I think we always have to encourage diversity in schools, but one of the things we have to do in the adult leadership is to make sure we have diverse role models. Nothing inspires children more than to see different kinds of people teach in different ways. We bring part of our culture and part of our background to our teaching every day. We also bring part of our diverse learning styles as adults to our teaching. And for children to see that teachers have different ways of learning themselves, different ways of interacting, different ways of expressing themselves, gives them permission to be their true and authentic selves in classrooms. We can encourage leadership among students by always recognizing their strengths. It's very easy for us to fall into the pit of starting to think about children only in terms of their weaknesses. If we look at their strengths and give them opportunities in the classroom to highlight their strengths, to discuss their strengths, to share their strengths, their leadership will automatically come to the fore. Because in the confidence of operating from a place of strength, they also operate in a leadership fashion. Shy children can be leaders too. It can take sometimes a little encouragement. But it also takes cues from the teacher on how to lead. Often shy children don't have or understand the paradigm of leadership. They don't observe what it takes in others. They watch the world more silently than others do. So one of the things we have to do is give children voice. Give them the opportunities to express themselves and not always wait to recognize. But call on them and help them express themselves so that other children see the strength that shy children have in the classroom as well.