Bill asked about how schools deal with diversity. This is especially pertinent for me. My school launched this year with a workshop with Enid Lee on Multicultural Teaching. We are a small K-5 independent school whose mission is to close the achievement gap for low-income, minority children. We are working hard to think about content and pedagogy and how we can be more inclusive. Enid Lee edited a marvelous text, Beyond Heroes and Holidays, that has helped us raise awareness of issues surrounding diversity. It is my belief that it is not enough, or just, to celebrate Black History month or Latino Heritage month. OR, if schools do celebrate these months, we need to move beyond recognition of Rosa Parks. The teaching needs to become broader and more critical as the children move up the grades so that they grow and push their thinking about the contributions of minorities in our country.
Meg -- Meg Krause Waterside School 535 Fairfield Avenue Stamford, CT 06902 w: 203/975.8910 ext. 23 fx: 203/975.9655 m: 203/561.6136 _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
