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The main factor that led to this development in our case was family. Our ethnic identity was passed down.

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surrounded by similar ethnic groups made me more immersed in my own ethnicity

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Had to take personal initiative to learn about ethnicity - reading, researching, visiting Jamaica, museums, art galleries, music

Both positive (gave sense of identity) and negative (learning of hardships of other members of ethnic group)

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To be more representative and so that students of color will have people they can identify with.

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Location & variance to difference made up for a homogeneous environment meaning lack of difference. We both went to school with the same people for 11/12 years of school, knowing no different than those who surround us. This didn't allow for engagement with identity or difference with ethnic background developing a lack of knowledge in those domains.

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Had no choice

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Family, traditions and peers. Stereotypes can have an influence.
Media, surrounding environments, school

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-How I was raised.
-Family traditions

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To show minorities what they can aspire to be

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if you are apart of a minority and where your from

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if you are apart of a minority and where your from

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It depends on the environment you're in (eg. if you're surrounded by those of a differ
ent ethnicity)

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festivals, familial gathering. Language, reading 

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festivals, familial gathering. Language, reading 

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It promotes diversity and shows that the world is a diverse place. It also shows that kids, regardless of their colour can amount to something.

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So that students can relate with teachers, and will see themselves represented in a role of authority

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So that students can relate with teachers, and will see themselves represented in a role of authority

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A guest speaker & meetings focused initiative to enlighten school administrators and educators about this issue.

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Give all students an opportunity to relate to a positive role model

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Im from New Brunswick. But when I lived in England, there was a strong brown community.

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role models, someone to relate to, positive influence, sharing of experiences.

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role models, someone to relate to, positive influence, sharing of experiences.

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to show diversity, and that people of color can also be in a position of authority

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to show diversity, and that people of color can also be in a position of authority

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First, I would acknowledge that certain communication paradigms are "harmful"
Second, I would integrate a communication protocol in which student can actively communicate their concerns in a safe, anonymous space. This decouples the inhibitory effect of social pressures and can be a cathartic outlet in which people can express their identities in their truest, most crystalline form. knowing is the first step toward doing.

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It's a more accurate representation of society and it gives minorities someone to look up to

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You want people in positions of power (i.e. teachers) to represent those they are in power of. If children don't see people like themselves in these positions, they will have a hard time believing they can reach that place themselves.

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All students, regardless of their backgrounds, should have equal opportunities to a good quality education. These representatives would help with developing and sustaining this mentality.

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Educate the students about this framework so they understand.

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Educate the students about this framework so they understand.

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conduct a qualitative research and try to avoid selection and information biases

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conduct a qualitative research and try to avoid selection and information biases

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More Representation

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People can connect more with someone they identify with

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Intersectionality and trying to understand the person's experience instead of a fragment of their identity

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Intersectionality and trying to understand the person's experience instead of a fragment of their identity

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knowledge is power. Call out the biases, and recognize that you can only adapt and teach what you know. What you know has been influenced by who you are.

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Involvement of local community, long term commitments (contracts?)

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Look for future solutions instead of looking at the broken past

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Look for future solutions instead of looking at the broken past

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Include marginalized people into the discussion to provide alternative explanations