I have to strongly disagree with Chris' response here. Diversity should be
inherent in ALL aspects of the curriculum!!! It should not be relegated to
a
specific course. That's like having the little box at the bottom of the
page in a social studies book that says Susan B. Anthony campaigned for a
woman's right to vote.
The fact is Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton did more to change
the fabric of this country than any other two people in our history. They
do not belong in a box and neither do female authors and authors of color.
Terry MMcGroggan
<terrymmc@hotmail.com>
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Chris Nelson <cnelson@8j.net> wrote:
I would check out the total curriculum for the high school before coming
down too hard on one AP class. Sometimes the "diversity curriculum" is
in another grade level.
Chris Nelson
High School Teacher
Albany, Oregon
Julian Weissglass <weissgla@math.ucsb.edu> wrote:
I went to Open House at my son's high school last night. I met
excellent teachers who are doing a good job. However, as usual, I
found the English curriculum to be severely lacking, even shameful.
In my son's Advanced Placement English course, there is not a single
major work by an author of color or by a women, not even by a US
author! This is shameful. The students are the future leaders of
our society and in this Advanced Placement course, they do not
receive any information about the point of view of authors of color,
or women. How can they possibly understand (if they are White) how
racism affects our society?.............................
Sincerely,
Julian Weissglass
Director, National Coalition for Equity in Education
email: weissgla@math.ucsb.edu
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