Tag Archives: diversity
FMM 10 16 15 Acceptance
“Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.”~Aristotle. I moved from England to Jamaica as a child, at an age when I had no preconceived notions, no expectations. It did not occur to me that I was supposed to see differences; in skin color, in […]
FMM 4 10 15 And a Book of Rules
“The opportunity for brotherhood presents itself every time you meet a human being.” ~Jane Wyman Last year I learned an interesting fact about the culture of the people of the Dominican Republic. We were having a ‘culture’ day in class, a day when I invite the students to bring an item that symbolizes their culture. […]