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TEACHER VOICE: Students deserve classroom experiences that reflect their history

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They want to see themselves and their cultures reflected in the books we read, and they don’t want token representation. I also see my students’ hands go up when we study world religions, and they can share a story from home. They want more diverse classroom experiences. “I

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OPINION: America’s common narrative exists — and it must include Muslims and refugees

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Peter Gardella is Professor of World Religions at Manhattanville College. His most recent books are Innocent Ecstasy: How Christianity Gave America an Ethic of Sexual Pleasure (Oxford University Press, 2016) and American Civil Religion: What Americans Hold Sacred (Oxford University Press, 2014).

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