Communication

while checking out some blogs i started getting on a tangent with myself about how important communication is in this society. unfortunately, there is still a lot of racism holding us back. my personality is that of optimism...very laid back...very open minded. it bothers my to see so many issues...so much hatred. i have friends of all types...gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transexuals, blacks, hispanics, asians , male, female, young, old, deaf, etc. as a person, i strive to be the best that i can when it comes to communicating and understanding others' viewpoints. this is an especially great aspect for teachers. we, as future educators, need to be able to communicate with our students, our co-works, our bosses, parents, etc. we will come across people from all sorts of backgrounds and cultures with all sorts of perspectives and ideas. what i am doing to prepare myself for this furute is taking classes like this one. of course its required...but im choosing to become a teacher so i can make a positive difference in the world. im taking things from my courses that will benefit me as a teacher and person in general. by learning different modes of communication, i am laying out a foundation to better my community. i am learning to reach out to others in a way they understand. i am double majoring because i believe spanish and english knowledge is a great thing to have, as spanish is a largly spoken language in the u.s. also, i would love to learn american sign language because this is largely used as well? so now that i have mentioned how important communication is and what i am doing about it...think about what you are doing. how are you practicing to become a better educator? what are you doing to reach out to the world?