[EDEQUITY] All courses be sensitive to diversity

From: Jody Smothers Marcello (marcelloj@mail.ssd.k12.ak.us)
Date: Fri Mar 02 2001 - 17:08:23 EST


Regarding diversity of AP courses, should not all courses be sensitive to
diversity rather than leaving it up to one particular grade level or course
to present the "diversity curriculum"?

Jody
Jody Smothers Marcello
Facilitator, Standards and Assessment
Sitka School District
300 Kostrometinoff
Sitka, AK 99835
907/966-1264 Phone
907/966-1260 FAX
marcelloj@mail.ssd.k12.ak.us

Past questions and comments on AP English Curriculum:
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.

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.
Sincerely,
Julian Weissglass
Director, National Coalition for Equity in Education
 email: weissgla@math.ucsb.edu

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