One thing that I particularly liked
about this website was that is
dealt with issues regarding under-represented minorities.
So often we
forget about the American Indians and think that racism is just
a black or
white issue. The website offered curiculums and lesson
plans that would
incorporate the native culture. The website had several
links in which
people of Native American heritage could chat with other people
from their
culture, find out about scholarship opportunities and told about
good
guidelines for a multicultural program. The website also
informed people
of opportunites such as camps and summer programs.
The five questions that I have
for the author are:
1. Do children get better grades when their education is
more centered
around their cultural background?
2. Has the person who created the website felt that they
had an
unfulfilling education being that they rarely learned about the
history of
their people?
3. Has frustration with the education system caused more
Native Americans
to home school their children?
4. What other under represented minorities could benefit
from this
program?
5. What are the barriers in incorporating this program
into the
classroom?
Michelle Follett