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Multicultural Children's Literature as an Instrument of Power
How does the author define the terms:
Assimilationist pluralism and Multiracial democracy as framing categories within multicultural education? (Hint page 487)
Now that we’ve answered this question which framing category do you find better- if any?
What do you feel about ‘Smoky Night’ substituting racial harmony in the place of reparation?
Final question from this reading: The author claims that ‘Smoky Night’ cannot awaken young readers to the economic and social conditions that continue to ghettoize urban pockets of America and that create the substandard social connections that catalyze violent upheaval. Do you feel that children’s texts should educate youngster’s about the hardships in life or do you think it is more appropriate to shield children from the hardships and evil in life? It is my opinion that the author is a little biased because they assume the former view.
Question for Isabel (if we have time): have there been any studies done that focus on the cognitive internalizations of these texts. If so, what are the differences in having main characters act as subjects as opposed to objects? Do kids pick-up on these differences between narratives?
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