... to develop friendships that otherwise may never have formed. My group, consisting of Lyle, Melissa, and myself, tackled the issue of Native Americans in Montana for our social equity project. Throughout our project, not only did I learn a lot about Montana history and Native American issues, I also learned about myself. I found that my previous thinking included many stereotypes that I never realized. There ... is quite a large group who looks down on and thinks badly of Native Americans. Formerly I did not think that I was among that group. After the research and preparation for my spee...

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... in a language that is easier to understand. This transfers across languages; if a student wants to learn a language, it would be easier to learn that other language in his/her native language. Before bilingual classes existed, school officials forced non-English speaking students to all-English speaking classrooms. This action became known as the sink-or-swim method. For generations this ... in it and feeling overwhelmed. "Language defines us ethnically, socially and intellectually. Its common sense that it will evoke peoples deepest emotions"(August 30). This is why many of the American...

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... nineteenth century (Mondale 22). The actual national system of education differed from education systems of other Western societies in three w! ays. First, Americans thought that education was a solution to various social problems. Second, with the confidence in the power of education, the United States provided ... in social studies textbooks. On the other hand, foreigners are called "immigrants". If a person were to look at the situation from a Native American's point of view, one would see that pioneers were the immigrants. But since the "pioneers" later went on to write the ... trad...

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... important for me, as an African American, to learn more about other African American educators that made a difference for education and to also be a native to North Carolina's neighboring state of South Carolina. July 10, 1875 in Maysville, South Carolina, Samuel and Pasty McLeod had a new addition to ... when they became available to her. At a young age, Mary realized the importance of education, regardless what people said about education for African Americans. "When Mary was a child, many people thought that education was a waste of time for black children, [b]ut Mary wanted to go to ...

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... to avoid from living with poverty. Today the threat of poverty is still expanding very fast through America. Not only is the number of poor Americans extremely high, but the severity is also. Many people have no idea of the extent of how people in poverty live. Many think someone ... are poor: high-unemployment, poor physical health, drug addiction, racial discrimination and many other things. Valdas Anelauskas says that there are two theories that Americans have came up with to be the reason why people are poor, but neither theory has been proven to be correct. The first theory is " .....

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... phenomenon. SAT scores, grades, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) data and class rank scream the existence of racial lines in our schools as Whites out perform African Americans, Latinos and other minorities by huge differences. Academic performance between races has becomes more divided recently despite the corrective attempts of affirmative action and many other programs designed to close ... of many well-respected scholars, university heads, businessmen and researchers tried tackling this question of minority displacement. The Task Force examined the lacking number of ...

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... schooling grew after the industrial revolution, students of all ethnic backgrounds were taught to assimilate into the American culture. "Schools increasingly became the institution to enculturate the young to be Americans and to socialize future workers- (La Belle 1994 p. 10). The curriculum consisted of Anglo/Protestant view and values that were not honored by all students and their families. The "public ... of it in multicultural curricula. There are many sources on lesson plans that include specific activities with the goals of multicultural education. Generally the lessons are based...

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... have been significant efforts made in identifying and recruiting diverse populations in gifted and enrichment programs. Despite the efforts, too many African American students and other students of color (e.g., Hispanic Americans and Native Americans) are not faring well in gifted education. In order to improve African American student retention, it is clear that public school systems must do more. Recruitment is an important ... ...

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Human beings have always connected past events to their everyday experiences. Many cultures, such as the Greeks and Native Americans, used mythology to explain the conditions in which they lived. Today we still use history to explain what is going on in our lives, but the history is documented, not ... on cultural relevance. The ancient Greeks invented myths to explain the world around them. The invention of Hitler's legacy can serve as a testament of how catastrophic hate truly can be. Americans leaders have entered numerous foreign countries under the pretense of protecting human rights in...

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