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

ED Surge

When I started teaching Arabic in a public school, I inherited the curriculum and materials from the previous teacher. However, over time, I began questioning the wisdom of completely excluding religion, politics and other "taboo" topics from my teaching. 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. 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. The late, great historian Carter G.

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