This morning I had the opportunity to chat with a couple friends about some of their experiences in school related to diversity. They mentioned that teachers did best best by modeling. If teachers modeled a positive attitude toward diversity, used diverse teaching methods, and had an open mind in the classroom they had the best chance of having a caring, respected, and, (most important to them) challenging classroom. These ideas and attitudes cannot merely be implemented at the snap of a finger, they take intentional effort on the part of the teacher.