Expanding the Circle

I loved this article because it explains the injustice of the expected curriculum but it doesn't place the blame on educators. It does ask us to be adventurous, and it gives us a starting point on where to look for certain texts. I also really enjoyed the examples they listed, and I'm looking forward to reading The House on Mango Street after the brief excerpt. I'm frustrated by the ignorance and discrimination in our curriculum and I'm taking it up as a personal challenge to educate my students about other cultures. No culture should be left behind because it isn't followed by a majority. Precious things would be lost or never realized due to neglect. I felt empowered at the end of it, and I can't wait until I'm in the classroom and can fight for the misfit cultures that we throw away like the "island of misfit toys". After all, it’s our job to open up possibilities for our students. We need to guide them into a future of being globally aware, and maybe, just maybe, they won’t be ruled by the hate ignorance breeds.