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Diversity in the Student Population

            As the student population in our society becomes increasingly more diverse, teachers must amend their current ways of thinking and teaching to be considerate of the multiple cultures that are now present in their classrooms. Teachers, themselves, must be open to new ideas that different cultures will present as well as a mass of culturally based viewpoints.
             I had the chance to interview five different people with various ages and various nationalities. Some had the opportunity to fulfill higher education and even get a master's degree and some were just not that fortunate. The ones that went above and beyond were very grateful that they had the chance and the will power to achieve a degree, and even mentioned how having a degree changed their careers and their lives. Two of the people I interviewed had military backgrounds, both came from a family of college graduates, and their college was paid for by the military. The only difference they had was that they were from different generations. .
             The older gentleman I interviewed, let's call him Mark, was telling me that because of the military career path he had taken he was pretty much obligated to go to college. The only way that he could reach the next rank was by reaching the next degree available in his career field. His parents both had master's degree and because of his father's military service his college was paid for a certain amount of years. After he received his bachelor's degree he had used all of the money allotted to him through the military and he was hesitant to continue his education. His motivation to continue was reaching another rank in the military and his children.
             The younger gentleman I interview, let's call him Jeremy, told me about being the oldest child in his family and wanting to set the example for his siblings by following his parents footsteps and getting a degree. Just like Mark, his father was in the military and his college was paid for, once he reached the first year of his master's degree he had used all of the money allotted to him through the military.


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