{"id":7,"date":"2014-11-10T12:57:05","date_gmt":"2014-11-10T17:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2014-12-20T13:18:32","modified_gmt":"2014-12-20T18:18:32","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mjimenez\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Now?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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August 2014 marked a monumental shift in the\u00a0United States public education system: For the first time in the nation’s history, the majority of students are students of color.1<\/sup>\u00a0This demographic shift has significant implications\u00a0and carries with it an opportunity for schools across the country to make curricular changes that will benefit both White and non-White students.<\/p>\n

Since the public educations system in the United States has historically marginalized students of color, it is imperative that schools make a concerted effort to support and include students of color. In order to achieve this support and inclusion, it is essential for schools and teachers to adopt curricula\u00a0that takes students’ racial and ethnic stories\u00a0into account.\u00a0By offering courses and using a diverse\u00a0curriculum that equitably represents\u00a0all cultures and races, every student will be better equipped to live in a multicultural society. \u00a0In addition to benefiting all students, Ethnic Studies courses and\/or curriculum that reflects a student’s ethnic, racial, or cultural background, enables students of color to feel more connected to school, increases engagement, and results in higher test scores and graduation rates. 2<\/sup>\u00a0In order to break the cycle of marginalization of students of color, who are becoming an increasing majority in schools, public education\u00a0must start\u00a0taking the experiences and histories of people of color seriously. This begins with acknowledging it in the classroom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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