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Religion Is a Taboo Topic. I Discuss It in My Classroom Anyway.

ED Surge

By addressing these topics, we validate their experiences and foster a more inclusive and engaging educational environment. My mentors warnings, echoed by other educators, instilled in me a fear of mentioning religious or political terms in the classroom. The limitations of avoiding taboo topics became glaringly obvious.

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When black history isn’t relegated to a single month

The Hechinger Report

But white history as we know it can no longer be the standard in a multicultural society, which is supposed to maximize the potential of all of its members. Higher Education. Many multicultural education advocates have promoted curricula that expand the perspectives in American history. The late, great historian Carter G.

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When black history isn’t relegated to a single month

The Hechinger Report

But white history as we know it can no longer be the standard in a multicultural society, which is supposed to maximize the potential of all of its members. Many multicultural education advocates have promoted curricula that expand the perspectives in American history. Read more about education in New Orleans.

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