Diversity Discussion Questions

What is the focus question for Tuesday?

• What is diversity?

• What is equality?

• What is friendship?

• What is kindness?

What is one of the discussion questions about diversity?

• What if everyone in the world was exactly the same?

• What if everyone had the same favorite color?

• What if everyone liked the same food?

• What if everyone wore the same clothes?

Which of the following is a question about living in a world where everyone is the same?

• Would you want to live in a world where everyone was exactly the same? Why or why not?

• Would you want to live in a world where everyone had the same pet?

• Would you want to live in a world where everyone spoke the same language?

• Would you want to live in a world where everyone had the same job?

Which question asks about similarities and differences among classmates?

• How are you and your classmates alike? How are you different?

• How are you and your classmates the same age?

• How are you and your classmates in the same grade?

• How are you and your classmates wearing the same uniform?

What can we learn from a box of crayons?

• How to draw

• The importance of colors

• Lessons about diversity and acceptance

• How to make crayons

Why do you think the crayons didn’t like each other?

• They were different colors

• They were broken

• They were too small

• They were too expensive

How did the crayons learn to appreciate one another?

• By melting together

• By being used in a drawing

• By being sorted by color

• By being thrown away

How are people like the crayons in the box?

• People are colorful

• People are all the same

• People have different talents and qualities

• People are made of wax

What can we learn about diversity and acceptance from a box of crayons?

• That all colors are the same

• That different colors can create beautiful art

• That crayons are only for kids

• That crayons are expensive

What is the central message of Maryam’s speech?

• The importance of technology

• The value of diversity

• The history of art

• The benefits of exercise