Students and Race

I've been learning in many of my education classes we have been learning about diversity in the classroom.  One statistic that really sticks out in my mind is the fact that even though the student population is becoming more diverse teachers are becoming less diverse with 98% of all teachers being predominantly white.  Since the classrooms are becoming more racially diverse and most teachers are white, there is little chance for student to be able to connect with their teachers.  The minority students don't see potential role models in their teachers because being a teacher seems to these students as a job that only caucasian people can fulfill. Statistics show that students in minority races aren't pursuing a future in education.  This can only lead to the problem getting bigger and bigger leaving the white teacher to minority student increase higher and higher as time goes on.