We must be intentional about exposing ourselves and our children to diverse stories.  Without this diversity, we end up with a flat and incomplete understanding of people which leads to stereotypes.  We end up with children who end up saying things like, “Mr. B you look like a gangster.”  One of my husband’s students said this after seeing him with baseball cap on which he wore backwards.  Or we end up with posts like this which was posted on a Homeschool FB group that I was a part of.  It was very offensive, and perpetuated ONE STORY.

It’s time to seek out diverse stories–even when they make us feel uncomfortable.