Our school is endeavoring to present a more complete perspective on history by teaching Ethnic Studies. As the 8th biggest district in the country, I saw a large population of students not getting their histories told. At a school whose population is majority-minority, I felt it was imperative that we began this course. Our school will be only the third in the district to offer this course, and as such, we are lacking class sets of books.
This book, and the Ethnic Studies course in which it will be used, will explore issues of identity, race, and agency. We will use inquiry-based model of education to facilitate student learning. We will use this excellent book to allow students to design their own learning, asking questions of themselves and the world around them. "Between the World and Me," and the discussion of it, allows our diverse students to see themselves in the curriculum, and to complete projects that are culturally relevant and inclusive. The classwork we do with this book gives value to the role African-Americans play in our society, as well as highlights unspoken truths about the challenges of growing up in a society where the most powerful political, social, and economic roles are not held by African-Americans.
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Our school is endeavoring to present a more complete perspective on history by teaching Ethnic Studies. As the 8th biggest district in the country, I saw a large population of students not getting their histories told. At a school whose population is majority-minority, I felt it was imperative that we began this course. Our school will be only the third in the district to offer this course, and as such, we are lacking class sets of books.
This book, and the Ethnic Studies course in which it will be used, will explore issues of identity, race, and agency. We will use inquiry-based model of education to facilitate student learning. We will use this excellent book to allow students to design their own learning, asking questions of themselves and the world around them. "Between the World and Me," and the discussion of it, allows our diverse students to see themselves in the curriculum, and to complete projects that are culturally relevant and inclusive. The classwork we do with this book gives value to the role African-Americans play in our society, as well as highlights unspoken truths about the challenges of growing up in a society where the most powerful political, social, and economic roles are not held by African-Americans.
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