Stephen Covey – Diversity
“Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.”
Stephen Covey
Big Idea
Diversity is something many students confront for the first time in school. They are required to learn with students of different socio-economic and cultural backgrounds, not to mention those who embrace different traditions, learning styles and ways of seeing the world. When students confront diversity, they confront moral choices on how to react to people who are different from them.
Claim
According to American author and businessman Stephen Covey, diversity unites us and makes us stronger.
Counterclaim
Sameness gives us common purpose and strength. Diversity divides us.
Essential
Question
Does diversity make us stronger?
Student Video
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