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By James Ebomoyi
WOMEN'S HISTORY
Choosing to omit certain elements of history has the same Human rights
activist.
impact. (Jones 2020)
Students who identify very little with their ethnic origin tend
Latino
1%
Specials
Potential Solutions
40 min ELA
80 min
Social Studies
40 min
1. Bring up the topic at a faculty meeting and address the issue with the principal Science Religion
40 min 40 min
Math
80 min
- this will probably work for women and other ethnicities as well
Ethnic Studies
ELA
40 min
60 min
Specials
40 min
3. Determine what subjects you can shorten to make room for the course, see Fig. 1
Religion
40 min
Social Studies
40 min
Math
Science
60 min
40 min
student engagement.
5. The Ethnic Studies course should center on kids doing projects on individuals from
their own race as well as individuals from other races, and women.
This could enhance students' academic confidence and give them the chance to
References
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Kindelan K. (March 2019). “Where are all the women in kids' history books?” ABC News, [Online]. Available: https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/women-kids-history-books/story?id=61561754 [Accessed: 21 Feb 2022]
Takeda, O. (2015). A Forgotten Minority? A Content Analysis of Asian Pacific Americans in Introductory American Government Textbooks. PS: Political Science and Politics, 48(3), 430–439.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/24771573
Sleeter, C. (2011). The Academic and Social Value of Ethnic Studies. [pdf] National Education Association. Available at: <https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/bitstream/handle/10919/84024/AcademicSocialValue.pdf> [Accessed 19
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Jones, Stephanie P. (Spring 2020). Ending Curriculum Violence. Learning For Justice. Retrieved January 12, 2022, from https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/spring-2020/ending-curriculum-violence