Culture competence hurts no one and rewards everyone. It simply allows teachers to be more aware of their teaching styles and recognize when some practices could be unknowingly harmful to their students. Students feel more welcome in the classroom if a teacher can address unspoken tensions, hidden uncomfortableness, and more. Imagine being a young, impressionable child and receiving an education where you don’t feel you’re reflected in the curriculum at all. How lonely, exclusive, and passively aggressive that feels. A switch to more inclusive practices would not “take attention away from others”, but rather make the classroom feel like a family instead of a hierarchy. Kids learn young, and take passive messages to heart. These impact them for the rest of their lives. Who wouldn’t want for them to feel included and more confident in the classroom, a comfort that could affect their outlook on life for years to come?