This article deals specifically with the demographic changes that will affect not only urban school districts but suburban as well. It is neither perplexing nor a shock to me that the dynamic changes in demographics will impact all counties of the U.S in the not so distant future. About four years ago I was confronted with this reality on a trip to my home in Washington, D.C. I was returning to New Jersey and I stopped in Langley Park Maryland, only a half mile from Maryland University in Adelphi Maryland, which borders several middle class neighborhoods that at one time were dominated by white and black Americans. I only saw people of Latin descent and it became apparent that they were now the dominate culture in the area. I think it is imperative that educators, administrators, and civic leaders (politicians) take these changes seriously for the well being of us all. Most of these diverse individuals will become our future educators, doctors, lawyers, mathematicians, and administrators. I think these changes can be beneficial to society because we can become more enlightened about a multiplicity of diverse cultures. Being able to share and interchange views with diversity will enhance our awareness and make us all civil intellectual humans who can understand and tolerate each other. Educators, teachers specifically, need to work hard at fine tuning their curriculums to challenge and bring out the best in all students. It is so important not to stifle a student’s learning by using text only. The use of multimedia and various technologies may aide in better understanding the content matter.
