE ALL HAVE OUR OWN INDIVIDUALITY THAT MEANS WE ARE ALL
BEING THROWN UPON IN THIS BIG PARTY THAT REPRESENTS THE WORLD.
INCLUSION IS DANCING IN A SENSE THAT THERE ARE SOME SORT OF MAGNETIC
FORCE THAT FUSED US ALL.

• DIVERSITY ENCOMPASSES THE RANGE OF SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES EACH

INDIVIDUAL BRINGS TO THE WORKPLACE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
NATIONAL ORIGIN, LANGUAGE, RACE, COLOR, DISABILITY, ETHNICITY, GENDER,
AGE, RELIGION, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, GENDER IDENTITY, SOCIOECONOMIC
STATUS, VETERAN STATUS, AND FAMILY STRUCTURES.
• IF DIVERSITY IS BEING INVITED TO THE PARTY, AND INCLUSION MEANS BEING
ASKED TO DANCE, THEN BELONGING IS BEING ASKED FOR INPUT INTO THE
PLAYLIST FOR THE DANCE MUSIC AND FEELING FREE TO ASK ANYONE YOU
WANT TO DANCE WITH YOU.
WONDERFUL QUOTES ABOUT DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

• WHEN EVERYONE IS INCLUDED, EVERYONE WINS.

~ JESSE JACKSON
• IF EVERYONE IS INCLUDED THERE’S A CHANCE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR
GOAL. THEY CAN GET WHAT THEY WANT BECAUSE THEY ARE HELPING AND
GIVING EQUALITY IN EACH OTHER. THEY HAVE DIFFERENCE BUT THEY
RECOGNIZE IT AND UNDERSTAND IT. EVERYONE WINS BECAUSE THEY ALSO
HAVE ACCEPTANCE AND RESPECT.
WONDERFUL QUOTES ABOUT DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

• DIVERSITY IS ABOUT ALL OF US AND ABOUT US HAVING TO FIGURE OUT HOW

TO WALK THROUGH THIS WORLD TOGETHER. ~ JACQUELINE WOODSON
• WE ARE ALL DIFFERENT, WHICH IS GREAT BECAUSE WE ARE ALL UNIQUE.
WITHOUT DIVERSITY, LIFE WOULD BE VERY BORING. ~ CATHERINE PULSIFER
WONDERFUL QUOTES ABOUT DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
• “SHARE OUR SIMILARITIES, CELEBRATE OUR DIFFERENCES.” – M. SCOTT PECK
• IN THIS LIFE WE COME TO MEET MANY PEOPLE, ALL OF GREAT DIVERSITY. IN THIS LIFE WE
COME TO LOVE MANY PEOPLE, EACH DIFFERENT AND SPECIAL IN HIS OWN WAY. IT IS IN THESE
DIFFERENCES THAT I BELIEVE. I REJOICE AND CELEBRATE THE BACKGROUNDS WHICH
SEPARATE ME FROM MY NEIGHBORS. I BELIEVE LIFE WOULD BE UTTERLY BORING WITHOUT
DIFFERENT CULTURES, DIFFERENT LANGUAGES, OR DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES. HOWEVER,
BEING DIFFERENT IS NEVER AN AWFUL THING. PEOPLE DON’T HAVE TO CHANGE THEIR MINDS
JUST BECAUSE OF WHAT ANOTHER THINKS, BUT WHEN THEY ARE SURROUNDED BY DIFFERENT
OPINIONS, THEY HAVE A BROADER VIEW ON EVERYTHING. SURROUNDING ONESELF WITH
DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES IS A WAY TO BETTER EDUCATE ONESELF.
WONDERFUL QUOTES ABOUT DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
• "DIVERSITY IS THE MIX. INCLUSION IS MAKING THE MIX WORK." BY ANDRES
TAPIA

• IT MEANS THAT DIVERSITY IS THE EXISTENCE OF OUR DIFFERENCES AS AN

INDIVIDUALS. IT REFERS TO OUR DIFFERENCES IN RELIGION, CULTURE,
ETHNICITY, AND OTHER FACTORS. BUT THE INCLUSION IS MAKING SURE THAT
WE ARE ALL TOGETHER AND COUNT AS ONE. IT'S MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE
ARE GIVEN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, EQUAL PAY, AND ARE WELL ACCEPTED FOR
THEIR DIFFERENCES. IT FOSTERS A SAFE, SECURE, AND INCLUSIVE PLACE WHERE
PEOPLE WITH DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS CAN THRIVE.
WONDERFUL QUOTES ABOUT DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
• "DIVERSITY IS THE MIX. INCLUSION IS MAKING THE MIX WORK." BY ANDRES
TAPIA

• IT MEANS THAT DIVERSITY IS THE EXISTENCE OF OUR DIFFERENCES AS AN

INDIVIDUALS. IT REFERS TO OUR DIFFERENCES IN RELIGION, CULTURE,
ETHNICITY, AND OTHER FACTORS. BUT THE INCLUSION IS MAKING SURE THAT
WE ARE ALL TOGETHER AND COUNT AS ONE. IT'S MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE
ARE GIVEN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, EQUAL PAY, AND ARE WELL ACCEPTED FOR
THEIR DIFFERENCES. IT FOSTERS A SAFE, SECURE, AND INCLUSIVE PLACE WHERE
PEOPLE WITH DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS CAN THRIVE.
WONDERFUL QUOTES ABOUT DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
• IN THE END, AS ANY SUCCESSFUL TEACHER WILL TELL YOU, YOU CAN ONLY TEACH
THE THINGS THAT YOU ARE. IF WE PRACTICE RACISM THEN IT IS RACISM WE TEACH.
~ MAX LERNER

• AS WE STRIVE TO IMPROVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT RACE, RACISM, AND RACIAL JUSTICE

IN THIS COUNTRY, THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH WE’RE SPEAKING SEEMS TO BE
CONSTANTLY SHIFTING, WHICH SHOWS THAT THESE CONVERSATIONS ARE MORE
IMPORTANT THAN EVER. WE’VE PUT TOGETHER SOME ADVICE ON FINDING ENTRY POINTS
BASED ON RESEARCH, EXPERIENCE, AND THE INPUT OF PARTNERS FROM AROUND THE
COUNTRY. THIS IS BY NO MEANS A COMPLETE LIST, BUT IT IS A STARTING POINT FOR
MOVING THESE DISCUSSIONS FORWARD.
WONDERFUL QUOTES ABOUT DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

• INCLUSION IS THE CELEBRATION OF DIVERSITY PUT INTO ACTION.