a"Beyond Heroes and Holidays" is a find. It offers insight into how
the traditional American educational system perpetuates racism in
all curricular areas, It provides a rich array of resources, models
and strategies for promoting multicultural education. And it can be
used by all teachers-new as well as experienced, K-12 as well as
university-level. This book is for anyone who has either wondered
or been asked, "How can I incorporate multicultural education into
my classroom?aa-- David Stone in "Democracy and Education"
a"Beyond Heroes" is a toolkit for unpacking years of personal,
institutional, and historical baggage and raising hard issues in
constructive ways. It shows how the trendy but soft and superficial
multiculturalism now prevalent in schools might become more robust
and powerful. It moves beyond "celebrating diversity" to
understanding why some differences translate into access to
privilege and power, while others are a source of discrimination
and injustice. With its many practical strategies for creating
dialogue and real change in school communities, "Beyond Heroes and
Holidays" left me hopeful that we might yet move to a higher ground
of mutual understanding and join in a common struggle for justice
in schools and out.a --Stan Karp
"Beyond Heroes and Holidays" is a find. It offers insight into how
the traditional American educational system perpetuates racism in
all curricular areas, It provides a rich array of resources, models
and strategies for promoting multicultural education. And it can be
used by all teachers-new as well as experienced, K-12 as well as
university-level. This book is for anyone who has either wondered
or been asked, "How can I incorporate multicultural education into
my classroom?-- David Stone in "Democracy and Education"
"Beyond Heroes" is a toolkit for unpacking years of personal,
institutional, and historical baggage and raising hard issues in
constructive ways. It shows how the trendy but soft and superficial
multiculturalism now prevalent in schools might become more robust
and powerful. It moves beyond "celebrating diversity" to
understanding why some differences translate into access to
privilege and power, while others are a source of discrimination
and injustice. With its many practical strategies for creating
dialogue and real change in school communities, "Beyond Heroes and
Holidays" left me hopeful that we might yet move to a higher ground
of mutual understanding and join in a common struggle for justice
in schools and out. --Stan Karp
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