ABSTRACT
Weinstein (2007) encourages teachers to be inclusive of all students regardless of ability, race, class, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, cultural and linguistic diversity. Many teachers pride themselves on being “color-blind,” meaning they do not discriminate in their dealings with students. However, being color-blind denies our students the essential elements of which their identities are composed. Color-blind teaching also fails to celebrate the pluralistic nature of the classroom and the benefit of analyzing ideas from multiple perspectives. Rather than practicing “color-blind” teaching, we should strive to practice culturally responsive teaching.
