For You Aspiring Teachers

On page 428, Young notes that in the near future: “our classrooms will include more students of color, more students from diverse economic backgrounds, and more students who come with an array of diverse literary skills.”  For those aspiring teachers (or anyone else interested in answering this question), do you plan on “embracing” these changes (as Young hopes we will) or do you feel that these diversities will somehow hinder the way you manage your classroom?  Why do you feel this way?  Does this component (great diversity or little diversity) affect where you might teach (i.e., will you look for a suburban-based school or a city school) and why?  Lastly, how do you plan on handling/embracing diversity in your classroom?