 One way that multiculturalism shows itself in my curriculum is by presenting diversity as the norm, and that happens through a subtle process of normalization instead of focusing on the typical categorization of difference that we're used to in diversity and awareness trainings, and instead of focusing on what separates us, we identify what commonalities we have and we don't elevate the differences between us. They are all seen as having relevance at our table. For my students, the benefit of removing the categorization, that process of checking what box you belong to and elevating it to a position where we're exploring not only the boxes that they can belong in but the experiences that they have and how that expands those boxes beyond classes of race, age, ability, etc. It fosters a community where we start to develop those empathy skills because we come to understand the value that is inherent in each of those starting spaces in each of those experiences that we come to the table with. When we can see the difference as a benefit and not just as a separation, then we can begin to dissolve those barriers and come together to be something stronger.