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“Share our similarities, celebrate our differences.” – M. Scott Peck

In this life we come to meet many people, all of great diversity. In this life we come to love many people, each different and special in his own way. It is in these differences that I believe. I rejoice and celebrate the backgrounds which separate me from my neighbors. I believe life would be utterly boring without different cultures, different languages, or different personalities.

I believe in culture. I believe in my culture and also those of others. Cultures separate us through our backgrounds, our ancestors, and our beliefs. However, being different is never an awful thing. If there were no cultures in the world, life would be quite boring. It is always nice to share similarities with another, but being exactly the same is no cause for celebration. I believe it is very interesting to share opinions on important matters with someone who does not completely agree with me. It is always entertaining and educational to hear another point of view.

I believe in the power of language. To some languages may act as a barrier which holds us back from really knowing one another. To me, languages are what connect us as living, speaking beings. There are such a great many languages in the world, and it is most likely impossible to learn them all. However, challenging oneself is a part of life that can be very fulfilling. When people from completely different worlds connect with each other, there is a sort of magical feeling. I believe in listening to others communicate in their natural tongue. I may not be able to understand what they are saying, but it is always fun to listen to. It’s amazing to me how different everyone can be, yet we are all saying the same things. I may not be able to understand a word of what another person says, but what would life be without different ways of communicating? Sure, we could all talk to one another and understand, but there would be no challenge in that.

I believe in creating one’s own personality. Everyone has a different personality. I believe it is easier to get along with those with a completely opposite personality than my own. It can be fun to disagree. Always thinking the same thing can be tiring. Different personalities can challenge people to think in different ways. People don’t have to change their minds just because of what another thinks, but when they are surrounded by different opinions, they have a broader view on everything. Surrounding oneself with different personalities is a way to better educate oneself.

It is in these three things, culture, language, and personality that I believe. I believe in them because combined they make me a brighter, better, happier person.

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While it is easy to see how things like hair, eye, and skin color; height; age; and interests can both group us as well as distinguish us from each other, there are other “differences” that often cause people to feel uncomfortable and sometimes lead to alienation. These differences can come in the form of a disability (learning or physical), a difficult or different family background/situation, or any other type of behavior or outlook on life that does not fit into the accepted “norm.”

How can we help our students gain an understanding of these differences so that they do not appear so scary or odd? How can we teach our students to accept each other for who they are? How can we acknowledge both the similarities and the differences present in our classroom and illustrate the value that these bring to our community of learners?

I have often used an adaptation of this “Good Apples” Lesson Plan in my classroom. It presents students with some striking visuals about first impressions, incorrect assumptions we often make about others, and the importance of believing (and seeing) that it is both our similarities as well as our differences that bring value to our community.

The following texts can also be great discussion starters as you explore similarities and differences with your class:

Arthur’s Eyes, by Marc Brown

Crow Boy, by Taro Yashima

Eggbert: The Slightly Cracked Egg, by Tom Ross

I Am Utterly Unique: Celebrating the Strengths of Children with Asperger Syndrome and High-Functioning Autism, by Elaine Marie Larson

Understanding Sam and Asperger Syndrome, by Clarabelle van Niekerk

In Jesse’s Shoes, by Beverly Lewis

Leo the Late Bloomer, by Robert Kraus

The Cow That Went OINK, by Bernard Most

* Blog title taken from M. Scott Peck’s quote: “Share our similarities, celebrate our differences.”

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SIMILARITY AND DIFFERENCE

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Share our similarities, celebrate our differences. M. Scott Peck (American Psychiatrist)

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Our Similarities bring us to a common ground; Our Differences allow us to be fascinated by

each other. Tom Robbins (American Author)

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We go on and on about our differences. But, you know, our differences are less important than our similarities. People have a lot in common with one another, whether they see that or not. William Hall ()

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Many a person has held close, throughout their entire lives, two friends that always remained

strange to one another, because one of them attracted by virtue of similarity, the other by

difference.Emil Ludwig (German Biographer)

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It would be a thousand pities if women wrote like men, or lived like men, or looked like men,

for if two sexes are quite inadequate, considering the vastness and variety of the world, how

should we manage with one only? Ought not education to bring out and fortify the differences

rather than the similarities? For we have too much likeness as it is, and if an explorer should

come back and bring word of other sexes looking through the branches of other trees at

other skies, nothing would be of greater service to humanity; and we should have the

immense pleasure into the bargain of watching Professor X rush for his measuring-rods to

prove himself ”superior.Virginia Woolf (English Modernist Writer)

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All the lessons of psychiatry, psychology, social work, indeed culture, have taught us over the

last hundred years that it is the acceptance of differences, not the search for similarities which

enables people to relate to each other in their personal or family lives.JOHN RALSTON

SAUL (Canadian Author).

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People are pretty much alike. It’s only that our differences are more susceptible to definition

than our similarities. (Anonymous)

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In the end we are all separate: our stories, no matter how similar, come to a fork and diverge.

We are drawn to each other because of our similarities, but it is our differences we must learn

to respect.(Anonymous)

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Love is appreciating your differences as well as your similarities.(Anonymous)

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Much of the vitality in a friendship lies in the honouring of differences, not simply in the

enjoyment of similarities.(Anonymous)

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SIMILARITY

Wherever we go, across the Pacific or Atlantic, we meet, not similarity so much as ‘the

bizarre’. Things astonish us, when we travel, that surprise nobody else.

Miriam Beard

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If you pointed at two cars and asked people what they saw, you would very likely get

different answers, depending on whether they looked first for how the cars were similar or

different.

Similarity

Shown two cars, people with a preference for similarity would say that they were–two cars!

These people are not into detail and hence tend to prefer big-picture views. They like simple

understanding and will see the world more in black-and-white terms. They like the warmth of

familiarity that gives them a comfortable sense of control.

They also will like predictability and stability in their daily lives and will tend towards routine

and order.

Difference

If shown the same cars, other people will immediately notice how they are different. Even if

the cars are apparently identical, they will spot scratches, wheel angle and so on.

Those of us who prefer difference have an eye for detail and as a result are good at improving

the world around us. They like the stimulation of novelty and are constantly seeking what is

new and different.

Difference people are easily bored when they are faced with routine and structure. They will

happily design a detailed process for other people, but will not use it themselves.

Similarity then Difference

Few of us who saw the two cars would see only ‘cars’ and in fact the majority of the

population will say they are ‘cars’ first and then start to point out the differences.

Similarity-then-difference people tend to see the world top-down, beginning at the outside

and then working their way into the detail.

In work, they like a steady job, but with interest and variation in it.

Difference then Similarity

The final viewpoint is to see the differences between the cars and then point out that they are,

of course, two cars.

These people will see the world bottom-up, starting with the detail and building up to the big

picture.

They primarily seek variation in what they do, but also appreciate a moderate amount of

stability. They will follow processes they are given only if these make sense and they can

understand how they work.

So what?

Find out what the people need and then play to these.

Give order and repetition to those who prefer similarity.

Never do the same thing twice with those who prefer difference. Be curious and playful with

them. Show them new and different things.

For Difference-first people, start with an explanation then ask or tell.

For Similarity-first people, tell first, then explain.

Here I would like to quote some personalities as follows