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Peer reviewedClayton, Jacklyn Blake – Voices from the Middle, 1996
Discusses the question of precisely what multicultural education is, noting two interwoven strands: product and process. Notes a variety of ways the classroom can be transformed to consciously reflect this liberating, inclusive process. Clarifies several misconceptions about multicultural education. (SR)
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Democratic Values, Elementary Secondary Education, Multicultural Education
Peer reviewedNye, Naomi Shihab – Voices from the Middle, 1996
Discusses issues of translation, particularly the translation of poems, focusing not on how much gets lost in translation but how much gets found: the vast shared world of objects and ideas. Discusses the making of anthologies of translated poems. (SR)
Descriptors: Anthologies, Cultural Pluralism, Elementary Secondary Education, Multicultural Education
Peer reviewedHillis, Michael R.; vonEschenbach, John F. – Voices from the Middle, 1996
Discusses why the use of multiple perspectives is critical for classroom teachers. Outlines the serious limitations of a monofocal curriculum, as well as issues that must be addressed in striving for multifocality. (SR)
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Democratic Values, Educational Philosophy, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedFreeman, Wanda Smith – Voices from the Middle, 1996
Describes how the author, growing up loving to read, never dreamed that real Black people like herself existed in everyday, fun books--all of the characters she came to love and secretly conversed with were White. States that now she fills the shelves of her classroom with fun books that tell of simple, joyous moments of all human kind. (SR)
Descriptors: Blacks, Characterization, Childrens Literature, Cultural Pluralism
Peer reviewedVoices from the Middle, 1996
Lists 17 resources that may serve as a springboard to help teachers familiarize themselves with a wide variety of literature and teaching strategies to include cultures from around the globe in the classroom with responsibility and respect. (SR)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Cultural Pluralism, Culture Conflict, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedRomano, Tom – Voices from the Middle, 1999
Describes the author's experience when the director and teacher-trainers of a writing program persuaded him that the oral interpretation he wished them to perform was too troubling and explosive to use. Outlines his questions and anguish about the incident, and the urgency of dealing with the dilemmas of multiculturalism, racial intolerance, and…
Descriptors: Activism, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Direct linkPage, Michelle L. – Voices from the Middle, 2004
It's not enough to present students with multicultural literature. The potential impact of such literature stems from honest and deep discussion, and that can only take place in a room where respectful, trusting relationships have been built. The author offers principles and strategies for establishing those relationships, nurturing those…
Descriptors: Multicultural Education, English, Language Arts, Classroom Environment
