Diversity, Inclusion and Education
Diversity of culture, character, taste, aptitude, and intellect are a clear expression of our equality. They are the sign that equality lives in diversity. And that we must not find shared values, as we hear repeated from all sides, but find the coexistence of different values: values that allow us to coexist despite our diversity, to live together despite and thanks to our differences. We are equal because we are different. Diversity is mutually and reciprocally nourished by the diversity of others. And so, while differences divide and create inequalities, diversity unites and enriches the community. The principle of equality, therefore, protects those who are different and combats differences. Equality is synonymous with cohesion and diversitỳ, i.e.̀ the exact opposite of a homogenizing vision of the social fabric and people. Educational interventions must be designed in such a way as to make the individual capable of acquiring self-awareness through the development of his or her p
