See: Sonia Nieto, “Affirming Diversity: The Social Context of Multicultural Education.” I walked in this class with a careless pride and a proud spirit, which in no way prejudiced me. I wasn’t consciously aware of the attitude, but I became more and more aware of the progress of the class. Reading through the books that […]
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It’s time to change everything! When you look around, do they all look alike? What about language, traditions, holidays, clothing, food, religion? Does everyone fit into any set category? Most of the time if you have to grocery at your local grocers, you will quickly notice the answer to these questions sounds nothing! What do […]
“Ideology and Curriculum, Second Edition” was written by Michael W. Apple. This book is a second writing on the pretense that within the world we live, education is caught up in the shifting and unequal power relations. The theories, policies, and practices involved in education are not technical. They are inherently ethical and political, and […]
The Mis-Education of the Negro stands as one of the most essential texts of the African American experience. Within its pages are the lessons of a people “mis-educated” to think they are inferior based solely on the color of their skin. The aftermath is one of confusion in which the African American unsuccessfully mimics the […]
Families have emphasized and put into their children’s mind the importance of the school in their lives. It is an institution that the families hope will develop their children into the mature responsible, independent and one day contributing adults to their families and society, and schools have done their best to help them be that. […]